| Detail | For this role |
|---|---|
| Department | Finance and Accounts |
| Level | Entry level |
| Reports to | Audit Executive |
| Direct reports | None |
| Experience | Fresher or up to 2 years |
Audit Assistant job description template
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Job title: Audit Assistant
Department: Finance and Accounts
Reports to: Audit Executive
Location: [City], [office, branch or site]
About the role
An Audit Assistant supports auditors with checking, vouching and documentation. They verify vouchers, tick and tie figures, collect records and help prepare working papers during audits. The role reports to the Audit Executive or Internal Audit Manager and suits commerce graduates and CA students. A good Audit Assistant is thorough, follows the checklist carefully and records what they find clearly, giving the auditors above them reliable, well documented work to build on.
Key responsibilities
- Vouch transactions against bills, approvals and supporting documents on samples.
- Tick and tie figures between records, ledgers and statements.
- Collect and organise the records and data requested for the audit.
- Help prepare working papers and note observations found during checks.
- Verify compliance with policy and limits on the sampled items.
- Support stock, cash and asset counts during audit visits.
- Follow up with auditees for pending records and explanations.
- Recompute totals, taxes and balances to check the figures are accurate.
- Maintain audit files and keep evidence attached to each point.
- Assist the audit executive with routine testing and checks.
Requirements
- B.Com or CA student
- Basic knowledge of audit and accounting
- MS Excel skills
- Fresher or up to 2 years
KRAs and KPIs for a Audit Assistant
Key result areas for the appraisal form, each with a KPI you can measure every month or quarter.
| Key result area | How to measure it |
|---|---|
| Testing completeness | Assigned samples and checks completed within the audit timeline |
| Documentation | Working papers complete with evidence attached for each check |
| Accuracy | Recomputations and tie outs correct with no error missed on review |
| Follow up | Pending records chased and obtained within the agreed time |
| Support | Tasks from the audit executive completed on schedule |
Skills and tools
Tools used day to day: MS Excel, Tally Prime, Audit checklists, SAP, Scanner and printer.
Reporting line and career path
Next roles: Audit Executive, Internal Auditor, Senior Accountant
Interview questions for a Audit Assistant
- What do you check when vouching a purchase transaction?
- How do you tick and tie a figure across records?
- How do you keep working papers organised during an audit?
- What do you do when an auditee delays giving records?
- How do you recompute a tax or balance to check it?
- Why do you want to work in audit?
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What does an Audit Assistant do?
An Audit Assistant supports auditors with checking, vouching and documentation. They verify vouchers against bills and approvals, tick and tie figures, collect records, help prepare working papers and support stock and cash counts. Reporting to the Audit Executive or manager, the role suits commerce graduates and CA students.
What is vouching in audit?
Vouching means checking a transaction in the books against its supporting evidence, such as the bill, approval and payment proof. It confirms the entry is genuine, correctly recorded and properly authorised. It is a core audit test that an audit assistant performs on samples of transactions.
What qualifications does an Audit Assistant need?
Most Audit Assistant roles ask for a B.Com or a CA student with basic knowledge of audit and accounting and good Excel skills. Freshers are welcome. Thoroughness, discipline in following the checklist and clear documentation matter most at this level, along with willingness to travel for field audits.