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Alexander Hill

Summary

Balancing a creative approach to my work, I have become an accomplished Senior Audit Associate with a proven track record at KPMG, showcasing expertise in IFRS and exceptional leadership qualities across the range of teams with which I have worked. I have leveraged strong analytical skills and interpersonal abilities to enhance financial accuracy and client relations, driving improvements, and compliance across various sectors. Looking forward, I will continue to demonstrate commitment to professional growth and ethical standards, and I believe that this will help to provide value in whatever capacity I can help the company and the individuals I work with daily.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Audit Associate

KPMG
Belfast
10.2021 - Current
  • Conducted audits for medium to large organisations across various industries, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and IFRS guidelines.
  • Executed substantive testing and analytical procedures with a keen understanding of each business I worked with, in order to verify the accuracy of financial information and ensure compliance with their relevant accounting standard.
  • Supervised the day-to-day management of engagements, ensuring that all team members were well equipped through high quality coaching, relevant stakeholders were kept up to date on progress, and delegating tasks effectively.
  • Prepared comprehensive reports detailing findings, recommendations, and suggested improvements for clients, which enabled me to provide them with a quality service and add value to the work performed.
  • Conducted audit reviews of key business processes, identified control weaknesses, and recommended corrective actions to mitigate these deficiencies.
  • Engaged in regular communication with clients to build strong client relationships and provide clarification on audit procedures.
  • Utilised audit software and analytical tools to assess financial data, detect discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.
  • Managed multiple audit engagements simultaneously, meeting strict reporting deadlines, adapting to the needs of the specific client and ensuring accuracy and quality of deliverables.
  • Kept abreast of changes in accounting and auditing standards, regulations, and industry trends, ensuring that audit methodologies were tailored to the unique challenges of each individual client.
  • Undertook the role of an audit representative for recruitment purposes. I engaged with school leavers and graduates through various means including introductory tours of the company itself highlighting the various departments and opportunities available as well as visiting local schools’ careers fairs.
  • Developed audit programs and test plans for financial, operational, compliance, and IT audits.
  • Kept abreast of changes in accounting standards, laws, and regulations to ensure audit practices remain current.

Audit Intern

PWC and KPMG
Belfast
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • In my first year of university, I endeavored to seek out programs that would provide real-life experience to the studies I was completing at university.
  • I participated in the PwC - Flying Start Programme, which. Following a number of interviews and skill-based aptitude tests, I participate in a variety of workshops across the firm's different functions.
  • This program culminated in an internship in the summer of 2019, where I joined the audit on the client site, received daily coaching, and gained my first experience in carrying out audit testing.
  • The same summer, I was fortunate to also complete an internship at KPMG, where I ultimately decided to commit for the first chapter of my professional career. This competitive internship with 30 other students was valuable for comparing how my skills and abilities compared, and for developing my confidence and professionalism.ism.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma - PgD Advanced Accounting

University of Ulster
Belfast, Northern Ireland
07-2021

Bachelor of Science - BSc Accounting

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland
07-2020

Skills

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively liaise with clients, seek out feedback and approachable when assistance and coaching is required of myself
  • Leadership - serve in a leadership capacity both in-and-out of the workplace
  • Flexible and enthusiastically minded to learn and contribute to any task that
  • Professional skepticism
  • IFRS expertise
  • Internal controls development and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Integrity and strong ethical values
  • Analytical skills
  • Independent thinking
  • Self-motivated to provide value and to seek continual development
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict reporting and commercial deadlines

Affiliations

  • While my experience for the role will largely be based on my hands-on audit experience and knowledge of accounting from my various studies, I also believe my wider influences have developed me well to be an effective team member
  • During my university days, tennis and rowing were important in shaping the responsibility I feel for performing at a high standard when on my own and when part of a team; these are very transferable to the hybrid working roles I have experienced in my job with colleagues I work with locally and further afield. While working remotely might be isolating, I am motivated to work diligently and understand the role I play in working towards the ultimate goals. Beyond this, however, I have genuinely found great enjoyment in these societies and feel that in all roles I have thrown myself into, I have built long-lasting friendships with those around me and feel that this is
  • In my spare time, I also place value on reading widely, whether fiction or non-fiction; I feel both allow me to provide different insights to conversations I have with friends, family, and work, where outside influences are valued in creating an environment that seeks input not just from what is learned in the classroom
  • While I value my drive to take advantage of all the opportunities the institutions and organizations I’m involved with In my career today, I currently act as an ESG champion for my department and sit on the charity committee, wherein I am a direct contact for our charity partners, coordinating firm fundraising, and organizing department teams to participate in such events

Timeline

Senior Audit Associate

KPMG
10.2021 - Current

Audit Intern

PWC and KPMG
05.2019 - 08.2019

Postgraduate Diploma - PgD Advanced Accounting

University of Ulster

Bachelor of Science - BSc Accounting

Queen's University Belfast

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