[Hiring] Audit Senior @Hire Overseas

Role Description

We're looking for an Audit Senior (CaseWare) to run audits end to end in CaseWare on a simulated portfolio of small and medium clients, from planning through to the signed auditor's report. Your work becomes the training data and workflow designs that a cutting-edge AI audit system learns from. This is a long-term, permanent role working directly with the founding team and an AI partner at the frontier of AI development in audit.

The work here goes beyond standard audit execution. You will:

• Carry each engagement from planning to close-out to a professional standard
• Document the steps, decisions, and judgments behind your work for AI learning
• Design and test the workflows the AI follows

If you have at least three years of external audit experience, hands-on CaseWare Working Papers proficiency, and a genuine interest in making audit work teachable to a machine, this role is a strong fit.

Qualifications

• BCom in Accounting with a completed or near-completed SAICA or SAIPA training contract
• At least 3 years of external audit experience including running engagements end to end
• Hands-on CaseWare Working Papers experience including file setup, TB import, roll-forward, mapping, working papers, and review sign-off — this is a hard requirement
• Working knowledge of ISAs, IFRS for SMEs, the Companies Act, and IRBA requirements
• Strong Excel skills for sampling, reconciliations, and lead schedules
• Clear written English for request lists, review notes, and client emails
• Strong interest in AI and in breaking audit work into clear, teachable steps
• Comfortable working with AI models as part of the audit process and able to check and challenge what they produce

Requirements

• Set up the CaseWare file, import the trial balance, and roll forward prior-year balances
• Test opening balances against the prior-year signed AFS and resolve any differences
• Hold and document the discussion with those charged with governance
• Assess risks including fraud risk, and set overall, performance, and clearly trivial materiality
• Write the audit plan and get it approved
• Send one consolidated request list after planning and track every outstanding item to closure
• Select samples using the firm's sampling method and document the basis for each
• Test revenue, expenses, payroll, receivables, bank, VAT, fixed assets, provisions, and journals against supporting evidence
• Record results and a conclusion on every working paper, not just the selection
• Handle requests to simulated client management and bookkeepers to obtain records
• Propose adjusting journals, agree them with the client, and finalize the trial balance
• Complete going concern, subsequent events, and evaluation of misstatements
• Obtain the signed management representation letter
• Clear AI partner review notes promptly and evidence sign-off in CaseWare
• Prepare the draft auditor's report and coordinate the AFS with the preparation team
• Manage director approval and AI partner sign-off, meeting the client's AGM or filing deadline
• Send the final signed pack, final trial balance, and adjusting journals to the client and bookkeeper
• Lock and archive the file within the firm's assembly deadline
• Manage progress and budgets across your simulated client portfolio
• Record time accurately against each engagement
• Run each simulated audit to a professional standard so it serves as high-quality training data
• Record the steps, decisions, and judgments behind your work in a way that can be taught to an AI model
• Design and refine the audit workflows the AI follows, stage by stage
• Test the AI against your own work, identify where it goes wrong, and help fix it
• Use AI models day to day to draft working papers, review samples and evidence, and check your own work

Benefits

• You will be paid in USD (bi-monthly: every 15th and 30th)
• Paid Time Off in accordance with company policy
• Observance of Holidays per company guidelines
• 100% remote setup so you can work wherever you're most productive
• CaseWare licence and AI training provided
• Own a simulated client portfolio and work alongside an AI partner from day one
• Long-term, permanent role at the cutting edge of AI development in audit where your judgment directly shapes the AI that auditors will use

How to Apply

Please include:

• Your updated resume
• A short Loom video (1 to 2 minutes) introducing yourself, describing your external audit experience, and walking through an audit you have run end to end in CaseWare from planning through to the signed auditor's report

Only candidates who submit a Loom video will be moved to the next step of the hiring process.

Application Process Overview

Our comprehensive selection process ensures we find the right fit for both you and our clients:

• Initial Application - Submit your application and complete our prequalifying questions
• Video Introduction - Record a video introduction to showcase your communication skills and work experience
• Role-Specific Assessment - Complete a homework assignment tailored to the position (if applicable)
• Recruitment Interview - Initial screening with our talent team
• Executive Interview - Meet with senior leadership to discuss role alignment
• Client Interview - Final interview with the client team you'd be supporting
• Background & Reference Check - Professional reference verification
• Job Offer - Successful candidates receive a formal offer to join the team

Each stage is designed to evaluate your fit for the role while giving you insights into our company culture and expectations. We'll keep you informed throughout the process and provide feedback at each step.