Tishana McDonald

(40 hours work week)

• Execute the day-to-day activities of audit engagements and ensure the efficient flow of information from the client to the audit team;

• Identify and communicate potential issues and opportunities for audit efficiencies and process improvement to Managers and Partners;

• Support the design and execution of audit procedures in accordance with relevant regulatory professional auditing and assurance standards and applicable firm guidance and KPMG methodology;

• Maintain a working knowledge of developments in accounting literature including those specific to assigned industries;

• Supervise Audit Associates and Interns and provide coaching, timely feedback and review of their audit documentation.

(35 hours work week)

• Review detailed audit work in accordance with firm standards;
• Review financial statements in accordance with IFRS and International Accounting Standards;
• Manage multiple ongoing audit engagements using a portfolio approach;
• Research accounting and regulatory issues;
• Direct, coach and mentor assigned audit staff in a performance manager role;
• Communicate to client management deficiencies identified in their accounting processes and make suggestion for improvements;
• Prepare billing plans, initiate collection and analyze client overruns in order to negotiate additional fees.

(40 hours work week)

• Apply payments received from customers to the appropriate General Ledger Account;
• Reconcile payments being transmitted to customers in order to correct errors that may exist before the payment is released;
• Perform daily Tie- In’s to ensure that payments transmitted or received are within the range of what was expected;
• Research and explain any variance between payments transmitted or received;
• Attend monthly meeting with client to discuss job related issues and concerns.