Cover letter to apply for International Accounting firm (Essay Sample)

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Cover letter to apply for International Accounting firm Having achieved a solid background knowledge in my accounting career, I am applying for the position of the Audit Associate which was advertised on "BIG4" website. I believe that my extensive experience and a sound educational background in accounting makes me the suitable candidate for the above position. Besides, am an accomplished communicator with excellent decision making, organizational, and time management skills. Throughout my career as an Audit Associate, I have established track record of steadily achieving and frequently surpassing challenging performance objectives. Also, the experience of working as an auditor has enabled me to have great insight within the field of accounting. My fundamental competencies in finance and accounting consist of, but not limited to risk valuation, maintaining financial records, business strategy evaluations, and managing budgets. I am specifically interested in working for "BIG4" because of your reputation as the biggest international accounting firm. Also, your commitment to the client's needs has been outstanding and have attracted more clients worldwide. I feel confident in my capabilities since I have excelled in elementary and intermediary level accounting courses. During my career, I have acquired professional's understanding of financial tools and accounting software that has been efficient in clarifying complex information in an understandable manner. I have worked as an accountant at the Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited for one year and nine months. Due to my outstanding performance, I was promoted to the position of Accountant II, Audit & Assurance Services. My duties on auditing included; performing tests on income statement items and balance sheet items, consolidation of level audited annual financial reports. Apart from the duties performed, I have been exposed to different client companies such as trading, housekeeping and hotel services, provision of repair services, cleaning services, manufacturing, and construction. I have also exhibited effectiveness and efficiency in accomplishing some of the challenging tasks in Auditing. I performed an audit for four listing corporations on the main Board and one listing firm on the GEM Board. Also, I tested the internal controls to enhance their effectiveness and compiled comprehensive reports on audit findings. Other accomplishments include engaging in three IPO projects in which one of them was successfully listed on the Main Board. I organized, analyzed and certified financial statements, annual reports and other records using the established accounting plan audits. Moreover, I was given the mandate to direct activities of the staffs involved in filing, compiling, recording, and transmitting financial records. In my previous position as an Accountant II, Audit and Assurance Service, I was able to demonstrate teamwork. Team-working is one of the most crucial features in auditing, and thr...