Duties of the role:
- Planning, managing, controlling, and conducting the audit fieldwork for a portfolio of the firm's clients under the direction of the Audit Partners, Directors and Managers.
- Preparing financial statements.
- Responsible for developing and training junior team members.
- Building and maintaining client relationships.
- Understanding technical matters and presenting them in a logical and practical way.
- Managing and developing junior members of the team.
- Carrying out technical research and providing advice for clients and for other members of the firm.
- Assisting the Audit Partners in developing the department, together with proposals for new work.
- Networking with the business communities in which our offices and clients are based.
- Working on clients across the region, as and when required.
Requirements:
- Outgoing, socially confident, and emotionally controlled.
- Resilient, able to multi-task, and work independently.
- Adaptable, organised, and conscientious.
- Evaluative, professional, and team orientated in approach.
- ACA or ACCA part qualified or qualified with a good level of experience of working within an audit and assurance team.
- Good level of knowledge of UK Financial Reporting Standards and International Auditing Standards.
- Able to develop and operate complex spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and be competent in Word and Outlook.
- Experience of Caseware audit software would be an advantage.
- Working knowledge of Sage Accounts software would be an advantage.
Benefits:
- Ideally 36.25 hours / 5 days per week (flexible and hybrid working available).
- Annual salary review.
- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days plus bank holidays after 3 years' service.
- Opportunity to carry over one week's holiday into the following year.
- Death in service 3 x annual salary.
- Access to Rewards and Health scheme.
- 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
- Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance.
- Introducing clients and staff commission schemes.
- Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6%) after 4 years' service.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay after one years' service.