My client is an award-winning Top 20 firm and an employee of choice within the local area, due to growth, they are seeking an Assistant Manager to join and manage a team at their Milton Keynes office.
Duties will include:
- Complete audits and Accounts work, covering a wide range of industries
- Produce detailed audit planning, including details of potential difficulties and ensure correct tests are applied to produce sufficient audit evidence
- Monitor the progress of jobs, ensuring that deadlines and budgets are well managed
- Review or complete audit cycles file, before passing files on to the senior member of the team for review
- Manage a portfolio of clients
- Responsible for final analytical reviews
- Draft letters to audit clients
- Produce and review sets of financial statements
- Produce a short summary on key client issues, and the contents of the accounts before passing to the senior member of the team
- Provide technical advice and guidance to more junior staff - give detailed help and training as required, to enhance future effectiveness
- Monitor the performance of staff working on jobs, including giving feedback after files have been reviewed, and completing audit review form at the end of each job
- Motivate, delegate effectively, develop the team and be a strong leader
- Client focus and commercial awareness
The ideal candidate will be:
- ACCA / ACA Qualified, with relevant PQE
- Audit and Accounts experience
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Experience of Mentoring junior staff