Audit Senior

Are you an ambitious ACA or ACCA qualified accountant (or close to qualifying) seeking to take your external audit career to the next level? Do you want to lead external audit assignments for an established Top 80 firm with an impressive portfolio of owner-managed businesses, high-growth entrepreneurs, and UK subsidiaries of international groups—all while enjoying a 35-hour working week and agile working?

This established Top 80 accountancy practice operating from modern offices in Loughton has provided premium audit, accountancy, and taxation services for over 75 years. Led by 10 specialist Partners and supported by a highly skilled team of over 60 professionals, the firm combines deep technical expertise with a highly collaborative, people-centric culture. With a client base ranging from fast-growing entrepreneurial SMEs to major UK subsidiaries of international corporate groups with turnovers exceeding £250m, this firm offers high-value, complex audit exposure alongside genuine work-life balance and dedicated long-term progression.

As an Audit Senior you will:

• Plan and lead external audit assignments from initial planning through to completion in accordance with UK auditing standards and firm methodology.
• Prepare high-quality audit working papers and statutory financial statements, identifying key technical accounting issues under FRS 102.
• Manage on-site and remote audit field teams, ensuring assignments are delivered efficiently, on timetable, and within budget.
• Supervise, mentor, and review the work of junior team members, providing structured coaching and constructive feedback.
• Act as a trusted direct point of contact for client leadership, maintaining effective communication and strong working relationships.
• Collaborate across specialist tax, accounts, and corporate finance service lines to support comprehensive advisory delivery.

• 35-hour working week with agile and hybrid working arrangements.
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays (increasing with length of service) plus 1 paid Birthday day off.
• £400 annual personal wellbeing allowance plus 1 paid volunteering day.
• Enhanced pension scheme with employer contribution percentages increasing with length of service.
• Enhanced parental leave packages covering maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Comprehensive life assurance, cycle to work scheme, and season ticket loan.

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