Audit Senior

The Audit Senior plays a key role in delivering high‑quality audits across a diverse client portfolio. The role exists to lead fieldwork, supervise junior team members, and ensure audit files meet the firm’s technical, quality and compliance standards. Acting as a key point of contact for clients, the Audit Senior contributes to efficient planning, execution and completion of audit engagements while supporting continuous improvement across the audit function.

• Lead audit fieldwork across a range of clients, ensuring delivery in line with ISA requirements and firm methodology.
• Plan audit assignments with the Audit Manager, including risk assessment, scoping and determining appropriate testing strategies.
• Monitor budgets and flag overruns to manager.
• Prepare and review high‑quality audit working papers, ensuring they are fully cross‑referenced, logically structured and ready for manager/partner review.
• Identify audit issues and areas of risk early, escalating appropriately and proposing practical, commercially‑focused solutions.
• Draft key audit deliverables including financial statements, completion reports, management letters and audit summaries.
• Act as the main client contact during fieldwork, managing information requests, resolving queries and maintaining strong professional relationships.
• Supervise, coach and mentor trainees and semi‑seniors, providing on‑the‑job training and constructive feedback.
• Monitor budgets and timelines to ensure assignments are delivered efficiently and within agreed parameters.
• Support the Audit Manager in finalising audit files, ensuring all review points are cleared promptly.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance audit processes and client service.
• Maintain up‑to‑date technical knowledge of FRS 102, auditing standards and regulatory developments.

AMS Group is a UK Top 60 accountancy firm with over 40 years of experience and a strong advisory‑led approach. From our roots as a family‑run practice, we’ve grown into a nationwide business with 300+ colleagues across 14 offices, supported by continued organic growth and a successful M&A strategy. We provide bespoke, end‑to‑end services - from start‑up to exit - built on our belief that “Good advisers help your business.

Great ones transform it.” Our award‑winning culture is central to who we are.

• Internal:
  Audit Manager, Audit Seniors, Trainees, wider Audit & Accounts team
• External:
  Clients, professional advisers, regulators (where applicable)

• Minimum 3 years’ audit experience within a practice environment.
• Proven experience leading fieldwork and reviewing junior work.
• Experience managing multiple assignments and working to tight deadlines.

• Strong technical knowledge of FRS 102, auditing standards and core audit methodology.
• Confident using audit software and cloud accounting platforms (e.g., Xero, Quick Books).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and identify key risks.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong client relationships.

• ACA/ACCA finalist or qualified
• Progress toward ACA/ACCA qualification with strong exam record

• High‑quality audit delivery and technical accuracy.
• Strong client feedback and relationship management.
• Effective supervision and development of junior team members.
• Consistent adherence to technical, quality and compliance standards.
• Contribution to team culture, collaboration and continuous improvement.

AMS Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.