Audit Manager, Accounting Practice

Responsibilities will include:

• To perform audits from planning, fieldwork & completion within agreed budget for the assignment, taking ownership of each audit assignment throughout the process
• Act as the principal contact for the client during the on-site fieldwork and follow up on client queries once on-site work is completed
• Manage on-site teams and assist in the supervision and development of more junior staff, providing training where appropriate and ensuring work is appropriately allocated
• Preparing statutory financial statements for clients, generally from the client's management accounts
• Research technical issues that arise and provide potential solutions for partner/director review
• Adhere to deadlines, including prompt notification to the partner where problems are likely to arise or as they arise on each assignment
• Identify business development opportunities for the firm in accordance to the business needs of clients
• Manage work in progress and billing on client assignments
• Undertake additional duties as reasonably required

• Be an experienced auditor; qualified ACA, ACCA or recognised equivalent, with at least five years' experience gained within practice
• Experience in working with complex groups, reporting structures and liaising with component auditors is highly desirable
• Ability to provide practical, proactive business advice for clients, while referring more significant or challenging control issues to the partner
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of business cycle controls, recognising the audit risks and business implications where controls are absent, ineffective, or inefficient
• Experience of leading a team and mentoring and supporting team members
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills