Technical Audit & Compliance Manager

Overview

Location: Birmingham, Derby or Nottingham

Contract: Full-time (37.5 hours) or Part-time (22.5 hours +)

Salary: Dependent on experience

We have an exciting opportunity to join our audit technical team. Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have an interest in helping shape the future of our audit practice? Would you like to join our team at this exciting time in a growing department within a leading firm?

This role will play a key part in our firm’s ambitious growth plans to double in size over the next five years. If you want to be part of a company where you can make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

This role is an excellent fit for someone with a keen interest in audit quality and compliance and who enjoys collaborating with key internal stakeholders. It presents an exciting opportunity to join a thriving audit department that is central to our offerings.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for providing technical audit and accounting support for the audit team, providing proactive support to the audit team on the use of data analytics, contributing to the design and delivery of our firm’s audit technical training programme, and completing hot and cold file reviews as part of the firm’s audit monitoring activities. The firm actively develops its audit practice, exploring ways to support clients and teams.

You will be involved in projects to support this development, including the use of technology in our audit processes. You will be an integral part of the team, maintaining the firm’s audit quality and compliance.

As you will be supporting our Nottingham, Derby and Birmingham offices, some travel will be required. This is a hybrid role in line with the firm’s flexible working policy

The ideal candidate will hold an ACA or ACCA qualification and have a good all-round level of audit and accounting knowledge and experience.

Knowledge of IFRS would be beneficial, but not essential.

• Responsible for dealing with audit and accounting technical queries

• Conducting internal hot and cold file reviews

• Assisting with updates to the firm’s audit methodology, including the use of data analytics

• Supporting the firm’s technical training programme

• Supporting internal ad-hoc audit-related projects

• Be a qualified ACA/ACCA accountant – or equivalent

• Experience in performing file reviews to ensure compliance with UK auditing standards

• Strong UK GAAP financial reporting knowledge

• Excellent written and communication skills

• Our company culture, built on our values – Engage, Empower and Excel – encourages initiative, personal growth, and collaboration. Every team member is appreciated and celebrated; a notion embodied in our Kudos Reward Scheme.

• The firm’s Partners, who remain actively invested in the development of employees, will both support and champion your professional development and progression.

• We work with ambitious businesses of different sizes across a variety of sectors, so no two jobs are the same.

• We are multi-award-winning accountants and business advisors, ranked the 12th biggest firm by UK fee income in the Accountancy Age Top 50+50.

In the heart of the vibrant city, our new, state-of-the-art office boasts a contemporary open plan working area, on-site gym with lockers and shower facilities, and a large roof terrace perfect for taking in the views of the city. Our Birmingham office is easily accessible via train, being adjacent to Snowhill Train Station and only a 10-minute walk from New Street Station.

At our headquarters, located in Pride Park, you’ll find our main office, featuring three floors of bright, open-plan work spaces, breakout areas, and modern meeting rooms. Fully equipped kitchens and dining spaces are perfect for spending time away from our desks, and you can even enjoy our private, on-site gym.

In the heart of the bustling city, our Nottingham office, refurbished in 2023, is a modern and collaborative space. Some of the city’s best cafes and restaurants are on our doorstep, and we’re close to several public…