Audit Manager

Saffery Ireland is expanding and currently seeking a full-time Audit Manager to join our growing team.

We are part of the global Nexia network and a Top 15 accountancy firm in the UK. Our Film & TV department is a recognised market leader in both Ireland and the UK, offering a dynamic and fast‑paced environment with significant opportunities for professional and personal growth.

We're looking for a commercially minded, motivated, and ambitious individual who is ready for a challenge in a sector that has doubled in size in Ireland over the past three years—and is projected to double again within the next two.

The Audit Manager will become part of the team providing a wide range of audit, accounting and advisory services to our clients. We are able to offer varied and interesting work involving client contact with the people who make the decisions.

As the Audit Manager you will have responsibility for managing a wide portfolio of clients that operate in Film and TV spaces, reporting directly to the Partners. You will work closely with the Film and TV team in our London office.

The position would also involve some accounts preparation work, as well as one‑off assignments and special work, as required.

• Manage and deliver high‑quality services to clients
• Lead contact for the client in the production and delivery of high‑quality accounts preparation, audit and compliance services; develop and grow a professional relationship with your client portfolio in conjunction with the complete service team
• Manage the entire client engagement from inception to delivery, including planning, budgetary control, file review, resolution of significant issues with Partner and client, and delivery of case to Partner
• Play a lead role in management and development of the team, ensuring a high quality of work
• Ensure that work is economically managed and delivered to ensure that the case is completed on time and within budget
• Support the Partner in the development of service provided to the portfolio
• Act in a business advisory role with the client, grow general and specialist market knowledge
• Actively seek to generate new business for the firm
• Participate in personal professional development through regular attendance at professional updates

The firm's Film and TV department are the market leaders in this sector in both Ireland and the UK and offer a dynamic environment with huge scope for professional and personal development as the firm grows. Saffery in the UK are the market leaders in film and TV finance. The UK sector is the largest production hub outside of Los Angeles with countless LA companies and studios now choosing the UK and Ireland to produce their content.

• Qualified Accountant with at least 3 years PQE and 2 years Management experience
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting and audit principles
• Ability to effectively project‑manage a number of assignments simultaneously
• Excellent team‑leading, interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive approach to client service and business development
• Strong commercial acumen and relationship‑building skills

• A 35 hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10‑4)
• Excellent benefits including contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family‑friendly policies
• Eligibility for the firm's Profit‑Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.

Saffery in Ireland provides accountancy, tax, and business advisory services to clients across a diverse range of sectors, including private wealth, real estate, retail, tourism and leisure, sports, film, media, digital, and entertainment. We build strong relationships and develop deep sector expertise to help our clients achieve both personal and business goals. As a member of Nexia International, a leading global network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we offer international reach with local insight.

Our values—excellence, integrity, enthusiasm, and collaboration—guide everything we do.…