Audit Senior

Permanent

Northampton

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- Salary: £40K - 45K

£40,000–£45,000 Depending On Experience

This is a small but highly regarded independent accountancy practice employing fewer than 20 people. Its reputation has been built on long-standing client relationships, high-quality work and a supportive team culture.

The firm was among the first practices in the region to adopt genuinely flexible and hybrid working. This is not simply a benefit introduced following the pandemic: trust and autonomy have long been central to the way the firm operates.

Modern, cloud-based technology is used throughout the practice, and employees are encouraged to contribute ideas and influence how the firm develops. You will have meaningful responsibility, direct access to decision-makers and clear opportunities for further progression.

This opportunity would suit an ACA- or ACCA-qualified Audit Senior who can take day-to-day ownership of audit assignments while continuing to develop towards management.

• Working across a varied portfolio of audit assignments for owner-managed businesses and SMEs.
• Planning, leading and completing audits, with manager oversight and final review.
• Managing assignments from initial planning through fieldwork to completion.
• Identifying and communicating audit issues clearly and promptly.
• Building trusted, long-term relationships with clients.
• Keeping managers and partners informed of progress throughout each assignment.
• Supervising, supporting and developing junior members of the audit team.
• Reviewing work and helping to maintain consistently high audit standards.
• Contributing positively to the firm’s service delivery, quality and client experience.
• Assisting with statutory accounts and corporation tax computations where appropriate.

• Be ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Have substantial audit experience gained within a UK accountancy practice.
• Be confident leading audit assignments with an appropriate level of manager oversight.
• Have experience of auditing medium-sized companies under FRS 102.
• Be experienced in working under a substantive audit approach.
• Communicate confidently with clients, colleagues, managers and partners.
• Be able to organise your own workload and ensure that deadlines are met.
• Demonstrate strong technical ability, attention to detail and professional judgement.
• Be comfortable supervising and supporting more junior colleagues.
• Be ambitious and interested in progressing within a growing audit department.
• Enjoy working within an independent practice where initiative and individual contribution are valued.

Experience of preparing statutory accounts and corporation tax computations would be advantageous but is not essential.

• Salary of £40,000–£45,000, depending on experience.
• Private healthcare.
• Generous hybrid and home-working arrangements.
• A genuine and structured progression path.
• A close-knit and supportive team.
• Direct exposure to managers, partners and clients.
• The opportunity to influence how the audit department develops.
• A modern and forward-thinking working environment.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. This firm is unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Relevant audit experience gained within a UK accountancy practice is required.

If you want greater ownership of your work, a visible route towards management and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution within an ambitious independent practice, we would be pleased to hear from you.