Privately Owned Business Audit Manager

About the role...

Do you thrive when working with entrepreneurial, privately owned businesses? Are you at your best partnering with business owners, understanding their ambitions, and helping them navigate both challenges and opportunities?

As our London Audit team continues to grow, we're looking for an Audit Manager to join us and deliver exceptional service to our expanding portfolio of owner-managed and privately owned businesses.

Our Audit team across the South has experienced significant growth over the past year, and we have even bigger ambitions for 2026. Well established in the SME and owner-managed business market, we support a diverse portfolio of clients across a wide range of industries. This variety provides excellent exposure, varied workloads, and the opportunity to build strong, long-term client relationships, ensuring no two days are ever the same.

Working closely with our Directors and Partners, you'll play a key role in managing and developing a portfolio of owner-managed and privately owned business clients. Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning, executing and finalising audit assignments.
• Reviewing work, providing constructive feedback and supporting the development of the wider team.
• Managing a portfolio of clients and acting as a trusted adviser on audit and business matters.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and identifying opportunities to add value.
• Participating in networking and business development activities.
• Supporting Partners with proposals, tenders and new business opportunities.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior team members.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a growing team. You'll have access to a wealth of experience and support from Managers, Directors and Partners, giving you the platform to further enhance your technical, commercial and leadership skills.

At Cooper Parry, we’re in it together
. All we ask of our people is that they play all in
. You’ll continuously strive to keep learning – whether you’re a trainee or a Partner – and you’ll be brave
, stepping out of your comfort zone to tackle new challenges. Above all,
be nice
. A simple notion, but an irreplaceable part of what makes CP, CP.

In addition to those core values, as a Manager you should;

• Be ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent)
• Have prior experience in a managerial level role, or proven experience at Assistant Manager level
• Be able to demonstrate experience managing a variety of audit assignments
• Have bags of personality, you’re good with people and, oh… you’ll be pretty good with numbers too
• Be ambitious and have the desire to push, challenge, and develop your career

We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.

Check out our recent achievements:

• Best Companies’
  No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Company
  to Work For in the UK
• BecameB Corp
  Certified
  in 2023 and we’re still the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• Achieved 5 awards at the
  Inspiring Workplace Awards
  in 2025: winner in the Large Business category and best in class for inspiring People & Culture, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employee Experience

What's in it for you?

Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you’re given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you’ll produce amazing results.

That’s why we offer things like:

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home,…