Audit Assistant Manager

In a nutshell

Are you a newly qualified ACA/ACCA audit professional looking to step into a leadership role? At PKF Francis Clark, we offer the opportunity to lead high-profile audit engagements, mentor junior staff, and work with a diverse client base — all while enjoying a fantastic work-life balance.

We’ve been recognised as one of the Top UK Employers for Development within the Workplace by Great Place to Work, highlighting our dedication to career progression and employee wellbeing.

As an Audit Assistant Manager, you’ll play a key role in managing audit assignments, building client relationships, and contributing to the development of our growing team. You’ll be supported by a network of over 200 audit professionals and have access to tailored training programmes designed to help you progress to Manager, Director, and even Partner level.

• Planning and delivering statutory audits for corporate clients, both on-site and in-office
• Leading larger and more complex audit assignments
• Managing the audit team on-site, ensuring procedures are followed and quality is maintained
• Supporting managers and partners on ad hoc projects and technical assignments
• Supervising and mentoring junior team members
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Liaising with clients to ensure a smooth and professional audit experience
• Preparing audit work for manager and/or partner review
• Identifying technical or client-specific issues and proposing solutions
• Potentially managing a small portfolio of clients

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• Proven statutory audit experience in a professional practice environment
• Ideally experienced in group audits and consolidated financial statements (UK FRS 102 and/or IFRS)
• Full clean driving licence and access to a car
• Organised and able to manage your own workload effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly
• Professional, discreet, and client-focused
• Comfortable using automated audit software and digital accounting tools

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you.

Established in 1919, we’ve grown to nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. Our size means we can offer ambitious work with exciting clients and a friendly, supportive culture.

We want you to belong, be yourself and do your best work as part of a forward-thinking team, with a flexible approach to hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, learning and development.

For the past four years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces, rising to 6th out of 100 large organisations.

We’re a top 10 Best Workplace for Women, as well as being ranked for Wellbeing, Development, and Consulting and Professional Services. These rankings are compiled by Great Place to Work, based on confidential, independent feedback from our people. In addition, we’re one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.

Being a Certified B Corp means we’re held to high standards for environmental and social performance. We’re independently assessed to ensure we support our people, act responsibly and make long‑term decisions that balance people and planet.

We’re proudly independent, while collaborating internationally through the PKF Global family of firms. Together we’re the 13th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK, with connections to like‑minded advisers in 150 countries.

• Group personal pension to help you build your future savings through employer and employee contributions
• Group life assurance providing cover up to four times your basic annual salary
• Group income protection available after six months’ service
• Health cash plan giving money back on everyday health costs, with free cover for up to four dependent children (up to age 24 in full‑time education) and the option to add a partner or spouse