Assistant Audit Manager

PKF Francis Clark; Taunton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading firm of independent chartered accountants and elevate your audit career! This dynamic role offers the chance to lead diverse client assignments while mentoring talented audit seniors and trainees. You'll gain invaluable experience, enhance your leadership skills, and benefit from top-rated development programs tailored to your career aspirations. With a supportive and flexible culture, this innovative firm is dedicated to helping you thrive and make a lasting impact in the field of auditing. If you're ready to take the next step, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Pension

Group Life Assurance

Health Cash Plan

Extra Holiday Days

Counseling Support

Virtual GP Services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Shopping and Gym Discounts

Volunteering Day

Emergency Funding

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified or part-qualified with relevant experience.
• Experience in statutory audits in a professional practice environment.

Responsibilities

• Planning and executing statutory audits for corporate clients.
• Leading audit teams and ensuring compliance with procedures.
• Developing strong client relationships and managing portfolios.

Skills

Statutory Audit

Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Automated Audit Software

Education

ACA/ACCA Qualified

Part-qualified with Relevant Experience

Tools

Computer-based Accounts Software

Tax Compilation Programs

Job description

In a nutshell

Are you ready to take your audit career to the next level? Join us and lead diverse, impactful client assignments, gaining invaluable experience and exposure.

As a mentor to talented audit seniors and trainees, you’ll enhance your leadership skills and make a lasting impact.

Benefit from our top-rated development programs, offering continuous support and bespoke training tailored to your career aspirations.

What you'll be doing day to day

• Planning and carrying out statutory audits of corporate clients, both on-site and in the office
• Leading larger and more complex assignments
• Leading the audit team on-site, ensuring audit procedures are adhered to
• Supporting the manager and partner group on ad hoc projects and assignments
• Supervising and supporting the work of junior team members
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with clients
• Liaising with clients to ensure a smooth and successful client experience
• Producing work for manager and/or partner review
• Highlighting technical or client-specific issues and providing possible solutions
• You may also manage a small portfolio

About you

• ACA/ACCA qualified, or part-qualified with relevant experience
• Statutory audit experience, gained in a professional practice environment, ideally including experience of group audits, and preparing consolidated financial statements (not essential)
• Full clean driving licence with unrestricted access to a car (desirable but not essential)
• Organised and able to plan your own time efficiently
• Ability to work independently, or as part of a team
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport quickly with clients
• Professional and discreet in demonstrating client care
• Experience in using automated audit software and computer-based accounts and tax compilation programmes

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England, joining PKF Francis Clark brings opportunities to develop your career in a direction that interests you.

Having celebrated our centenary in 2019, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

Our culture is flexible and supportive, enabling you to be the best you can be. We work hard to ensure you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen.

Your core benefits

Financial benefits:
• Pension
• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.