Assurance Assistant Manager

Duncan & Toplis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assurance Assistant Manager to join their dynamic Audit and Assurance team. In this pivotal role, you will be the primary contact for clients, managing a full portfolio while ensuring high-quality business advice and assurance services. Your responsibilities will include overseeing audit planning and fieldwork, collaborating with your team, and ensuring assignments are completed on time and within budget. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your external audit expertise and advisory skills while contributing to the growth of the firm and building a network of potential new clients. If you are passionate about delivering exceptional service and developing your career in a supportive environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified AAT, ACA, or ACCA with 3+ years UK Audit experience.
• Experience in owner managed businesses and external audit.

Responsibilities

• Support assurance manager in developing team members and conducting reviews.
• Manage client portfolio and ensure timely delivery within budget.

Skills

External Audit expertise

Developing advisory skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Team leadership

Client communication

Education

AAT qualification

ACA qualification

ACCA qualification

Job description

Our Audit and Assurance team is seeking an Assurance Assistant Manager. This role will be instrumental in supporting the leadership team in providing high-quality business advice and assurance services. Acting as the primary contact for clients, you will manage a full portfolio, using your knowledge and skills to add value to their service. You will be responsible for the overall quality of individual assignments and delivery of a complete product with due regard to budget. This will require completion of audit planning, fieldwork, and collaboration with your team. You will work with other members of your service line to scope client requirements and ensure that assignments are carried out in a timely manner and within specified budgets.

Your responsibilities

Here's a bit more on what you can expect to be doing day-to-day:

• Support the assurance manager to develop team members and conduct performance reviews; by setting objectives and conducting performance reviews.
• Assist and lead a client portfolio, using your knowledge and skills to add essential value to the offering.
• Responsibility for overall quality of individual client assignments and production of a complete product with due regard to budget. This will require direct completion of audit planning, fieldwork, and collaboration with your team.
• Work with other members of your service line to scope out client requirements and ensure that assignments are carried out in a timely manner and within specified budget.
• Proactively liaise with relevant members of the leadership team (e.g., directors) on individual clients, ensuring that they are well informed and receive regular updates on progress, along with identifying and escalating any issues as necessary.
• Build a network of potential new clients to identify new business opportunities (e.g. active participation within funnels or similar marketing initiatives), creating a vibrant pipeline of new opportunities.
• Actively participate in pitching for new business opportunities and developing tender documents.

About you

We think you’ll need the following experience and qualifications to succeed in the role:

• You will be AAT, ACA, or ACCA fully qualified.
• Must have experience in owner managed businesses.
• Must have External Audit expertise.
• Developing advisory skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Specialisation in a sector and developed key industry knowledge.
• Proactive in management of fees targets to ensure your manager meets their overall target.
• Confidence in communication with clients.
• Effective management of client lock up - budgets/billing/debtors.
• Time management of work in progress.
• Accuracy of work and effectiveness.
• A minimum of 3 years UK Audit experience.
• Team leadership.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Accounting