Assurance - Audit Manager - Glasgow/Edinburgh

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced auditor to lead complex audits and build client relationships. The ideal candidate will have extensive auditing experience, be a qualified chartered accountant, and possess strong leadership skills. This role offers opportunities for continuous development and the chance to contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• Experience planning and delivering major external audit engagements.
• Fully qualified chartered accountant.
• Excellent expertise in auditing with knowledge of specific sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagements and ensure compliance with standards.
• Manage teams and oversee project delivery.
• Build client relationships and provide authoritative advice.

Skills

Leadership

Business relationship building

Technical expertise

Project management

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or equivalent)

Job description

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Location: Edinburgh

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: 31 Oct 2025

Requisition ID: 1618178

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Our UK and Ireland (UKI) Assurance team is fully integrated, working across borders to help clients deal with issues that are critical to their success, and winning new business as a result. From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information, and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex audit procedures across a broad range of clients. Your goal will be to help clients achieve their potential - and you can expect to do the same.

The opportunity

As an auditor at EY, you will provide independent verification of our clients’ compliance with accounting principles. By doing so, you play a meaningful role in helping businesses accurately reflect their financial picture and improve their operations. In return, you can expect leading class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations. You’ll be given all the skills, knowledge, and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.

We are expanding our Audit teams across the UK with vacancies in: Edinburgh; Glasgow.

Your key responsibilities

• Effectively leading engagements in accordance with the firm's methodologies and guidance, professional standards, and local legal and regulatory requirements
• Building and nurturing new business relationships, engaging clients, and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions
• Understanding our clients’ unique ambitions and needs, delivering value to the client by providing knowledge, ideas, and solutions for improving their business, assessing legal implications
• Successfully and proactively managing multi-disciplinary teams, resolving any challenges, and ensuring the smooth delivery of team operations, client audits and services
• Performance management and coaching of junior colleagues throughout the performance year
• Identifying and acting upon staff needs, including resourcing, learning and development
• Constantly refreshing your understanding of current market trends

Skills and attributes for success

Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact and point of escalation when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries. You'll also be introduced to career challenges that will take you into exciting new professional territory.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Experience planning, leading, and delivering multiple major external audit and assurance engagements (e.g. FTSE 100) in a managerial capacity
• Fully qualified as a chartered accountant e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or international equivalent*
• Excellent technical expertise with proven industry knowledge and sector experience in one or more of the following: Oil & Gas; Energy; Power & Utilities; Retail; Transportation; Aviation; Supply Chain & Logistics; Consumer Goods
• Project and people management experience

*Please note that evidence of qualification status will be requested pre-interview. We kindly request that applicants upload a copy of their qualification certificate at the point of application.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Previous professional experience at Manager level, or equivalent
• Knowledge of current market issues in the UK
• Experience using SOX 404 and applying UK GAAP and IFRS
• Expertise using GAM to perform an assurance engagement in compliance with auditing standards
• An application and solution-based approach to problem solving and a collaborative approach to management
• The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

What we look for

We’re interested in professionals with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so we look for people who will take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Shape your future with confidence!

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