Audit & Accounts Partner Designate

TPF Recruitment; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Croydon is seeking an experienced Audit & Accounts Partner Designate to manage audit and accounts clients. This senior role requires significant experience in audit practice, ACA or ACCA qualification, and leadership skills to mentor junior staff. The position offers hybrid working, competitive salary, and opportunities for career progression towards partnership. The firm values collaboration and supports professional development for ambitious professionals looking to shape the firm's strategic direction.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working flexibility

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in audit and accounts within a practice environment.
• Proven experience in supervising and mentoring teams.
• Ambition to progress into leadership or partnership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage audit engagements from planning to completion.
• Review and approve work of junior staff for compliance.
• Mentor team members, developing their technical skills.

Skills

Audit RI status

Technical knowledge of UK GAAP

Client-focused mindset

Leadership skills

Proficiency in accounting software

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Croydon, United Kingdom | Posted on 13/01/2026

Job Opportunity: Audit & Accounts Partner Designate

Location: Croydon, Surrey

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Sector: Audit & Accounts / Accountancy Practice

TPF Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a well-established and growing accountancy and advisory firm in Croydon, who are seeking an experienced Audit & Accounts Senior Manager with the potential to progress towards a future partnership.

This firm provides high-quality audit, accounts, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including SMEs and high-growth businesses. They pride themselves on a collaborative, professional culture and delivering exceptional client service. This is a senior role for an ambitious, commercially-minded professional looking to take ownership of client portfolios, lead teams, and progress into a strategic leadership position.

About the Role

In this role, you will lead a portfolio of audit and accounts clients, ensuring excellence in technical delivery and client service. A key focus will be reviewing, supervising, and mentoring junior and mid-level staff while developing your leadership capabilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing audit engagements from planning to completion, overseeing complex assignments
• Preparing statutory and annual accounts for a diverse portfolio of clients
• Conducting in-depth risk assessments and testing key controls
• Reviewing, approving, and signing off the work of junior and mid-level staff, ensuring accuracy and compliance with standards
• Preparing management letters and presenting audit findings to clients
• Mentoring and coaching team members, developing technical skills and fostering a high-performing team culture
• Managing and expanding client relationships, identifying opportunities to provide additional services
• Supporting Partners with strategic client portfolios, business development, and firm growth initiatives
• Ensuring compliance with professional standards, accounting regulations, and internal quality processes
• Contributing to process improvements and promoting efficient working practices across the team

Requirements

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• ACA or ACCA qualification, with Audit RI status or desire to obtain this
• Significant experience in audit and accounts within a practice environment
• Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP and auditing standards
• Proven experience reviewing and supervising staff, with the ability to develop and inspire teams
• Commercial awareness with a client-focused mindset
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Proficiency in accounting software such as Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, or similar
• Ambition and drive to progress into a leadership or partnership role

This is a senior-level role offering a competitive salary, hybrid working flexibility, and significant career progression opportunities. The firm supports professional development and is looking for a candidate capable of eventually stepping into a partner-level role, shaping the strategic direction of the business while leading client delivery and teams.

You will be joining a firm that values collaboration, leadership, and excellence, where your expertise in reviewing work, mentoring staff, and managing client relationships will be highly valued and recognised.

We’re keen to remain the leading provider of top accountancy talent in the South East. To do this, we’re always looking to expand our network, and we know that great candidates like you can help us connect with other brilliant professionals.

If your friends, family or colleagues are considering a new opportunity and have relevant experience in accountancy or tax, we’d love to speak with them.

As a thank you, for every candidate you refer who we successfully place in a permanent role, we will give you £200 in Love2Shop vouchers. (Terms & Conditions apply).