Audit & Accounts Senior

Armstrong Knight; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Derby seeks a Senior Audit Professional to manage client-facing tasks involving planning and executing audits. The ideal candidate will have experience in audit assignments, excellent interpersonal skills, and a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA) to support their career growth within the firm.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Further training and development opportunities

Career growth within the company

Challenge to existing skill levels

Qualifications

• Post qualified experience within a mixed client portfolio role.
• Experience leading teams on audit and non-audit assignments.
• Ability to manage time effectively and produce high-level reports.

Responsibilities

• Planning and supervising audit fieldwork and general accounting compliance.
• Leading smaller/medium audit engagements from planning to completion.
• Developing audit programmes and testing procedures relevant to risk.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical ability

Project management

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA)

Tools

Sage

Xero

CCH products

Excel

Word

Job description

The role we are recruiting for will be a senior client facing working on a range of audit and non-audit clients. Planning, supervising, leading on jobs and reporting directly into the lead Partner.

About you

• You will have a number of years post qualified experience within a mixed client portfolio role

• Experience of successfully leading teams on audit and non-audit assignments

• You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to deal with people at all levels

• A good team player committed to providing the highest quality of service standards

• Adaptable to working within the evolving and changing environment that accompanies a growing company

• Have a good attention to detail within your work and also good time management skills

• Interested in furthering and developing your career within the profession

Specific experience

• Experience of planning and supervising a range of audit and non-audit assignments

• Ability to review files and report directly into lead partner

• You will be required to assist with the development of junior staff within the team assisting with their learning and progression within the business

• Able to demonstrate the ability to add value to client assignments by offering advice that helps with the development of the clients business

• The role will require you to work at times with minimal supervision

• Committed to the growing of the business in the Derby office

What the client offers

• A competitive remuneration package

• further training and development within the role

• A challenge to your existing skill levels that will allow you to develop a broader based skill set

• The opportunity to grow your career within a growing business that promotes its senior people from within its own ranks

The role will include:

• Planning and carrying out audit fieldwork, statutory reporting and completion work, along with general accounting compliance work
• Leading smaller / medium audit engagements, which will include planning executing, directing, and completing financial audits within the allocated time
• Developing audit programmes and testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives
• Regular travel and time working at client’s premises; a willingness to travel and access to a car is essential
• The need to multitask and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines set
• Dealing with clients at various levels
• Preparing accounts from incomplete records

Person Specification:

The prospective candidate will:

• Hold or working towards a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA)
• Have proven experience of working in an Audit & Accounts team in a practice environment
• Be a motivated individual, able to work alone or as part of a team

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• An analytical ability to solve problemsand critically evaluate issues
• Experience of working with both financial and non-finance people
• Strong organization and planning skills and attention to detail
• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Experience of working in a dynamic, fast changing environment
• Experience of working on cross-functional teams/projects
• Experience of using automated accounting & audit software packages, such as Sage, Xero and CCH products
• An ability to produce high level written reports
• Advanced excel and word skills
• Care for clients and colleagues by anticipating and proactively developing solutions for the client with longer-term benefits
• Hold a full & clean driving licence, with daily access to a car