Audit & Accounts Senior

Clark Wood; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid & flexible working

Job summary

Clark Wood is recruiting an Audit & Accounts Senior in Stoke on Trent. The role entails leading audits from planning to completion for varied clients, with responsibility for year-end accounts and corporate tax returns.

You will supervise junior staff and maintain strong client relationships in a busy practice. The ideal candidate will be ACCA/ACA qualified or close to qualification, with proven audit leadership experience and a strong track record in a UK accountancy practice.

Qualifications

• Experience leading audit assignments in a practice environment.
• ACCA or ACA qualified or finalist.
• Essential experience in audit and accounts senior responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit assignments from planning through to completion.
• Prepare and review year-end accounts for a range of clients.
• Prepare corporation tax returns for client entities.
• Supervise and develop more junior staff.
• Liaise confidently with clients and manage expectations.

Skills

Audit leadership

ACCA/ACA qualification

Practice experience

Job description

• Location: Basford, Stoke-on-Trent
• Sector: Audit and Business Services , Accounts & Audit
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum
• Contact: Curtis Reid
• Contact email: [e-mail]
• Contact phone: [phone]
• Published: 2 months ago
• Expiry date: 2026-10-17
• Startdate: 2026-07-12
• Consultant: Curtis Reid

Audit & Accounts Senior

Stoke on Trent

Circa £38,000 - £42,000 (Dependent on Experience)

Accountancy practice recruitment specialists, Clark Wood, are currently working with a distinguished and leading firm of chartered accountants who are looking to add an Audit & Accounts Senior to their team in Stoke on Trent.

This prestigious and progressive firm have a fantastic reputation for delivering excellent levels of client service as well as offering the ideal environment for ambitious individuals to progress and develop their careers.

As an Audit & Accounts Senior your role will see you leading audit assignments from the initial planning stage through to completion on a range of clients including group structured entities and stand-alone limited companies as well as the preparing and reviewing year-end accounts and corporate tax returns. You will be client facing and will be responsible for the supervision of junior staff.

The ideal candidate will be ACCA / ACA Qualified or at the latter stages of their studies and will have recent experience of leading audit assignments, either in a pure audit or mixed audit and accounts role. Prior experience of leading audit assignments is essential.

The successful person will join a firm who are well known for providing an excellent platform for each of their team member’s personal progression and development. They will offer an excellent, highly competitive salary as well as a range of great benefits including hybrid and flexible working, and tailored learning and development.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to join a highly reputable, leading firm in Stoke on Trent in a position where there will be genuine scope for career development.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leading audit assignments from planning to completion
• Preparation and review of year-end accounts
• Preparation of corporation tax returns
• Supervising & developing more junior members of staff
• Liaising confidently and effectively with clients

Skills:

• ACA / ACCA Qualified or Finalist
• Experience of leading Audit assignments
• Practice experience is essential