Audit & Acounts Senior

Nixon Caunce Associates; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic accountancy firm in Manchester is seeking an experienced Audit & Accounts Senior to deliver high-quality audit services. The successful candidate will lead audits, prepare financial statements, and mentor junior staff. They require ACA or ACCA qualification and strong communication skills. The firm offers a competitive salary between £45,000 and £50,000 with hybrid working options and excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Free parking

Career growth opportunities

Supportive team environment

Study support if needed

Qualifications

• Experience in audit and accounting within a firm.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and tax computations.
• Experience in managing/mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagements and ensure quality deliverables.
• Prepare statutory financial statements for various entities.
• Build strong relationships with clients and provide advisory.

Skills

Accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks)

Strong Excel skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Education

ACA or ACCA Qualified or working towards qualification

Job description

Audit & Accounts Senior - ACA, ACCA Part Qualified - Qualified / Manchester City Centre / Permanent Role / Salary £45,000 - £50,000 DOE + Study If Needed / Hybrid Working / Excellent Office Culture / Career Development

Audit & Accounts Senior Benefits:

• Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 DOE
• Hybrid Working
• Free Parking
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• Supportive & Friendly Team Environment
• Study Support If Needed

Audit & Accounts Senior Role Overview

NC Associates are working in partnership with a dynamic and ambitious firm of Accountants based in Manchester City Centre to help recruit an Audit & Accounts Senior to help support the existing team and work closely with the senior leadership team. As an Audit & Accounts Senior you will be tasked to deliver high-quality audit and accounting services to a portfolio of clients, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong compliance, and an exceptional client experience. You will act as a key point of contact for clients, lead audit assignments, prepare year‑end accounts and corporation tax computations, and support the development of junior staff. This role requires strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and alignment with the firm’s values and culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as senior on audit engagements, including planning, fieldwork, and completion, ensuring audits are delivered efficiently and to high quality.
• Lead onsite or remote audit teams, delegating and reviewing work of junior staff.
• Prepare statutory financial statements for limited companies, LLPs, partnerships and sole traders in accordance with relevant standards (FRS 102, FRS 105).
• Prepare corporation tax computations and supporting schedules.
• Ensure client deliverables are completed in line with agreed time lines and communicated using company systems and finance schedules.
• Identify and resolve technical issues, escalating to your line manager where appropriate.
• Maintain clear documentation and working papers in compliance with audit standards and internal quality requirements.
• Identify tax planning opportunities for clients and communicate.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, acting as a trusted adviser and ensuring expectations are exceeded.
• Assist with ad‑hoc non‑audit assignments such as assurance reviews, grant audits or internal controls reviews.

Essential Experience Required

• Ideally you will be ACA, ACCA Qualified, or working towards completing your studies.
• Experience with systems such as Xero, QuickBooks, and relevant audit/accounting software.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ideally you will have some experience of managing / mentoring a small team.
• Excellent communicational skills.
• Team player who values working within a collaborative office culture.

What's in It for you as an Audit & Accounts Senior?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to build on their experience within a fast‑growing firm of Accountants who have been through acquisitions over the past 12 months. This organisation offers an incredible benefits package with ongoing career development opportunities as well as a great office working culture. Having recruited for this firm a number of times now the feedback has been unbelievable.

Interested?

Send your CV to Wayne Caunce at NC Associates or call

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