Audit and Accounting Senior

Howett Thorpe Recruitment Consultants Ltd; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern office with parking

Referral rewards

Job summary

A top-tier recruitment firm in Hounslow is seeking an Audit and Accounting Senior to join their Accounts & Audit team. The successful candidate will manage audits from planning to completion, ensuring compliance with standards while providing exceptional client service. Key qualifications include strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and experience in supervising junior staff. This role offers a dynamic environment with a diverse portfolio of clients in various sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning an audit through to completion within the appropriate timescales and budget.
• Ability to ensure audits are conducted to the correct standard and accounts preparation is accurate.
• Good understanding of commercial factors affecting the client.
• Experience supervising juniors during audits.
• Strong communication with managers to update audit progress.
• Maintaining a professional relationship with clients.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise, and complete audits within deadlines.
• Ensure audits meet industry standards and prepare accurate accounts.
• Supervise and assist in the development of junior staff.
• Communicating progress and issues to managers and clients.

Skills

Planning, organising and completion

Technical expertise

Commercial awareness

Supervising juniors

Communication

Client focus

Job description

Opportunity to join a Top Tier firm and develop your audit and technical experience in a great team environment.

Audit and Accounting Senior - About The Role

Top Tier firm with a strong and approachable management team, based in modern offices with parking.

Working as part of the Accounts & Audit team you will enjoy a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from ambitious start-ups to public companies including sectors such as property, automotive, information technology and media.

As well as attending to statutory accounting and audit compliance matters, you will support clients through business planning and strategy to help businesses achieve their objectives, whether to purchase a business, expand, enter new markets or formulate an effective exit strategy including sales.

The successful candidate will be able to offer experience of:

• Planning, organising and completion – the individual should have experience of planning an audit through to completion within the appropriate timescales and budget.
• Technical expertise – to ensure audits are conducted to the correct standard and accounts preparation is accurate and meaningful for the type of industry.
• Commercial awareness – to have a good understanding of the commercial factors affecting the client.
• Supervising juniors – to have experience of supervising and assisting in the development of juniors throughout an audit.
• Communication – to ensure effective communication with the managers to keep them updated with the progress of the audit.
• Client focus – to work towards and maintain a professional and good relationship with clients.

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days please assume that you have not been successful.

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