Audit and Accounts Senior

We Are Workforce Ltd; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Workforce Ltd is seeking an Audit Senior/Client Manager to manage audits of large companies while ensuring effective delivery and maintaining client relationships. The successful candidate will have a strong chartered professional background and the ability to handle multiple client portfolios in a busy environment, prioritizing effectively and managing expectations.

Benefits

Annual leave of 21 days plus bank holidays

Company pension contributions of 3%

Ability to work from home up to 2 days a week

Monthly team lunches

Volunteer day for local charity

Busy social calendar

Qualifications

• Fully qualified member of a chartered professional body (ACCA, CA, CIMA, ICAEW).
• Demonstrates experience in managing audits and client deadlines.
• Ability to work in a busy environment with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage audits of large companies and liaise with clients regularly.
• Review VAT returns and assist in the preparation of accounts.
• Train next-generation accountants in the team.

Skills

Communicating with clients

Managing people

Managing deadlines

Liaising with senior management

Working in a team

Strong attention to detail

Education

ACCA

CA

CIMA

ICAEW

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Role – Audit Senior/Client Manager

The general role will be that of managing the audit of Large Companies and heading up that team to ensure effective delivery of the audit procedures. You will also have responsibility for a portfolio of clients as their main point of contact as a part of our Client Manager team.

The role will include the following:

• Managing the audit of the statutory financial statements of Large Companies and managing the delivery of the audits. Annual planning to schedule visits and timely completion.
• Liaising with your allocated clients on a regular basis, dealing with ad-hoc client queries and the collation of the records required to meet the relevant deadlines.
• Reviewing the VAT returns prepared by the team and ad hoc preparation of VAT returns where necessary.
• “5 minute” reviews of your clients accounts jobs prior to them being reviewed by senior management.
• Preparation of accounts to draft stage for Limited companies, sole traders and partnerships. Preparation of Management accounts for clients, as and when required.
• Visiting clients at their premises.
• Assisting the other client managers with work planning.
• Helping to train the next generation of accountants within the team.

This is a busy role with direct client contact and monthly deadlines to meet. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise in a busy environment, whilst managing client expectations.

Role requirements.

The Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in the following skills:

Communicating with clients

Managing people

Managing deadlines

Liaising with senior management

Working in a team

Strong attention to detail

Due to the nature of the job, it is a requirement for the successful candidate to hold a full UK driving licence.

Skills: Thesuccessful candidate should be hardworking and professional. The successful candidate should have a working knowledge of Microsoft office, to include Word, Excel and Outlook.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will be a fully qualified member of a chartered professional body. For clarity this includes ACCA, CA, CIMA & ICAEW and has been achieved via the examination route.

Remuneration: This role comes with an attractive package Annual salary of £36,000 to £43,000 based on experience

Company Pension contributions of3%

Nearby car park for team use.

Annual leave of21days plus bank holiday, plus 2 additional days to be taken at set times. We offer 1 day per year volunteer day for you to use volunteering at a local charity of your choice (in addition to your annual leave)

On successful completion of your probationary period, we also offer up to 2 days per week WFH, this is booked in advance through our annual leave system

We have a team lunch once a month courtesy of Pinfields We have a busy social calendar which all team members are invited to, but no pressure, if that’s not your thing.