Audit Assistant Manager

RSM; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM is seeking an experienced Audit Assistant Manager in Aberdeen to provide on-site support for Assurance assignments. The role involves leading teams, maintaining quality assurance, and ensuring high client service. Ideal candidates will have ACA/ACCA qualifications and experience in professional services, with various opportunities for career progression and sector specialization.

Benefits

Extensive internal training, including CPD opportunities

Structured career progression

Regular feedback for progression

Opportunities to specialise in various sectors

Internal and international secondments

Qualifications

• Candidates must be ACA or ACCA qualified or equivalent.
• Previous experience in Assurance tasks within a professional services firm required.
• Proven client handling experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in Assurance assignments efficiently, maintaining quality service.
• Lead on-site elements of assignments and supervise less experienced staff.
• Communicate problems to the assignment manager with proposed solutions.

Skills

Client handling

Analytical review

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

Job description

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Audit Assistant Manager

We are searching for an experienced Audit Assistant Manager.

About the Department

There has never been a more exciting time to pursue a career in Audit at RSM.

Audit is our largest service line nationally, and we are growing!

We provide comprehensive Audit services to clients ranging from OMBs to large listed PLCs. We believe that it is important for our people to have experience across a range of industries and sectors, so we do not typically have individuals in our teams working on only one type of client.

RSM has a culture of transparency and supportiveness; we remain people-focused, and we care about your development. Within Audit, we promote from within wherever possible, listen to your career goals and aspirations, and support you in your short- and long-term goals.

About You

Are you ambitious? Do you want to feel heard and recognised? Do you want to work closely with your clients, building lasting relationships that allow you to make a real contribution? Do you enjoy variety and being challenged? Do you want to see your efforts rewarded and to be continually developed? Our culture is our greatest strength, and many of our most Senior Partners joined us at Assistant level.

About the Job

To provide on-site assistance on each Assurance assignment efficiently and effectively, ensuring clients receive a quality service in all aspects.

Responsibilities

• Be a key part of Assurance teams undertaking assignments, including opportunities to lead the on-site element of the work.
• Ensure each assignment is undertaken in accordance with pre-assignment instructions, and to carry out all aspects of the assignment thoroughly and in line with the firm’s procedures.
• Maintain Assurance quality at all times, contribute to internal and external quality assurance, and ensure all actions comply with standards.
• Communicate any problems or contentious issues to the assignment manager immediately, proposing solutions.
• Provide briefing, supervision, and training for less experienced staff.
• Act as day-to-day contact for the client, practicing excellent client service.
• Maintain awareness of the firm’s services and publications, ensuring added value for clients.
• Review work by less experienced staff for adequacy and completeness, and undertake job appraisals.
• Summarize time spent versus budget, and perform review and completion procedures before passing files for manager review.
• Develop technical knowledge through reading and courses, fulfilling CPD requirements.
• Attend staff meetings, training, and assist in recruitment, training, and marketing activities.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the role as required.

Requirements

• Candidates must be ACA or ACCA qualified or equivalent.
• Previous experience in Assurance tasks within a professional services firm.
• Proven client handling experience and producing high-quality Assurance work.
• Experience with analytical review approach is desirable.

In return, there are many exciting opportunities:

• Extensive internal training, including relevant CPD opportunities.
• Structured career progression from staff to Manager, Senior Manager, Director, and beyond.
• Regular feedback for progression.
• Opportunities to specialise in various sectors including listed, not-for-profit, pensions, private equity, and financial services.
• Internal and international secondments.
• Office and regional events.

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Experienced hire, Permanent, ABERDEEN, available from 02/01/2024.