Audit Assistant Manager

PKF FRANCIS CLARK; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an experienced audit professional to join their Professional Practices team. In this pivotal role, you will deliver tailored audit services to prestigious law firms across the UK, ensuring compliance and providing insightful advice. You'll lead assignments, mentor junior team members, and contribute to process improvements, all within a supportive culture that prioritizes career growth. With access to outstanding professional development and a flexible work environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to thrive in the legal sector while being part of a top-ranked workplace.

Benefits

Pension

Group life assurance

Health cash plan

Extra holiday days

Counselling support

Virtual GP access

Cycle to work scheme

Gym discounts

Volunteering day

Emergency funding support

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA or equivalent with statutory audit experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build client rapport.

Responsibilities

• Plan and complete statutory audits of corporate clients.
• Lead audit teams, ensuring adherence to procedures and budgets.

Skills

Statutory audit experience

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Communication skills

Experience with automated audit software

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified or part qualified

Tools

Automated audit software

Computer-based accounts and tax compilation programs

Job description

In a nutshell

Are you an experienced audit professional with a passion for working with legal clients? By joining our Professional Practices team you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering top-tier services to prestigious law firms and legal organisations.

You’ll lead assignments with new and established legal sector clients, including law firms across the UK ranging from top 100 firms to sole practitioners. Your expertise will be crucial in providing tailored audit services, ensuring compliance, and delivering insightful advice. You’ll have the opportunity to build strong relationships with clients, mentor junior team members, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes.

Along with a competitive salary you'll have access to outstanding professional development and training opportunities. Your career growth is a top priority for us, enabling you to pursue your aspirations and reach your full potential.

What you'll be doing day to day

• Plan, carry out and complete statutory audits of corporate clients, both on-site and back in the office
• Lead the audit team on-site, ensuring audit procedures are adhered to, all hours are correctly recorded, and budgets are met
• Supervise and support the work of junior team members
• Produce work for Managers and/ or Partners review, clearly highlighting technical or client-specific issues and providing possible solutions where required.
• Have the opportunity undertake statutory accounts preparation work.

About you

• ACA/ ACCA qualified/part qualified (or equivalent)
• Statutory audit experience, gained in a public practice environment
• Organised and able to plan time efficiently
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport quickly with clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in using automated audit software and computer-based accounts and tax compilation programmes

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England, joining PKF Francis Clark brings opportunities to develop your career in a direction that interests you.

Having celebrated our centenary in 2019, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

Our culture is flexible and supportive, enabling you to be the best you can be. We work hard to ensure you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. But don’t just take our word for it.

PKF Francis Clark is certified as a Great Place to Work. In 2024, we climbed nine places to 24 out of 105 large organisations on the list of the UK’s Best Workplaces.

We’re also ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women (33 out of 90 large organisations), Best Workplaces for Development (30 out of 100) and Best Workplace for Wellbeing (44 out of 100).

Workplace culture experts Great Place to Work also highlighted PKF Francis Clark as a top achiever among the UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we’ve been ranked among England’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for two years running.

Whilst we’re proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries provides opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world.

Your core benefits

Financial benefits:
• Pension
• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.