Audit Assistant Manager

Kreston Reeves; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Kreston Reeves is seeking an Audit Assistant Manager to oversee a portfolio of audit clients in Canterbury. The role involves managing audit workflows, supervising team members, and supporting business development efforts. Competitive salary and benefits, including hybrid working and professional development opportunities, are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Income Protection Scheme

25.5 days leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working

Private Medical Insurance

Annual flu jab

Continuous support and development

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing audit clients and workflows.
• Strong communication skills for client interactions.
• Ability to supervise and develop junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small portfolio of audit clients and ensure adherence to budgets.
• Supervise audit teams and ensure quality client service.
• Support business development activities and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Client Management

Audit Workflow Management

Team Supervision

Business Development

Job description

Audit Assistant Manager

Department: Audit

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Canterbury

Description

Responsibility for a small portfolio of Audit clients & associated audit workflow, whilst supporting senior colleagues across all audit job requirements, providing a high quality client service experience whilst ensuring adherence to individual job budgets and maximum fee recovery.

About the role

• Ownership of small client portfolio/contacts for ongoing management and development
• Partners and colleagues in other service lines who are key stakeholders in audit clients
• Supervision of Audit seniors/semi seniors & assistants
• Supporting the service line’s business development activities
• Government bodies and external organisations such as HMRC

What we're looking for

Job/Workflow & Technical Management

• Ensure the planning & prioritising of all relevant client audit work within own and others’ clients
• Preparation or delegation of key client audit work in line with agreed budget ensuring adherence to
• The KR Way standards of performance document (in particular The Life of an Audit) liaising with
• Manager upwards where necessary on overly complex areas
• To proactively look for ways to maximise audit efficiency
• Ensure establishment of scope and budget for each piece of client audit work under own control and ensure adequate briefing to team members where relevant
• Work on complex consolidations & accounts, & more complex audit areas
• Act as a key point of contact for any ‘outsourced’ team members
• Monitor work progress and ensure appropriate levels of communication with all clients and internal stakeholders on progress for each key task or phase
• Research seeking to resolve issues for upward communication in more complex clients or higher risk aspects of audit work
• Ensure proactive management of instances where the ‘work done’ exceeds the agreed client fee and ensure agreement of a mutually acceptable outcome
• Complete administration on audit files and set up relevant file reviews ensuring all sections (including complex technical areas) are of a standard to be reviewed by a manager and an RI
• Clearance of manager & RI points
• Ensure completion of processing for clients in other managers/senior managers/director portfolios
• Ensure preparation of bills for own client audit work done and ensure they are sent to the client in a timely manner
• Keep APS workflow up to date

Client, Internal and External Organisational Contact

• Manage, support and develop a small client portfolio, ensuring the maximising of client advocacy & fee levels from own portfolio, ensuring proactive contact at key times (eg timetable planning)
• Act as a key point of contact for other audit clients so as to maximise delivered work
• Return phone calls and written correspondence to all of the above within required deadline and ensure promises are kept
• Attend/lead Audit review and close down meetings for own clients as required
• Proactively contact clients when items of interest or benefit to the client arise therefore adding value
• Provide appropriate access and support for other internal departments to own Audit clients so as to assist the cross selling of services into the Audit client base
• Ensure client hygiene factors are in place, AML, KYC reviews, engagement letters, etc

Leadership, People Management and Development

• Supervise seniors, semi seniors & assistants who are involved in production and delivery of audit work
• Ensure clear task plans & milestones for each piece of audit work
• Provide feedback to all team members involved in specific audit work on adherence to standards, errors, learnings and opportunity for value add
• Participation in delivery of local and regional training for new starters and more junior employees as agreed with audit managers

New Business Development

• Support the Audit team in delivering the required departmental incremental fee target via networking (internal & external), meeting attendance, business pitches, presenting at webinars, and contribute to, research for and/or write articles (optional)
• Develop internal Kreston Reeves connections such that access and support are identified by other internal departments to their own client base & cross referral opportunities identified

What we can offer

• Financial wellbeing – competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash Plan, Income Protection Scheme and Perks at Work discounts and rewards.
• Leave – 25.5 days plus bank holidays, holiday buying Mental wellbeing – hybrid working (3 days in the office/2 from home) and flexible working policies, Employee Assistance Programme and counselling
• Physical wellbeing –Private Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance and an annual flu jab.
• Recognition – monthly nominations for financial awards based on culture and values
• Development – we offer continuous support and development with clear mapped progression routes across the business, as well as access to internal and external training courses
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging – we operate several family-friendly policies and take proactive steps to create an inclusive environment
• ESG – give as you earn, 1 extra day off each year to take up volunteering opportunities. Opportunities to support our commitment to charitable causes
• Travel – other optional benefits include: cycle to work scheme, interest-free season ticket loan (London only), interest-free car/motorbike loan

At Kreston Reeves, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all. We understand that everyone has unique needs, and we strive to accommodate them through reasonable adjustments. Whether it's adapting work environments, providing assistive technologies, or modifying processes, we are dedicated to supporting our employees in realising their full potential. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in our recruitment process or thrive in your role, please don't hesitate to reach out by emailing [e-mail]. Please remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request. Your success is important to us, and we're here to ensure a supportive and inclusive experience for all.