Audit Assistant Manager

S&W; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and rapidly growing audit firm in the UK as an Audit Assistant Manager. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse client base, ensuring high-quality audit services while developing your skills in a supportive environment. You'll be responsible for planning audits, managing client relationships, and mentoring junior staff. With a commitment to employee development, you'll have access to fully funded training towards professional qualifications and a range of attractive benefits. Embrace a fulfilling career journey where your contributions make a real difference.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Fully funded training towards professional qualifications

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with audit experience in professional services.
• Strong communication and supervisory skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and complete audit processes for client assignments.
• Manage client relationships and ensure high-quality service.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff in audit tasks.

Skills

Audit experience

Communication skills

Supervisory experience

Organizational skills

Client management

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA)

Job description

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Company Description
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

Job Description

Why join S&W Audit?

We're really proud of our highly successful S&W Audit department. We hold ourselves to high standards and work together to produce quality, incisive audit work in a collegiate environment. We're focused on working with an expanding client base of dynamic mid-market businesses that are evolving and changing; this gives our team continual development opportunities and new experiences.

If you see yourself in an environment with an exciting and varied career journey and given the opportunity to perform and develop in one of the fastest growing audit firms in the UK, the S&W audit department might be exactly what you're looking for.

What will you be doing?

We're seeking a talented individual to join our Audit team in Leeds. You will be responsible for planning, performing, and completing the audit process for each assignment. You will ensure clients are provided with a high-quality service, through the effective management of resources and liaison with relevant departments.

As Audit Assistant Manager, your responsibilities will include among others:

• Establish relationships with key contacts at the client.
• Ensure that clients receive an efficient and proactive service and expectations are exceeded.
• Identify issues and agree on resolutions with the client Partner or Director, ensuring they are up to date with the job's progress.
• Maintain awareness of the commercial aspects of clients' businesses and their impact on our work.
• Identify and highlight opportunities for Evelyn Partners apparent from work undertaken.
• Conduct regular discussions with the client to confirm progress, identify solutions to any hurdles, and ensure reasonable expectations are met.
• Line management responsibilities for Associates, acting as a mentor.

Qualifications & Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Be a qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA).
• Have demonstrable audit and accounts experience gained within a professional services firm.
• Possess strong communication skills, both internally and directly with clients.
• Have experience supervising others and delegating work, with the ability to motivate staff for optimal performance.
• Be able to organize yourself and others to work on multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Proactively monitor costs against budget for individual clients.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W, you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel respected and supported. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments during the application process. Please inform your Recruiter of any needs.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

• Accounting

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