Audit Assistant Manager

BDO UK LLP; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and advisory firm in Reading seeks an experienced auditor to join their team. The role involves delivering high-quality audits, managing tasks, and collaborating with senior management. Candidates should be ACA/ACCA/ICAS qualified, possess strong supervisory skills, and have a solid understanding of financial reporting standards. The firm promotes a supportive culture, offering career development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development programmes

Agile working opportunities

Mentoring and coaching support

Qualifications

• Experience supervising and coaching junior members of staff.
• Working knowledge of financial reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of firm services and compliance regulations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver audits that are trusted and transparent.
• Manage tasks proactively while collaborating with others.
• Provide accurate and transparent reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Supervising junior staff

Proactive task management

Communication with senior management

Understanding economic and market trends

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/ICAS or equivalent

Educated up to degree level

Tools

UK and International GAAS

IFRS

UK GAAP

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’reBDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutionsentrepreneurial organisationsneed to navigate today’s changing world.

We work withthecompaniesthatare Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spiritedandhighgrowthbusinesses that fuel the economy–anddirectlyadvisethe owners and management teamsleadingthem.

We’llbroaden your horizons

As a firm our focus on delivering quality audit work for the benefit of the public interest is our key priority. Our Audit teams are essential, not just to BDO, but to the whole economy. With specialist knowledge of sectors, markets and geographies; our auditors have the business understanding necessary to deliver the high quality and robust audits that companies and their stakeholders can trust. As part of our Audit team, you'll receive the support you need to reach your potential. From completing professional qualifications to developing new skills and exploring different learning opportunities, you’ll join a friendly and diverse team whose work really matters. Use your skills to build a career in Audit at BDO.

We’llhelp you succeed

The work we do is underpinned by quality. We deliver audits which are trusted and transparent which can be relied upon by companies and their stakeholders.

You’llbe someonewho iscomfortable workingproactivelyandmanaging your own tasksas well asconfident collaborating with othersand communicating regularly with SeniorManagers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners.You’llhelpdeliveraccurateand transparent reporting to all relevant stakeholdersas you providelong term value.

You will be someone with:

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/ICAS Qualified or overseas equivalent.
• Educated up to degree level or CTS.
• Experience supervising and coaching junior members of staff on site.
• Working knowledge of UK and International GAAS, IFRS, UK GAAP and Financial Reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of firm services, issues regarding advice, and regulation and compliance, including anti-money laundering.
• Demonstrable knowledge of current economic and market trends.

You’llbeable to beyourself;we’llrecognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions toourbusiness.We’recommitted to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the taskathand.

At BDO,we’llhelp you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’rein it together

Mutual support and respectareone ofBDO’score valuesandwe’reproud ofourdistinctive, people-centredculture.Frominformal success conversations to formal mentoringandcoaching,we’llsupport you at every stage in your career, whatever your personaland professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas andhelpone another.At BDO,you’llalways have access to the people and resources you needto do your best work.

Weknow thatcollaborationisthekey to creating value and satisfyingexperiences at work, sowe’veinvested instate-of-the-artcollaboration spaces in our offices.BDO’s peoplerepresenta wealth of knowledge andexpertise, andwe’llencourageyoutobuild your network,work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With arangeof multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources,you’llnever stop learning at BDO.

We’relooking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is whywe’realways finding new ways to invest inyou.Across the UK thousands of unique mindscontinue tocome together to help companies we work withtoachievetheir ambitions.

We’vegot a clear purpose, andwe’reconfident in our future, becausewe’readapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach,integrityandexpertise. We shape the future together with openness andclarity, becausewe believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.