Audit Assistant Manager — Flexible Hours & 33 Days Holiday

MHA; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

33 days holiday

Competitive salary

Recognition awards

Succession planning program

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

MHA is seeking an Audit Assistant Manager in Preston to lead audit assignments, build strong client relationships and deliver insights beyond the numbers. You will manage planning, risk assessment, and resource delivery while coordinating with partners and tax staff.

You will apply up-to-date auditing standards, mentor junior staff, and contribute to continued service improvement within a busy, collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Up-to-date auditing and financial reporting knowledge.
• Awareness of the firm’s services and product offerings.
• ICAEW and /or ACCA exam structure, work experience and ethics training requirements.
• Knowledge of student competencies.
• Ability to produce realistic projections and comment on draft projections versus historic accounts.
• Strong time management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Prepare assignments for partner/director review (accounts, tax, briefing notes).
• Coordinate compliance service delivery to clients and timetabling work to suit client needs.
• Ensure deadlines are met and liaise with tax staff for planning.
• Ensure that jobs are adequately resourced, considering staff continuity where possible.
• Identify opportunities for providing other relevant services.
• Highlight issues for partner/director discussion with the client.
• Plan assignments following partner/director briefing with fee budgets and deadlines.
• Collate raw data for projects and summarize for review (draft projections/reports).
• Maintain client records on CCH and generate notes from client meetings.
• Maintain regular contact with client and service team; report dissatisfaction via complaints database.
• Communicate the firm's values.

Skills

Auditing standards

Financial reporting

Time management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Client relationship

Project delivery

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

ACCA/ICAEW training

Accounting degree

Tools

CCH

Job description

MHA is seeking an Audit Assistant Manager in Preston to lead audit assignments, build strong client relationships and deliver insights beyond the numbers. You will manage planning, risk assessment, and resource delivery while coordinating with partners and tax staff.

You will apply up-to-date auditing standards, mentor junior staff, and contribute to continued service improvement within a busy, collaborative team.