Audit & Assurance Senior

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment is seeking an experienced Audit Senior to join a growing audit and assurance team in the UK. The role focuses on leading statutory audits and preparing statutory accounts for a diverse client base including owner-managed businesses and SMEs.

You will manage audits from planning to delivery, supervise junior staff, and liaise with clients and senior stakeholders to ensure quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience in a UK audit practice environment.
• Experience leading statutory audits.
• Experience working with owner-managed businesses, SMEs and limited companies.
• Strong experience preparing statutory accounts.
• Experience planning audits and performing risk assessments.
• Experience supervising, coaching and reviewing junior team members.
• Strong client-facing and communication skills.
• Currently studying towards, or qualified in, ACA or ACCA.
• Commitment to continued professional and technical development.
• A proactive, resilient and team-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver statutory audits for a diverse portfolio of clients, including owner-managed businesses, SMEs and limited companies.
• Prepare statutory accounts for limited companies in accordance with relevant accounting and regulatory requirements.
• Plan audits and carry out risk assessments.
• Review junior team members' audit work and identify key audit issues.
• Supervise, coach and support junior members of the audit team.
• Liaise with clients, managers and senior stakeholders to resolve technical matters and deliver an efficient audit service.
• Maintain high standards of audit quality and compliance.

Skills

Statutory audits

Team leadership

Client liaison

Audit planning

Risk assessment

Mentoring juniors

Education

ACA/ACCA

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Audit Senior to join a growing audit and assurance team. The role will involve working on statutory accounts and audits for medium and large-sized companies, with exposure to a diverse range of industries and clients.

The Role

You will be responsible for leading and delivering statutory audit assignments while working closely with clients and supporting junior members of the team.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and delivering statutory audits for a diverse portfolio of clients, including owner-managed businesses, SMEs and limited companies.
• Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies in accordance with relevant accounting and regulatory requirements.
• Planning audits and carrying out risk assessments.
• Reviewing junior team members' audit work and identifying key audit issues.
• Completing audit assignments accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Supervising, coaching and supporting junior members of the audit team.
• Liaising with clients, managers and senior stakeholders to resolve technical matters and deliver an efficient audit service.
• Maintaining high standards of audit quality and compliance.

Experience & Requirements

• At least 3 years' experience within a UK audit practice environment.
• Proven experience leading and delivering statutory audits.
• Experience working with owner-managed businesses, SMEs and limited companies across a range of sectors.
• Strong experience preparing statutory accounts.
• Experience planning audits, performing risk assessments and reviewing audit files.
• Previous experience supervising, coaching and reviewing junior team members.
• Strong client-facing and communication skills.
• Currently studying towards, or qualified in, ACA or ACCA.
• A commitment to continued professional and technical development.
• A proactive, resilient and team-focused approach.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful