Audit Director RI

Vaisto Recruitment Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global audit firm in Liverpool is looking for an Audit Director RI to lead their audit team. This role involves driving strategic growth, ensuring audit quality, and mentoring teams. The ideal candidate will possess RI status and have proven experience in high-quality audits. The firm values inclusion and offers a competitive salary, flexible working, and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and reward package

Employee Benefit Trust offering equity units

25 days holiday

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive development and training programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering high-quality audits in the listed or larger mid-market space.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategic growth of the audit team.
• Deliver and sign off high-quality audits.
• Coach and mentor audit teams to success.

Skills

Leadership skills

Audit quality assurance

Business development

Team mentoring

Education

Qualified Responsible Individual (RI) status

Job description

Overview

Reference: JO0000000684

Salary: £/annum

Job Location: United Kingdom -- England -- North West England -- Merseyside -- Liverpool

Job Type: Permanent

Posted: 25 September 2025

Audit Director RI, Liverpool

A global audit, tax and advisory firm is seeking a dedicated professional to join their team.

Join a firm that values quality, inclusion, and integrity, and experience a career that goes beyond the ordinary. The firm is poised for exceptional growth and development, offering enhanced technology, a larger client base, and ample career progression. If you are looking for a change, this is an opportunity to take a leading strategic role with a firm that will support your growth and development journey to Partner.

Audit Director RI - Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Growth
  • Drive the strategic growth of the audit team.
  • Develop and implement business development strategies.
  • Foster an inclusive and high-performing culture.
• Audit Quality
  • Deliver and sign off high-quality audits.
  • Maintain a high audit quality rating.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Team Leadership
  • Coach and mentor audit teams to success.
  • Build and maintain long-standing client relationships.
  • Promote a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Audit Director RI - Experience Required

• Qualified Responsible Individual (RI) status.
• Proven experience in delivering high-quality audits in the listed or larger mid-market space.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.

Audit Director RI - Benefits

• Competitive salary and reward package.
• Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) offering equity units below partner grade.
• 25 days holiday.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Comprehensive development and training programmes

Vaisto Recruitment offers a generous referral scheme. If you refer a practice candidate to me (who is not already registered) as a thank you will receive a voucher up to the value of £1000. Vouchers are paid on successful completion of the referral's probation period.

The above vacancy is only one of many that I am handling. Vaisto Recruitment specialises in practice and first moves to industry for both contract and permanent assignments including:

• Audit Partner / Audit Director / Audit Associate Director / Audit Manager / Audit Senior / Audit Associate / Audit Semi Senior
• Business Services Partner / Business Services Director / Business Services Manager / Business Services Associate / Accounts Senior / Accounts Associate
• Tax Partner / Tax Director / Tax Manager / Tax Senior Manager / Tax Senior / Tax Semi Senior
• Accounts Partner / Accounts Director / Accounts Manager / Accounts Senior / Accounts Semi Senior
• Corporate Finance Partner / Corporate Finance Director / Corporate Finance Manager / Corporate Finance Executive / Corporate Finance Senior M&A
• Payroll Bureau
• Practice Managers