Audit Manager

Grant Thornton UK LLP; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auditing and consulting firm in Cardiff is looking for an experienced auditor to oversee audit teams and manage a significant portfolio of clients. The role requires a professional qualification and experience in managing audits across various sectors. The firm offers tailored development programs, flexible working practices, and a diverse workplace culture.

Benefits

Tailored development programmes

Flexible bank holidays

Pension and life assurance benefits

Shopping discounts and gym memberships

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience required.
• Experience managing audits for private equity backed and large listed companies.
• Ability to solve complex technical matters for clients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee audit teams and manage a significant portfolio of clients.
• Assist audit partners in establishing audit approach.
• Review audit work papers and ensure timely completion.

Skills

Audit management

Client relationship management

Technical problem-solving

Team development

Education

Professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA)

Job description

The Commercial team in the Bristol/Cardiff manages cross sectors and services a large range of clients from small dynamic business to large client listed businesses. This role will work within the Private capital team;

Key Responsibilities:

• Making quality second nature. The work that you will do has a major impact on our clients and our firm. We pride ourselves on the high-level standards and quality we expect from our people.
• Own your own work. You will: oversee audit teams; be a key point of contact to our clients; assist audit partners in establishing audit approach; review audit work papers and ensure that audit files are completed in a timely manner
• Be a part of a team. You will be a part of a dynamic commercial audit team in Leeds, with specific responsibility for a group of employees to ensure audit work is appropriately completed to satisfy audit objectives
• Take responsibility. We will empower you to act as a trusted business adviser to our clients. You will be responsible for managing a significant portfolio of clients and will always strive to build and maintain good working relationships with all colleagues and clients
• Build your brand. You will have the opportunity to take on wider department responsibilities, such as pitching for new work, recruitment, or people management. You will have opportunities to develop yourself and others, driving your own development with the support of your people manager.

Requirements:

• A professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA) with post qualification experience, and to be confident managing a large portfolio of audit clients.
• Experience of managing audits of a range of commercial companies ranging from private equity backed and large listed and international groups.
• Be responsible for a large portfolio of audit clients
• Solve complex technical matters for our clients, and project manage client work
• Oversee and develop your team to the highest standard
• Build and maintain strong working relationship with your team and our clients
• Take opportunities for wider department responsibilities through training and pitching new projects

What We Offer:

• Tailored development programmes and access to coaching
• Flexible bank holidays - allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you
• Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits
• Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

We have a trust-based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from underrepresented groups.