Audit Manager

Sharp Consultancy; Guiseley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

35 hour working week

Enhanced pension

Bonus

Medical

Job summary

Sharp Consultancy is seeking an experienced Audit Manager for a national firm of accountants and business advisors based in Leeds. You will manage Plc audits (AIM/main market), lead client relationships, coach trainees, and contribute to business development.

Hybrid working with a 3/2 office/home split, 35-hour week, and attractive pension and bonus arrangements. The role requires fully qualified accounting credentials and strong project management to oversee a sizeable audit portfolio.

Qualifications

• Plc statutory financial audit experience (AIM or main market).
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/CA/ACCA) from a quality firm.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage audit portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with key clients including listed and private companies.
• Plan and execute audits to the highest standards; manage billing and recoveries.
• Coach graduates and part-qualified staff; contribute to marketing and business development.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Leadership

Education

ACCA/ACA/CA qualification

Job description

Overview

This national firm of accountants and business advisors enjoys an excellent reputation for merit driven (not time driven) people development, retaining and promoting internally right through to partner. New business growth however has been so great that an opening has arisen for an experienced external audit manager to join their wonderful offices in Leeds (they really are wonderful).

Responsibilities

As an Audit Manager, you will contribute greatly to the relationship management of a number of important clients, both listed (predominantly AIM listed) and privately owned. This will often mean being the first port of call on technical and other queries and offering general advice (where appropriate) to clients within your portfolio.

Responsibility for ensuring that audits are planned and executed to the highest standards, billing and recoveries managed and certain fees negotiated will also form part of your role. You will coach and manage graduate trainees and part qualified accountants to assist with their career development. It is anticipated that you will begin the process of contributing towards the marketing and business development activities of the office - especially with existing clients.

Qualifications

You must have Plc statutory financial audit experience (AIM or main market) and very good project management skills, which will be needed to inherit a sizeable audit portfolio. This is not seen as a career manager role and the expectation is that you will show the qualities required to become a senior manager and beyond in due course (as mentioned above, based on merit, not time). You will need to be a fully qualified accountant, whether ACA (ICAEW), CA (ICAS) or ACCA from within a quality firm of accountants, though it does not need to be a national firm - the audit (especially Plc) experience is primary.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Benefits

This firm values its people, their development and their work and life balance highly. They offer hybrid working (3/2 office/home split), flexible hours, 35 hour working week, enhanced pension, bonus, medical and many other benefits.