Audit Manager

Grant Thornton UK LLP; Hartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit and advisory firm based in England is seeking an experienced auditor to manage a significant portfolio of audit clients. The role involves overseeing audit teams, ensuring quality in audit work, and building strong relationships with clients. Ideal candidates will have a professional qualification and experience in commercial audits. The company offers a supportive culture with tailored development programs, flexible holidays, and a commitment to work-life balance.

Benefits

Tailored development programmes

Flexible bank holidays

Pension and life assurance

Private medical insurance

Shopping discounts

Gym memberships

Qualifications

• Professional qualification with post-qualification experience.
• Experience managing audits of diverse commercial companies.
• Ability to solve complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee audit teams and manage audit portfolios.
• Act as key point of contact for clients.
• Lead a dynamic commercial audit team.

Skills

Management of audit portfolios

Strong technical skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Adaptability

Client-facing abilities

Education

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

Job description

The Commercial team in Cambridge manages cross‑sector services for a large range of clients – from small dynamic businesses to large listed companies. This role will work within the Private Capital team.

Responsibilities

• Make quality second nature – uphold high‑level standards and ensure quality in all audit work.
• Own your work – oversee audit teams, act as the key point of contact to clients, assist audit partners in establishing audit approaches, review audit work papers, and ensure audit files are completed on time.
• Work as part of a dynamic commercial audit team in Leeds and lead a group of employees to meet audit objectives.
• Take responsibility – act as a trusted business adviser, manage a significant portfolio of audit clients, and build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Build your brand – take on wider department responsibilities such as pitching for new work, recruitment, and people management, and develop yourself and others.
• Manage a large portfolio of audit clients.
• Solve complex technical matters for clients and project‑manage client work.
• Oversee and develop your team to the highest standard.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with your team and our clients.
• Seek opportunities for wider department responsibilities through training and pitching new projects.
• Constantly strive to push yourself and the business further, knowing you are supported at every stage.

Qualifications

The minimum criteria: a professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA) with post‑qualification experience and confidence in managing a large portfolio of audit clients.

• Experience managing audits of a range of commercial companies, including private equity‑backed, large listed, and international groups.
• Strong technical skills and the ability to solve complex issues.
• Excellent communication and client‑facing abilities.
• Leadership experience – overseeing and developing a team.
• Adaptability and a proactive, curious mindset.
• Alignment with our values – purposefully driven, actively curious, candid but kind.

Benefits

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

Culture and Values

At Grant Thornton we do things differently. We are focused on ambitious growth, pioneering positive change, and providing audit, tax, and advisory services that empower clients through strategic insight and genuine partnership. We empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture, and work‑life balance – a true alternative to traditional consulting. We value diversity and inclusion and aim to create environments where all our people can flourish. Our values are unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions.

How we work

We have a trust‑based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and clients at heart. Our framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients while supporting a healthy balance between work and life. We look for people who want to drive the business forward, contribute fresh ideas, and go beyond expectations.