Audit Manager

Accountable Recruitment; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Training & progression

Pension scheme

Private medical (salary sacrifice)

Wellbeing support

Social & community events

B Corp culture

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment is seeking an Audit Manager for its Liverpool team. This role offers a salary of circa £52,000 - £62,000 DOE and a flexible hybrid working model. You will lead audits, manage client portfolios, and work with Directors to drive high-quality, commercially focused services.

You’ll mentor juniors, develop staff, and contribute to the growth of the Manchester audit team within a people-first practice that values collaboration and progression.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified with external audit experience in practice.
• Experience at Audit Manager or Assistant Manager level, managing assignments and client relationships.
• Experience with a varied portfolio including owner-managed businesses.
• Strong technical audit knowledge with organisational and commercial awareness.
• Proactive, personable and able to build long-term client relationships.
• Experience mentoring junior staff and developing the audit team.
• Confident working with senior leadership to drive firm-wide success.
• CCH experience is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing a varied portfolio of audit clients across sectors.
• Leading audit assignments from planning to completion with timelines and quality.
• Collaborating with Directors to deliver a high-quality, commercially focused service.
• Building strong client relationships as a trusted contact.
• Identifying opportunities for advisory and business support services.
• Reviewing audit files and ensuring compliance with standards.
• Supervising and mentoring Audit Seniors and trainees.
• Supporting growth of the Manchester audit team.

Skills

Audit leadership

Client relationship management

Mentoring junior staff

Time management

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

CCH

Job description

Are you an experienced Audit Manager or an ambitious Audit Assistant Manager looking for the next step in your career with a progressive, people-focused accountancy practice?

A highly respected and rapidly expanding accountancy and business advisory firm is looking to appoint an Audit Manager to join its established Liverpool team paying circa £52,000 - £62,000 DOE.

With continued investment, strategic growth and an expanding client portfolio, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with experienced Directors, take ownership of a varied portfolio of clients and play an important role in developing the wider audit team.

Audit Manager Responsibilities:

• Managing a varied portfolio of audit clients, including owner-managed businesses and growing corporate organisations across a range of sectors.

• Leading audit assignments from initial planning through to completion, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently achieved.

• Working closely with Directors to deliver a high-quality, commercially focused audit service.

• Building and maintaining strong client relationships, acting as a trusted point of contact and developing a thorough understanding of their businesses.

• Identifying opportunities to provide additional advisory and business support services to clients.

• Reviewing audit files, providing technical guidance and ensuring compliance with relevant auditing standards.

• Supervising, coaching and mentoring Audit Seniors and trainees, supporting their ongoing professional development.

• Supporting the continued growth and development of the Manchester audit team.

Audit Manager Attributes:

• ACA or ACCA qualified, with a strong background in external audit gained within an accountancy practice.

• Previous experience at Audit Manager or Assistant Manager level, with the confidence to manage assignments and client relationships.

• Experience working with a varied portfolio of audit clients, including owner-managed businesses.

• Strong technical audit knowledge, combined with excellent organisational and commercial awareness.

• A proactive and personable approach, with the ability to build trusted, long-term client relationships.

• Experience managing, developing and motivating junior members of an audit team.

• Confident working closely with senior leadership and contributing to the wider success of the practice.

• Experience using CCH would be advantageous but is not essential.

Audit Manager Benefits:

• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

• Generous annual leave entitlement.

• Tailored learning, development and ongoing professional training.

• Clear opportunities for career progression within an ambitious, growing accountancy group.

• Exposure to an interesting and diverse client portfolio.

• The opportunity to work closely with experienced Directors and senior leadership.

• Company pension scheme.

• Salary-sacrifice private medical scheme.

• Mental health and wellbeing support.

• Regular social, wellbeing and community events.

• A collaborative, people-first culture within a B Corp certified organisation.