Audit Manager

Platinum Recruitment Group Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Platinum Recruitment Group Ltd is seeking an experienced Audit Manager to lead a portfolio of audits for mid-market clients. You will drive delivery from planning through to completion, and provide confident leadership to clients and colleagues.

In this role you’ll build strong relationships, ensure ISA and regulatory standards are met, and contribute to business development while guiding junior team members and sustaining high-quality work.

Qualifications

• 2+ years post-qualified experience.
• 7+ years’ audit experience.
• Audit Manager level experience in professional practice.
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of audit clients from planning to completion.
• Provide leadership to audit teams and coach junior staff.
• Maintain high-quality audits, ensuring ISA compliance and risk controls.
• Manage budgets, WIP, billing and recoverability, and client communications.

Skills

Audit leadership

Team management

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Education

Post-qualified accounting qualification

Job description

The Opportunity

Join a growing, award-winning professional services firm with an ambitious mid-market client base and a genuinely collaborative culture.

With expertise across Audit, Accounting, Tax and Advisory, the business combines technical excellence with a commercial, relationship-led approach.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Audit Manager to take a visible role in delivering high-quality audits, developing people and building strong client relationships within a forward-thinking and growing business.

The Role

Reporting to the Audit Senior Manager and RI, you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of audit clients, leading teams and ensuring high-quality delivery from planning through to completion.

You’ll be trusted to work independently, make sound professional judgements and provide clear, confident leadership to both clients and colleagues.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage a portfolio of audit clients with fees of up to £500k
• Lead audits from planning and fieldwork through to completion
• Ensure work meets ISA, quality and regulatory standards
• Manage budgets, WIP, billing and recoverability
• Identify and resolve issues proactively

Client Relationships

• Act as a key point of contact for clients
• Build trusted, long-term relationships
• Keep clients informed and provide a high level of service
• Identify opportunities to add value and introduce wider firm services

Leadership & Development

• Lead and motivate audit teams, creating a collaborative and supportive environment
• Delegate effectively and empower team members to take ownership
• Coach, develop and retain junior team members
• Hold regular feedback and development conversations
• Act as a positive role model for the firm’s values and standards

Quality, Compliance & Risk

• Review work and resolve issues ahead of Senior Manager/RI review
• Ensure client onboarding and offboarding meets ISQM 1, AML and firm requirements
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately and communicate clearly with leadership

Business Development

• Support tenders, pitches and business development activity
• Assist with recruitment and interviews
• Represent and promote the firm both internally and externally

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years post-qualified experience
• 7+ years’ audit experience
• Experience working at Audit Manager level within professional practice
• Strong technical knowledge of auditing standards and regulatory requirements
• Proven experience managing an audit portfolio and building strong client relationships
• Confident people leader with strong communication, judgement and commercial awareness

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a business that is growing, ambitious and genuinely people-focused, where you’ll have the visibility, responsibility and support to make a real impact.