Audit Manager

Westcotts Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Audit Manager to lead audit engagements and foster client relationships. This pivotal role involves managing a diverse portfolio, ensuring compliance with financial standards, and mentoring junior staff. The firm offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth and a flexible working arrangement. Join a top accountancy practice committed to excellence and innovation, where your contributions will directly impact client success and organizational development. If you're passionate about audit and client service, this role is designed for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Death in service 3 x annual salary

Access to Westfield Rewards and Health scheme

Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday

Pension scheme with matching contributions

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Annual salary review

Employee Assistance Programme helpline

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA or ACCA with audit experience.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in coaching junior staff.
• Good knowledge of UK Financial Reporting Standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage audit engagements and client relationships.
• Prepare financial statements for non-audit clients.
• Conduct technical research and provide client advice.

Skills

Audit and Assurance

Client Relationship Management

Financial Reporting Standards

Team Leadership

Technical Research

Multi-tasking

Communication Skills

Education

ACA or ACCA Qualified

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Caseware Audit Software

Sage Accounts Software

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Westcotts is a Top 50+50 Accountancy Practice and Real Living Wage Employer with over 290 team members across Devon and Somerset.

We are now looking for an Audit Manager to join our audit team.

Reporting to our Audit Partners, you will be responsible for managing and controlling the effective delivery of audit engagements for a diverse range of clients, developing strong relationships with those clients, and helping to win new clients for the firm. You will also manage the preparation of financial statements for non-audit clients.

The role will be based in our Plymouth office along with some hybrid working in line with the requirements of the job, however travel to other offices and client sites will also be required.

Main Duties

The main duties (but not limited to) are the following:

• Planning, managing, controlling, and conducting the audit fieldwork for a portfolio of the firm’s clients under the direction of the Audit Partners.
• Monitoring performance of audit delivery against agreed KPIs and reporting on this, including the provision of potential solutions to issues.
• Managing the preparation of financial statements.
• Building and maintaining client relationships.
• Understanding technical matters and presenting them in a logical and practical way.
• Managing and developing junior members of the team.
• Carrying out technical research and providing advice for clients and for other members of the firm.
• Assisting the Audit Partners in developing the department, together with proposals for new work and performance improvement.
• Networking with the business communities in which our offices and clients are based.
• Working on clients across the region, as and when required.

This job description summarises the main duties and responsibilities of the post, however the list is not exhaustive as the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties and projects of similar level and responsibility.

Attributes, Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Ideally candidates will have the following attributes, skills, experience and qualifications:

• ACA or ACCA part qualified or qualified with a good level of experience of working within an audit and assurance team.
• Experience of leading, coaching and supervising junior members of staff.
• Outgoing, socially confident, and emotionally controlled.
• Resilient, able to multi-task, and work independently.
• Adaptable, organised, and conscientious.
• Evaluative, professional, and team orientated in approach.
• Good level of knowledge of UK Financial Reporting Standards and International Auditing Standards.
• Able to develop and operate complex spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and be competent in Word and Outlook.
• Experience of Caseware audit software would be an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Sage Accounts software would be an advantage.
• Ideally 36.25 hours / 5 days per week (flexible and hybrid working available).
• Annual salary review.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase up to an additional 5 days annual leave.
• Opportunity to carry over one week’s holiday into the following year.
• Death in service 3 x annual salary.
• Access to Westfield Rewards and Health scheme.
• 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
• Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance.
• Introducing clients and staff commission schemes.
• Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6%) after 4 years’ service.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay after one years’ service.

How to apply

To apply for this position, pleaseupload your CV along with a covering letter providing information on why you feel you would be suitable for the role in particular in regards to the desired attributes, skills, experience and qualifications. Please also state your current salary (if applicable), salary expectations and available start date.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Accounting

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