Audit Manager

Exactitude Resourcing Limited; Purbrook; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Exactitude Resourcing Limited is seeking an ACA or ACCA qualified audit professional to manage a broad portfolio of clients in a hands-on role. You will staff development, oversee statutory and management accounts, and liaise with client personnel to broaden business understanding.

The ideal candidate has supervisory experience and strong audit credentials, with a track record in either national or independent firms.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified with a good pass record.
• Demonstrable staff and client handling experience at supervisory/management level.
• Strong audit experience from national or independent firms.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied portfolio of audit clients and review/prep statutory accounts.
• Review monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations; assist year-end files.
• Liaise with client staff to understand business needs and develop controls and systems.
• Lead and mentor a team, with staff appraisals and training needs.
• Oversee fee forecasting, budgeting and monitoring against targets; ensure alignment with forecasts.
• Review drafts of corporation tax returns and contribute to client advisory.

Skills

Staff management

Client liaison

Audit knowledge

Education

ACCA/ACA qualified

Job description

Great opportunity to work for a very successful independent practice with the opportunity to develop both your experience and career. You will be responsible for a substantial portfolio of clients across a variety of industry sectors. The role will encompass:

• Managing a varied portfolio of audit clients in a hands on way
• Review/preparation of statutory accounts including group consolidated accounts
• Review/preparation of monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and year end audit files
• Liaising with all levels of client staff including finance and operational staff in order to develop an understanding of the business
• Development of systems and controls
• Managing a team of staff reporting to the Partners
• Staff development including identifying and delivering training needs, undertaking staff appraisals and providing mentoring
• Control of fee forecasting and reporting including preparation of initial forecasts, review and monitoring of monthly targets and reconciliation of actual fees to forecasts
• Setting assignment budgets and controlling/monitoring performance against budget.
• Review of draft of corporation tax returns

The ideal person will be ACA or ACCA qualified with a good pass record. You will also need to demonstrate staff and client handling experience at a supervisory or management level. The portfolio covers owner managed business clients and larger groups so good technical audit experience from either a national or independent firm is required. The firm are keen to meet talented individuals with the ambition to progress further and support both growth and succession.

The salary range advertised is broad to reflect the fact my client will look at applicants with a varying level of experience. The package offered will be competitive with the benefits value included in the headline figure of this advert.