Audit Manager

Pro‑Recruitment Group; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank hols

Life assurance (4x salary)

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts platform

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Pro‑Recruitment Group is recruiting an Audit Manager in Darlington for a Top 20 accountancy practice. ACA/ACCA-qualified auditors are sought to lead diverse client portfolios, ensuring high-quality audits.

You will manage engagements from planning to completion, mentor junior staff, support statutory accounts, and drive business development while delivering excellent client service.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualification required.
• Significant audit experience in an accountancy practice.
• Current role with a strong audit focus (50%+).
• Experience managing a varied client portfolio (SMEs to larger firms).
• Excellent client relationship management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of audit clients, from planning through to completion.
• Ensure audits are delivered on time and to professional standards.
• Work with audit partners to deliver high-quality client service.
• Manage budgets, timelines and resource planning for audits.
• Review work, ensuring compliance with standards and firm procedures.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships as a trusted adviser.
• Support statutory accounts and other general practice work as required.
• Identify commercial opportunities and offer proactive advice.
• Coach and develop junior team members; assist with client development.

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualification

Audit experience

Client relationship management

Organisational skills

Commercial mindset

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Audit Manager

Location: Darlington

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Audit Manager to join a highly regarded Top 20 accountancy practice. This is an excellent opportunity for an ACA-qualified auditor looking to join a progressive firm offering a high-quality client portfolio, genuine career progression and a collaborative working environment.

What you will be doing as an Audit Manager

As an Audit Manager, you’ll take ownership of a varied portfolio of clients across multiple sectors, ensuring audit engagements are delivered efficiently, on time and to the highest professional standards.

• Managing a portfolio of audit clients, ranging from SMEs to larger, more complex organisations.
• Leading audit assignments from planning through to completion.
• Working closely with audit partners to deliver high-quality client service.
• Managing audit budgets, timelines and resource planning.
• Reviewing audit work and ensuring compliance with auditing standards and firm procedures.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser.
• Supporting the delivery of statutory accounts and general practice work where required.
• Identifying commercial opportunities and providing proactive advice to clients.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior members of the audit team.
• Supporting partners with client development and the continued growth of the audit department.

What you will need to succeed as an Audit Manager

• ACA or ACCA qualification.
• Significant audit experience gained within an accountancy practice.
• Current role with a strong audit focus (50%+).
• Experience managing a varied portfolio of clients from SMEs through to larger businesses.
• Exposure to general practice work, including statutory accounts preparation.
• Strong client relationship management and stakeholder communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• A confident, professional and commercially minded approach.
• Experience supporting partners and leading client engagements.
• An ambitious mindset with a desire to progress within a leading accountancy practice.

Why join this firm?

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working.
• Company pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Additional annual leave with seniority and the option to purchase up to five extra days.
• Christmas office closure (subject to business requirements).
• Life assurance (4x salary).
• Enhanced family leave policies.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee discounts platform.
• Flexible benefits including options for critical illness cover, health cash plan, cycle to work scheme, eye care and dental cover.
• Ongoing training and clear opportunities for career progression within a Top 20 accountancy practice.

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.