Audit Partner - FS

IN2 Consult; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Hybrid working

Job summary

IN2 Consult partners with a Top 10 global professional services firm to appoint an Audit Partner specializing in Digital Assets and Crypto. You will lead the UK audit portfolio in blockchain, custody, tokenisation and fintech, acting as Responsible Individual and ensuring audit quality and regulatory compliance.

You will drive growth, mentor senior managers toward RI status and shape a pioneering digital audit practice across the UK and global network.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA with RI status and Big 4/Top 10 background.
• Extensive crypto and fintech auditing experience.
• Strong application of IFRS/ISA/UK GAAP in asset-centric audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK digital assets & crypto audit portfolio.
• Sign audit opinions as RI and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive business development and client relationships in crypto/fintech.
• Mentor senior managers towards RI status and partner path.
• Contribute to thought leadership on digital asset audit.

Skills

Chartered Accountant (ACA/ACCA)

RI status

Top 10/Big4 audit experience

Crypto & digital assets knowledge

IFRS/ISA/UK GAAP expertise

Business development

Leadership & stakeholder management

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Chartered Accountant qualification

Job description

Firm: Top 10 Global Professional Services Firm

About the Firm

Our client is a Top 10 professional services firm recognised for its forward-thinking approach to audit, advisory, and assurance. The business is investing heavily in technology-led markets, and is now seeking an Audit Partner to lead its growing Digital Assets & Crypto assurance practice.

This role will shape how the firm serves clients operating in blockchain, digital asset custody, tokenisation, and fintech innovation — from scale-ups to institutional financial platforms.

Role Overview

As an Audit Partner – Digital Assets & Crypto, you’ll lead and expand a high-growth portfolio, combining audit quality leadership with strategic business development. You’ll act as the firm’s signing Responsible Individual (RI), ensuring the delivery of exceptional audit standards and regulatory compliance across a fast-evolving and technically complex sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner Leadership: Lead the UK audit portfolio for clients in digital assets, blockchain, and fintech sectors.
• RI Authority: Act as the Responsible Individual for statutory audits — signing audit opinions and ensuring compliance with UK auditing standards and ethical frameworks.
• Audit Quality & Governance: Uphold the highest levels of audit quality, risk management, and technical excellence in accordance with FRC expectations.
• Client Relationship Management: Build deep, trusted partnerships with boards, founders, and investors in digital-first financial ecosystems.
• Commercial Growth: Drive business development — identifying, winning, and delivering new audit mandates through your network and market presence.
• Thought Leadership: Position the firm as a leading voice on assurance in digital assets, crypto regulation, and emerging financial technologies.
• Team Development: Mentor and develop senior managers and directors, supporting progression towards RI status and partner track.

Essential Experience & Attributes

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA / ACCA / equivalent).
• Current RI status
• Extensive experience within a Top 10 or Big 4 audit environment, ideally including exposure to financial services, fintech, or digital asset clients.
• Strong understanding of crypto and digital asset ecosystems, including custody models, blockchain audit risks, and valuation challenges.
• Deep technical knowledge of IFRS, ISA, and UK GAAP, with the ability to apply complex standards to novel digital asset scenarios.
• Proven ability to win and grow audit mandates, with a commercial mindset and a history of delivering revenue growth.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Entrepreneurial energy — with the credibility to influence both clients and regulators in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Package & Progression

• Base salary up to £300,000, depending on experience.
• Partner profit share / equity track for top performers.
• Comprehensive executive benefits, including healthcare, pension, and hybrid working.
• A platform to shape a pioneering digital audit practice, with influence across the firm’s UK and global network.

Why Join?

This is a rare Partner opportunity for an ambitious and commercially astute RI to lead in one of the fastest-growing and most technically interesting markets in professional services. You’ll be empowered to set direction, drive innovation, and make a lasting impact in the evolution of digital asset audit and assurance.