Audit RI Partner

Insite Finance; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity potential

Hybrid working

Oxford office

Job summary

Insite Finance in Oxford offers a Hybrid RI Partner role at the forefront of a rapidly expanding practice backed by significant investment. You will lead audit quality, portfolio oversight, and regulatory governance while guiding integration of acquired firms and forming strategic growth initiatives.

You will influence leadership, foster client relationships, and drive expansion across the audit function within a fast-moving acquisitive environment. RI status or close to it is welcomed.

Qualifications

• Strong external audit experience from a practice.
• Existing RI status or close to obtaining it.
• ACA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Commercial mindset balancing technical quality with client delivery.

Responsibilities

• Act as Responsible Individual across a varied audit client portfolio.
• Lead and develop audit teams through growth and acquisition activity.
• Support integration and standardisation of newly acquired firms.
• Build long-term relationships with entrepreneurial and mid-market clients.
• Work with senior leadership on growth strategy and operational development.
• Drive audit quality, compliance, and best practice across the business.
• Support development of future leaders within the team.
• Contribute to business development and market positioning.

Skills

Audit leadership

Client engagement

People leadership

Education

ACA or equivalent

RI status

Job description

Oxford | Hybrid working available
£110,000 - £150,000 + Equity Potential + Route to Board-Level Influence

There are firms that talk about growth, and then there are businesses genuinely reshaping the market through acquisition, investment, and ambitious leadership. This opportunity sits firmly in the latter camp. Private equity money meeting professional services ambition. A combination that either creates a powerhouse or several hundred LinkedIn posts about "transformational journeys".
A rapidly expanding practice is looking to appoint an Audit RI Partner as part of its continued growth strategy. Backed by significant investment and growing quickly through acquisition, the firm is building towards becoming a Top 20 challenger within the next 12 months.
This is not a role where you'll inherit a static portfolio and spend years waiting for movement. The business is actively evolving, creating genuine opportunities for progression, influence, and long-term leadership involvement. The successful Audit RI Partner will play a visible role in shaping the direction of the audit function during a particularly exciting period of expansion.
Based in Oxford with hybrid flexibility, the role offers a blend of strategic leadership, client engagement, and operational influence within a highly acquisitive environment.

Audit RI Partner

You’ll take responsibility for audit quality, portfolio leadership, and regulatory oversight while helping integrate newly acquired businesses into the wider group structure. Alongside leading complex client relationships, you’ll work closely with senior leadership on growth strategy, operational development, and team expansion.
The business is open to individuals who already hold RI status, as well as experienced senior audit professionals who are close to obtaining it and looking for a platform that can accelerate the next stage of their career.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as Responsible Individual across a varied audit client portfolio
• Leading and developing audit teams through a period of sustained growth and acquisition activity
• Supporting the integration and standardisation of newly acquired firms
• Building long-term relationships with entrepreneurial and mid-market clients
• Working closely with senior leadership on strategic growth initiatives
• Driving audit quality, compliance, and best practice across the wider business
• Supporting the development of future leaders within the team
• Contributing to business development activity and market positioning within the accountancy sector

What we’re looking for

• Strong external audit experience gained within a practice environment
• Existing RI status or demonstrably close to obtaining it
• Commercial mindset with the ability to balance technical quality and client delivery
• Comfortable operating within a fast-moving, acquisitive business environment
• Strong people leadership and stakeholder management skills
• ACA or equivalent professional qualification
• Ambition to progress within a growing leadership structure rather than remain static

What’s on offer

• Salary package between £120,000 and £180,000 depending on experience and RI status
• Equity potential and long-term progression opportunities
• Hybrid working and flexibility around office time in Oxford
• Genuine opportunity to influence the direction of a rapidly expanding audit function
• Exposure to complex, high-value client work within a growth-focused environment
• Clear route towards senior leadership and broader operational responsibility
• Backing from a well-funded and ambitious accountancy group with aggressive expansion plans

This opportunity would suit an ambitious Audit RI Partner looking for a platform with genuine momentum, fast-track progression, and the chance to play a key role in the continued evolution of a modern accountancy business.