Audit Senior

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a qualified ACA/ACCA auditor to join their dynamic Bristol team. This role involves planning and executing comprehensive audits, ensuring adherence to the highest standards of professionalism. You'll collaborate closely with clients and internal teams, driving excellent service and maintaining effective communication. With a focus on career development, you'll also support junior team members in their growth. Enjoy a hybrid working policy, generous benefits, and a supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance cover

Flexible benefits

Family friendly policies

Profit-Sharing Plan

Paid overtime or time off in lieu

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA with audit experience in planning and completion.
• Strong communication and organisational skills to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver complete audit files, ensuring professional scepticism.
• Liaise with client teams and manage budgetary controls throughout audits.

Skills

Audit experience

Excellent communication skills

Client focused

Organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Proactive teamwork

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

Excel

Word

CCH accounts and audit automation

Job description

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The role

involves planning and delivering a complete audit file, to include:

1. Audit planning section
2. Assessing audit risks and materiality levels
3. Designing and implementing testing work programmes
4. Completion of audit fieldwork, applying professional scepticism throughout
5. Clear documentation of audit findings and notes on judgemental matters
6. Recording unadjusted misstatements and management letter points and discussing these with client team
7. File completion, including summarising key audit findings for the partner's attention
8. Review of junior team member's work assisting in their development
9. Regular communication with manager throughout audit process
10. Responsibility for budgetary control and keeping manager informed thereon
11. Key point of contact for liaising with client teams on all audit matters, as well as to achieve excellent client service
12. Liaising with other Saffery teams, such as corporate tax, to ensure we provide a joined-up service

The team

The Accounts and Audit team within the Bristol office comprises over 40 members of staff ranging from Directors to accounts assistants and audit juniors. The team reports to all of the partners within the office on a variety of tasks ranging from audits, outsourcing and management accounts, VAT returns, statutory accounts preparation and ad-hoc client queries.

The office

We offer accounting, audit and assurance, business advisory, corporate finance, tax and VAT services. We act for businesses and individuals both in the UK and internationally. Our staff work regularly and closely with their colleagues in our national offices to provide a seamless service to clients, wherever they are located. Our Bristol office is home to six partners and over 100 members of staff.

You

1. ACA/ACCA qualified
2. Audit experience, including planning and completion
3. Excellent communication skills
4. Client focused with commerciality awareness
5. Computer experience: Excel, Word and ideally CCH accounts and audit automation
6. Good technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting and auditing standards
7. Excellent organisational skills and ability to work on multiple jobs at once
8. Ability to work in a pressured environment
9. Proactive nature and enjoys working as part of a team
10. Although not a pre-requisite, it would be beneficial if you had:
11. Driving licence and ability to travel to client premises
12. Experience of consolidated accounts
13. Experience of IFRS

Salary/Benefits

1. A 35-hour working week with a hybrid working policy, with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4)
2. Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies
3. Eligibility for the firm's Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December
4. Paid overtime or time off in lieu.

About us

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK's 15th largest accountancy firm.

When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We're a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We're committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset - our people.

As a proud member of Nexia, a leading, international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we've got access to local insight on a global scale.

Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.

We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength. Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.