Audit Senior

Kreston Reeves; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kreston Reeves is seeking an Audit Senior for their Canterbury office, responsible for leading audits from planning to completion while managing a team. The role offers opportunities to work with diverse clients in various sectors while fostering an environment focused on personal and professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Employee assistance programme

5% matched contribution pension

Cycle to work scheme

Continuous support and development

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant with experience in audit.
• Ability to lead and train a team of auditors.
• Experience managing audits from planning to completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of auditors and manage audits from planning to completion.
• Compile accounts and assist with corporate tax returns.
• Train juniors and review their work.

Skills

Accountancy

Team Leadership

Auditing

Client Management

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Kreston Reeves is currently hiring for an Audit Senior to join on a permanent basis in Canterbury.

We are so much more than just accountants, business, and financial advisers…

Our purpose is to guide our clients, colleagues, and communities to a brighter future.

Kreston Reeves LLP

We’re committed to living by our purpose and values - 'Understand’ , 'Look ahead’ , 'Make it personal’ , 'Be crystal clear’ and 'Be human’ . And have created a culture in which we strive for our clients, colleagues, and communities to thrive.

We work as a team and have a wide range of skills, specialisms, and expertise amongst us. We pride ourselves on being a socially responsible employer and have a very active Corporate Social Responsibility programme which holds us accountable against four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - 'Good health and wellbeing’, 'Quality education’, 'Reduced inequalities’ and 'Climate action’.

Kreston Reeves is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering a diverse, fair and inclusive culture. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for our roles and equal consideration will be given to every application.

Our people are our core asset so it’s important to us that we create an environment where they are recognised, included, and valued.

Audit Senior

We are looking for a qualified accountant who enjoys audit to join our growing audit and corporate team. You will be based in our Canterbury office, but our clients are based all over Sussex, Kent and London and you will have plenty of opportunities to get involved with a mix of clients and sectors including not for profit in our ever-expanding audit and corporate team.

Your primary role will be to lead a team of auditors and to manage audits from planning to completion for a range of our clients. You will also have exposure to compiling accounts as well as corporate tax returns. You will be responsible for leading and training juniors and reviewing their work. You will also assist the managers and partners with running their portfolios.

What's in it for me?

Kreston Reeves is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.

By joining us you can expect:

· Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience

· Opportunities to develop a varied portfolio of work with different clients

· Strong, inspiring, and thought-provoking leadership

· A genuinely supportive and collaborative environment

· A culture of learning in a stimulating environment

As well as this, we offer:

Leave – We offer a generous annual leave allowance, Holiday buying (up to 5 days), Agile working

Retail – Restaurant cards (Gourmet Society and Tastecard), Discount shopping, Fabyouless

Mental Wellbeing – Employee assistance programme and counselling

Physical Wellbeing – Vitality PMI/Westfield Hospital Treatment Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance , BMI Health Assessment , GymFlex, DNAFit, Annual flu jab

Financial Wellbeing – 5% matched contribution pension, 2x salary Life Assurance , Westfield Health Cash Plan , 50% Income Protection for 5 years, Increase to Life Assurance,Increase to Health Cash Plan, Options to increase pension, life assurance and healthcare cash plan (yourself and/or family)

CSR – Give as you earn , 1 day off to take up volunteering opportunities. Opportunities to support our commitment to charitable causes

Travel – Cycle to work scheme , Travel Insurance , Interest Free Season Ticket Loan (London only) , Interest Free Car or Motorbike Loan

Recognition – Monthly nominations for financial awards based on culture and values demonstration, fair and transparent meritocracy

Development – We offer continuous support and development with clear mapped progression routes across the business. Access to a calendar of training courses run internally and externally, offer paid professional subscriptions

Diversity Inclusion and Belonging – We operate several Family friendly policies, offer Childcare vouchers and take proactive steps to create an inclusive environment

Kreston Reeves celebrates and promotes diversity and acknowledges that difference brings value to our business. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome an application from you regardless of your race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We believe in creating an even playing field for all of our colleagues, where we can all belong.

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom