Audit Senior

Quest Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

35-hour flexitime week

20 days paid holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance scheme

Cashback health scheme

Season ticket loans

CSR day paid by the Firm

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency is seeking an Audit Senior for their London office. This role involves preparing statutory accounts, training junior staff, and requires ACA or ACCA qualification. The position promises exposure to diverse clients and offers a competitive salary with flexible working hours, including hybrid arrangements. Successful candidates will be proficient in Excel and have experience supervising audit teams.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years post-qualification experience preferred.
• Experience in supervising audit teams.
• Experience in auditing clients.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and audit of statutory accounts.
• Responsible for training new staff.
• Delegate and review junior staff work.

Skills

Teamwork

Strong IT skills

Knowledge of Excel

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

CCH ProAudit software

CCH Accounts Production

Job description

About the job Audit Senior

We are looking for Audit Seniors for both our London and Guildford offices. The role is approximately 75%/80% audit, 25%/20% financial accounting/general.

Main responsibilities

• Preparation and audit of statutory accounts to comply with UK GAAP and International auditing and accounting standards.
• Preparation of accounts for partnerships and sole traders.
• Preparation of management accounts.
• Responsible for the training and supervision of new and junior members of staff in all aspects of accountancy and audit, and the use of CCH accounting software.
• To delegate routine work to the juniors either on site or in the office, and to review that work when it is completed.

What we are looking for

• ACA or ACCA qualification with 1 or 2 years post-qualification experience preferred, but would consider newly qualified
• Experience of working effectively within a team
• Experience of acting as a supervising senior on Audit Clients, audit team 2+
• Strong IT skills including good knowledge of Excel and preferably experience of CCH ProAudit software and CCH Accounts Production

What we can offer you

• Exposure to a variety of clients including retail, media, technology, not for profit, education, leisure and hospitality
• Potential to progress with the Firm. Some of our Partners trained with the Firm on our graduate training programme
• 35 hour week on a flexitime basis; core hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hybrid working arrangement with a requirement to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week
• Competitive salary, reviewed annually in July
• 20 days paid holiday (increased by 1 day for each complete year of service to 30 June up to a maximum of 5 days) + Bank Holidays + 3 or 4 Christmas closure days
• Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave Pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Cash back health scheme
• 1 Professional subscription paid by the Firm
• Season ticket loans
• CSR day paid by the Firm
• Opportunity to meet colleagues outside of work at various social events organised by the Staff Action Team throughout the year