Audit Senior

PKF FRANCIS CLARK; Cotswold District; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chartered accountants firm in the Cotswold District is seeking a part-qualified audit professional eager to take on responsibilities and enhance their skills. This role involves assisting in audits, supporting clients, and supervising a team. With a commitment to professional development and well-being, the firm offers various benefits including a pension, health cash plan, and flexible hybrid working. Join a supportive team culture focused on your growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

Pension

Health cash plan

Cycle to work

Gifts for career milestones

Qualifications

• Part-qualified audit professional with relevant experience.
• Experience in statutory audits within professional practice.
• Familiarity with group audits and consolidated financial statements is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and executing statutory audits for corporate clients.
• Take ownership of smaller audit assignments or support larger engagements.
• Supervise and guide junior team members.

Skills

Audit experience

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

ACA or ACCA part-qualified

Tools

Automated audit software

Digital accounting platforms

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the planning and execution of statutory audits for corporate clients
• Taking ownership of smaller audit assignments or supporting larger engagements
• Working closely with the audit team to ensure procedures are followed
• Supporting managers and assistant managers on technical and client‑facilitated tasks
• Supervising and guiding junior team members
• Developing strong working relationships with clients
• Communicating effectively to ensure a smooth audit process
• Preparing audit documentation for review
• Raising technical or client‑specific issues and suggesting solutions

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA part‑qualified, with relevant audit experience
• Experience in statutory audit within a professional practice
• Exposure to group audits and consolidated financial statements is a plus
• Full clean driving licence and access to a car
• Well‑organised and able to manage time independently
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Professional and client‑focused
• Familiar with automated audit software and digital accounting platforms

About the Role

Are you a part‑qualified audit professional ready to take on more responsibility and broaden your experience? At PKF Francis Clark, we believe in nurturing talent and providing meaningful opportunities to grow – all within a culture that values balance, collaboration and long‑term development.

We've been recognised as one of the Top UK Employers for Development within the Workplace by Great Place to Work, a testament to our commitment to creating a supportive and growth‑oriented environment.

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that's right for you. Established in 1919, we've grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we're big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture.

We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward‑thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working. And our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally.

Benefits

• Pension
• Group life assurance – up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare
• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle to work
• Medicash Extras providing shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation

These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to the employee's post‑exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.