Audit Senior

Sumer; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading accountancy firm as an Audit Senior in Greater Manchester. You will manage audit assignments, supervise juniors, and enhance client relationships while ensuring compliance and quality standards within a supportive team environment. Enjoy a positive workplace culture with many opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

Life assurance

Pension

Incredible development and career growth

Access to counselling services

Subsidised health

Qualifications

• Proven experience in audit and accounts.
• Up-to-date with relevant accounting and auditing standards.
• Ability to identify issues and suggest practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver audit assignments from planning to completion.
• Supervise and mentor audit juniors.
• Prepare on-site audit findings reports.

Skills

Client Interaction

Team Leadership

Problem-Solving

Risk Awareness

Technical Knowledge

Education

Qualified Accountant: ACCA/ACA or equivalent qualification

Tools

CaseWare

CCH

Job description

Sumer Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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As one of the region’s leading independent chartered accountants and business advisors, Cowgills has the expertise and knowledge to provide you with a full-service offering. Our independence ensures that we can tailor our approach to suit our clients’ individual needs. We have over 200 talented, committed and engaged employees, totally focused on delivering financial guidance and growth strategies to our clients.

The Role

As an Audit Senior, you will be responsible for delivering audit assignments from planning to completion, working closely with assistant managers, managers, and senior team members. You will play a key role in liaising with clients, executing audit procedures, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality work. Additionally, you will support and mentor junior team members, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to the smooth running of audit engagements.

Department Audit Employment Type Permanent Location Wigan Workplace type Onsite

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Helen Mills

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead on-site audits, executing the agreed plan from start to completion, managing resources effectively, and assigning tasks with clear deadlines.
• Ensure audit quality, maintaining compliance with company policies and auditing standards while upholding best practices.
• Supervise and mentor audit juniors, reviewing their work, providing constructive feedback, and supporting their professional development.
• Prepare on-site audit findings reports, identifying key risks, areas of concern, and significant messages for review by senior team members.
• Build strong client relationships, adapting communication and approach to ensure a smooth audit process and client satisfaction.
• Collaborate across service lines, recognising where multiple services are provided to the same client and working with other teams to enhance the client experience.
• Contribute to team development, offering support, sharing knowledge, and fostering a culture of collaboration.
• Continuously develop expertise, proactively seeking learning opportunities, identifying overlaps in work, and maximising cross-team collaboration.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified Accountant: ACCA/ACA or equivalent qualification
• Audit Practice Experience: Proven experience in audit and accounts, with a solid understanding of quality and regulatory standards.
• Risk Awareness: Familiar with risk assessment and effective control measures within the audit process.
• Client Interaction: Skilled in managing client relationships and addressing their needs effectively.
• Team Leadership: Capable of guiding and supporting junior staff, fostering a productive team environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Up-to-date with relevant accounting and auditing standards, including FRS and IFRS.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify issues and suggest practical solutions.
• Software Proficiency: Experience with CaseWare and CCH is beneficial but not required.
  
  

Benefits

• People join Cowgills because of the positive and enjoyable culture that our people create, we can guarantee you’ll really love working here
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Incredible development and career growth
• List of benefits including, access to counselling services and subsidised health
  
  

About Cowgills

We’re not your ordinary accountancy firm, far from it. While we’re one of the North West’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that we work with people, not just numbers.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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  Other

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Accounting

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