Audit Senior

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services group in Harrogate is seeking an Audit Senior / Audit Assistant Manager to join their expanding audit team. This role involves leading audit assignments, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Candidates should be ACA or ACCA qualified with experience in external audits. The position offers a salary range of £39,000 - £49,000 and various benefits including 25 days' holiday, flexible working, and professional membership payments.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Payment of professional memberships

Staff discounts on Wills and mortgages

Qualifications

• Qualified audit professional with experience in external audits.
• Strong understanding of technical and quality standards.
• Ability to mentor and support junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit assignments and fieldwork teams.
• Plan and budget audits prior to commencement.
• Review work of trainees to ensure quality.

Skills

Experience planning and leading external audits

Knowledge of FRS 102

Experience with audit software (MyWorkpapers)

Demonstrable client-facing experience

ACA or ACCA qualified

Job description

Our client is a long-established and growing multi-office professional services group offering audit, accountancy, tax, financial planning, wills & probate and corporate advisory services across Yorkshire and Derbyshire. With a team of over 150 specialists and a strong reputation for quality and client care, the firm continues to expand and is now seeking a motivated Audit Senior / Audit Assistant Manager to join its audit team in Harrogate. This opportunity offers genuine career progression, increased responsibility, and long-term development within a supportive and forward-thinking practice.

Job Overview

This role is ideal for a qualified audit professional seeking progression into a more senior or managerial-level position. You will take responsibility for leading audit assignments, supporting and mentoring junior staff, and ensuring the consistent delivery of high‑quality audit and accounting services.

• Leading audit fieldwork teams across a diverse client portfolio.
• Planning and budgeting audits prior to commencement.
• Completing audit work on key risk areas and overseeing audit testing.
• Liaising directly with clients to resolve queries, escalating complex matters when appropriate.
• Reviewing work completed by trainees to ensure readiness for manager/director review.
• Preparing statutory financial statements (UK GAAP) and drafting tax computations.
• Meeting internal and external deadlines while managing workloads effectively.
• Coaching and supporting junior team members, providing constructive feedback.
• Ensuring exceptional client service and adherence to technical and quality standards.
• Assisting with billing and monitoring recoveries.
• Identifying opportunities for additional services and developing external networks.

Job Requirements

• Experience planning and leading external audits within an accountancy practice.
• Knowledge of FRS 102 and ideally the Charities SORP.
• Experience working with audit software (MyWorkpapers desirable).
• Demonstrable client-facing experience.
• ACA or ACCA qualified.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary 39,000 - 49,000 depending on experience
• 5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:30)
• Flexible working around core hours when office-based (10:30-16:00)
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Payment of professional memberships
• Health Cash Plan (Level 1)
• Life assurance (4 salary)
• Various staff incentives including referral schemes and rewards
• Staff discounts on Wills, LPAs and residential mortgages
• Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties
• Travel required for audit visits (expenses covered)

Bennett & Game Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.