Audit Senior

McGinnis Loy Associates Ltd; Harrow; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Healthcare

23 days holiday

Job summary

McGinnis Loy Associates Ltd is working with a Top Independent Accountancy Firm to recruit an Audit Senior for their Harrow office. The role is 50% Audit and 50% Accounts advisory, managing owner-managed businesses up to £80m turnover and supervising a small team.

Responsibilities include managing client audits, preparing files for review, planning to meet budgets, and coaching graduates. The firm offers a salary up to £52,000 with pension, healthcare and 23 days holiday.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA or ACCA with practice experience in an accountancy firm.
• Experience managing audit teams and planning smaller audits.
• Driver with access to own car.

Responsibilities

• Manage client audits and assist with complex corporate audits.
• Produce audit files for review by Audit Manager/Director.
• Plan smaller audit assignments and manage budgets to meet deadlines.
• Supervise graduate audit staff on-site and coach them on the job.
• Prepare year-end accounts, financial statements and management accounts.
• Submit accounts to Companies House by deadlines.

Skills

Auditing

Staff management

Budget management

Client liaison

Education

ACCA/ACA Qualification

Job description

Audit Senior / Audit & Accounts Senior - SUPERB ROLE

McGinnis Loy Associates is proud to be working with a Top Independent Accountancy Firm who are looking for a Qualified Audit Senior / Audit & Accounts Senior for their Harrow based office. Undertaking a 50% Audit & 50% Accounts advisory role, you will be helping to manage a portfolio of medium and large owner-managed businesses including partnership (up to £80m turnover) and overseeing a small team of junior staff.

Key duties include:

• Managing client audits and assisting with complex corporate audits for the firm, using computerised audit systems
• Producing audit files for review by the Audit Manager/Director
• Providing general assistance to the junior audit and client accounts team members
• Planning of smaller audit assignments, taking responsibility for achieving agreed budgets and meeting client deadlines.
• Setting objectives for Graduate audit staff and supervising them on-site including reviewing work and coaching on the job
• Assisting with the audit of companies in a range of sectors including IT/Hi-Tech, Consumer Services, Retail, Healthcare, Logistics, Legal Services etc
• Carrying out Year-End Accounts & Financial statements preparation, and management accounting
• Preparation of company accounts, groups of companies, partnerships and LLP's together with Tax computations.
• Close liaison with audit clients and other external stakeholders, often direct contact at Senior Management Level
• Ensuring all work is carried out profitably and on a timely basis in accordance with the firm's standards
• Submitting accounts to Companies House within deadlines

To be considered for the role you should be a Qualified ACA or Qualified ACCA Auditor / Audit & Accounts Senior, ideally degree-educated with extensive practice experience in an Accountancy Practice, staff management skills and a car driver with access to your own car.

On offer is a salary up to £52,000 depending on qualification and experience, with benefits to include company pension, healthcare and 23 days holiday. The firm will happily consider those candidates who may be interested in relocating to the North London area from other parts of the UK.

McGinnis Loy Associates is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy, in accordance with the Employment Agencies Act.