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Audit Senior

Autograph Recruitment

Newport

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 48,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading Top 20 Accountancy Practice in Newport seeks an Audit Senior for their growing audit team. This full-time role involves managing audit teams, ensuring quality, client communication, and providing recommendations for improvement. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in audit, excellent communication skills, and proficiency with key auditing software. Competitive salary and a range of benefits offered.

Benefits

30 days holiday (including bank holidays)
Life assurance (2 x salary)
ICAEW/ACCA subscriptions paid
Flexible working

Qualifications

  • Good amount of post-qualification Audit experience required.
  • Experience in managing juniors on audits essential.
  • Proficient user of Pro Audit and CCH Accounts Production preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage audit teams on-site and ensure tasks are completed.
  • Identify audit risks and ensure appropriate work addresses them.
  • Review audit papers of junior members during fieldwork.

Skills

Organisational Skills
Time Management
Technical Ability
Client Communication

Education

Post-qualification Audit Experience
Professional Qualifications (ICAEW/ACCA)

Tools

Pro Audit
CCH Accounts Production

Job description

Audit Senior

Location: Newport

Position: Full Time / Permanent

Salary: Negotiable

Our Client

Autograph are working alongside a leading, dynamic, Top 20 Accountancy Practice based in Newport. The Newport office is recruiting an audit senior to join its growing audit team. They harness global intelligence and combine this with local presence and knowledge to share technical and commercial insight.

The opportunity

The Audit Senior will be the key member of the Business Advisory Department. They will be the first point of contact for the client during fieldwork and will be responsible for managing and assisting the audit team on-site. They will also be responsible for keeping management up to date on the status of the fieldwork.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop technical ability by attending webinars and keeping abreast of technical development;
  • Identify key audit risks based on the background knowledge, thorough research, preliminary results and discussions with the client, and ensure appropriate work is done to address those
  • Review audit working papers of junior members of the team during fieldwork; • Lead fieldwork teams on larger or higher risk audit clients;
  • Being the first point of contact for the client whilst on-site and ensure any remaining queries are dealt with promptly even after the fieldwork has ended;
  • Identify any areas of weakness in the client's system & controls and making reasonable recommendations for improvements;
  • Data processing and reconciliations both at clients premises and in the office
  • Raise any potential time overruns with the manager as they are identified;
  • Be responsible for clearing review points and addressing any follow up queries until the date the audit report is signed.
The ideal candidate
  • Ideally a proficient user of Pro Audit (auto automation) and CCH Accounts Production;
  • Must have a good amount of post-qualification Audit experience
  • Experience as senior overseeing juniors on audits;
  • Manage the fieldwork team, allocating the appropriate level of work to more junior members of staff;
  • Highly developed organisational skills
  • Provide timely and constructive feedback to the audit fieldwork team;
  • Discuss difficult/contentious matters with the client directly on-site;
  • Present yourself in a professional manner to the client at all times, including being appropriately dressed and communicating in an appropriate manne
Benefits
  • 30days holiday (including bank holidays
  • Life assurance (2 x salary)
  • ICAEW/ACCA subscriptions paid
  • Flexible working
Next steps:

If this sounds like a great opportunity and you can demonstrate a proven track record in initiating and delivering the above, with solid results, then please click Apply to upload your CV for consideration. Alternatively contact Hannah Dolan on 07717394140 or hannah@autographrecruitment.co.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.

  • £45000 - £48000 per annum + Paid Overtime, Bonus and Benefits
  • We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.
  • £45000 - £48000 per annum + Paid Overtime, Bonus and Benefits
  • We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.
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