Audit Senior Associate

Saffery; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK accountancy firm in Edinburgh as a Qualified Senior Associate in the audit team. Play a key role in managing audit processes for diverse clients while providing mentorship to junior staff. You'll enjoy a supportive environment with hybrid work options and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

35-hour workweek with hybrid working

Contributory pension

25 days leave

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified CA, ACA, or ACCA.
• Experience in planning and completion of audits.
• Technical knowledge of accounting and auditing standards.

Responsibilities

• Project manage and drive the audit and accounting process.
• Take ownership of planning and completion of audit engagements.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff, liaising with clients.

Skills

Strong audit experience

Excellent communication skills

Client-focused with commercial awareness

Outstanding organizational skills

Ability to thrive under pressure

Proactive team player

Education

CA, ACA, or ACCA qualified

Job description

Our Edinburgh office is looking for an experienced, professional, and enthusiastic Qualified Senior Associate to join our audit team. Applicants must be CA, ACA, or ACCA qualified and demonstrate a commercially minded and organized approach to client work.

You will become a key part of a growing team that provides a wide range of audit, advisory, and accounting services to diverse clients, including landed estates, charities, owner-managed businesses, and FCA-regulated entities.

Our Audit Senior Associates:

• Project manage and drive the audit and accounting process, liaising directly with senior individuals in clients' finance teams.
• Take ownership of planning, fieldwork, and completion of audit engagements, working closely with managers and partners.
• Get involved in the direction and overall running of the team, with opportunities to work on ad hoc projects such as department or firmwide working groups and client advisory work.

Our Audit Senior Associates often manage a small portfolio of jobs, supporting career progression. With our growth plans, we offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further development.

We will also consider applications from candidates who are due to fully qualify in the coming months.

The Team

Our Edinburgh team offers tailored services, including accounting, audit and assurance, tax, corporate finance, and business advisory. We advise on personal and business affairs, wealth generation, preservation, and succession.

The Edinburgh office has 5 partners and over 60 staff. We recently moved to a modern, purpose-built space in Haymarket Square, within walking distance of the city center and accessible by bus, tram, and rail.

You

The successful candidate will lead audits, supervise and mentor junior staff, and liaise with tax staff, partners, and clients. The role offers a range of work for someone with solid audit experience seeking progression in a fast-growing office.

Qualifications and Skills:

• CA, ACA, or ACCA qualified.
• Strong audit experience, including planning and completion.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Client-focused with commercial awareness.
• Up-to-date technical knowledge of accounting and auditing standards.
• Experience in managing, training, and evaluating staff.
• Outstanding organizational skills and multitasking ability.
• Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive team player.

Reward and Benefits

• 35-hour workweek with hybrid working (up to 3 days remote, core hours 10-4).
• Benefits including contributory pension, 25 days leave, Life Assurance, flexible benefits, and family-friendly policies.
• Eligibility for profit-sharing, paid in December.
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu.

About Us

Saffery LLP, founded in 1855, is a leading UK accountancy firm, offering accountancy, audit, advisory, tax, and VAT services. As part of Nexia, an international network, we provide local insights globally.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We prioritize ED&I through our 'Everyone Belongs' strategy, fostering a positive, inclusive culture. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability, or neurodivergence, because individual differences strengthen us. At Saffery, potential meets personal excellence.