Audit Senior Associate

ICAEW; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour working week hybrid policy

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance cover

Profit-Sharing Plan

Job summary

Saffery LLP in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Qualified Senior Associate to join our audit team. Applicants must be CA, ACA or ACCA qualified and able to display a commercially minded and organised approach to client work.

You will be a key part of a growing team providing audit, advisory and accounting services to diverse clients, with a clear path for progression as the firm expands.

Qualifications

• CA, ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Strong audit experience, including planning and completion.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Client-focused with a keen sense of commerciality.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word, and familiarity with CCH accounts and audit automation (preferred).
• Up-to-date technical knowledge in accounting and auditing standards.
• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, pressured environment and be a strong team player.

Responsibilities

• Project manage and drive forwards the audit and accounting process, liaising with senior finance staff.
• Take ownership of planning, fieldwork and completion of audit engagements with managers and partners.
• Contribute to direction and running of the team; participate in ad hoc projects and client advisory work.
• Supervise and coach junior staff and coordinate with tax staff and clients.

Skills

Audit experience

Communication skills

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Education

CA/ACA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

Word

CCH accounts

Audit automation

Job description

Please note, we will also consider applications from candidates that are due to fully qualify in 2026/ 2027.

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

You will become a key part of a growing team, which provides a wide range of audit, advisory and accounting services to a huge range of diverse clients including but not limited to landed estates, charities, owner-managed businesses and FCA regulated entities.

Our Audit Senior Associates:

• Project manage and drive forwards the audit and accounting process, including liaising directly with senior individuals in clients' finance teams/
• Get actively involved in every aspect of the audit process, taking ownership of planning, fieldwork, and the completion on audit engagements, working closely with managers and partners.
• Have the opportunity to get involved in the direction and overall running of the team.
  There may also be opportunities to work on ad hoc projects e.g, department or firmwide working groups and client advisory work.

Our Audit Senior Associates are often given the opportunity to manage a small portfolio of jobs, which helps you to develop the next stage of your career progression. With exciting growth plans in the team, we have a successful framework in place where you will be supported and encouraged throughout your time with us, to allow ample opportunity for further development.

The Team

Our Edinburgh team provide tailor made services, including accounting, audit and assurance, tax, corporate finance and business advisory, for all aspects of our clients' lives. We advise on both their personal and business affairs, as well as assisting at all phases of wealth generation, preservation and succession.

The Office

Our Edinburgh office is home to 6 partners and over 80 staff. Our modern, purpose-built office space in Haymarket Square is within walking distance of the city centre with easy access to bus, tram and national rail services.

You

The successful candidate will be expected to have responsibility for leading a range of audits. You will be responsible for supervising and coaching the work of more junior staff and liaising with tax staff, partners and clients. The role will provide a good range of work for someone with solid technical skills and a background of audit work, wishing to build on their experience in a fast-growing office that will provide opportunities for progression.

Qualifications and Skills:

• CA, ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Strong audit experience, including planning and completion.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Client-focused with a keen sense of commerciality.
• Proficiency in computer applications, including Excel and Word, and familiarity with CCH accounts and audit automation (preferred).
• Up-to-date technical knowledge, including recent developments in accounting and auditing standards.
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and pressured environment.
• Proactive nature and a strong team player.

Reward and Benefits

• A 35 hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4)
• Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies.
• Eligibility for the firm's Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.

About Us

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK's 15th largest accountancy firm.

When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We're a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We're committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset - our people.

As a proud member of Nexia, a leading, international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we've got access to local insight on a global scale.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.

Built on values of excellence, integrity, collaborative, progressive and responsible, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.