Audit - Senior Associate

Saffery; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Profit-Sharing Plan

Job summary

Saffery LLP in Peterborough is seeking an experienced Audit Senior to join our audit team. You should be ACA or ACCA qualified with a commercially minded, organised approach to client work, and ready to handle planning and completion of audit files across a portfolio of clients.

You will mentor junior staff, manage budgets, and coordinate with other Saffery teams to deliver joined-up services. A driving licence and willingness to travel to client premises are beneficial.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified.
• Audit experience, including planning and completion.
• Experience with CCH AP/AA and Inflo preferable.
• Excellent communication and client-focused approach.
• Proficient in Excel and Word; audit automation knowledge helpful.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting/auditing standards.
• Good organisational skills and ability to multitask.
• Proactive team player; able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a complete audit file across clients.
• Assess audit risks and materiality levels.
• Design and implement testing work programmes.
• Complete audit fieldwork with professional scepticism.
• Document audit findings and judgement points clearly.
• Record misstatements and management letter points; discuss with client team.
• Summarise key audit findings for partner review.
• Review junior team members' work and support their development.
• Maintain regular communication with manager throughout the audit.
• Manage budgetary control and keep management informed.
• Act as key contact for client teams and ensure excellent service.
• Liaise with other Saffery teams for joined-up service.

Skills

Audit experience

Communication skills

Client focus

Organisational skills

Team player

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

CCH AP

CCH AA

Inflo

Excel

Word

Audit automation

Job description

Audit Senior - Peterborough

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

The responsibilities

This is a challenging and interesting role which will include exposure to a wide range of clients, often working to tight deadlines.

The role involves planning and delivering a complete audit file, to include:

• Audit planning section
• Assessing audit risks and materiality levels
• Designing and implementing testing work programmes
• Completion of audit fieldwork, applying professional scepticism throughout
• Clear documentation of audit findings and notes on judgemental matters
• Recording unadjusted misstatements and management letter points and discussing these with client team
• File completion, including summarising key audit findings for the partner's attention
• Review of junior team member's work assisting in their development
• Regular communication with manager throughout audit process
• Responsibility for budgetary control and keeping manager informed thereon
• Key point of contact for liaising with client teams on all audit matters, as well as to achieve excellent client service
• Liaising with other Saffery teams, such as corporate tax, to ensure we provide a joined-up service

The team

The Audit team within the Peterborough office comprises staff ranging from Directors to audit assistants and audit juniors. The team reports to all of the partners within the office on a variety of tasks ranging from audit and accounts preparation and ad-hoc client queries.

You

• ACA/ACCA qualified
• Audit experience, including planning and completion
• It is preferable to have experience in CCH AP and AA as well as Inflo
• Excellent communication skills
• Client focused with commerciality awareness
• Computer experience: Excel, Word and ideally CCH accounts and audit automation
• Good technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting and auditing standards
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work on multiple jobs at once
• Ability to work in a pressured environment
• Proactive nature and enjoys working as part of a team
• Although not a pre-requisite, it would be beneficial if you had:
• Driving licence and ability to travel to client premises
• Experience of consolidated accounts
• Experience of IFRS

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.

We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength. Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.