Audit Senior - Cleckheaton

BHP LLP; Cleckheaton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Audit Senior to join their dynamic team in Cleckheaton. This pivotal role involves leading audit projects, managing client relationships, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and project management skills, along with a proactive approach to improving internal processes. With a focus on personal and team development, this position offers the opportunity to engage in strategic projects and contribute to business development activities. If you're passionate about audit quality and client service, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in audit practice.
• ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit project teams and manage client relationships.
• Ensure quality control and support audit managers with budgets.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Client Relationship Management

Business Development

Analytical Skills

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Accounting Packages

Job description

We are looking for an Audit Senior to join our team in Cleckheaton.

This is a wide-ranging and challenging position that requires an individual who is committed to and energised by client relationships, team and personal development as well as audit quality. The role will involve leading audit on-site project teams, being a key point of contact for client finance teams and providing quality deliverables to the senior members of the team.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Being the on-site project lead for a portfolio of audits. You will complete work on higher risk areas of the audit file as well as being responsible for coaching and project managing the on-site team.
2. You will be the primary on-site liaison for the key client contacts. You will engage with them on project management and ensure expectations and deliverables are effectively managed.
3. You will be responsible for quality control of the team's work by providing effective support and challenge as well as reviewing work.
4. You will support the Audit Manager/Senior manager in engagement economics, including preparation of budgets and tracking against actuals.
5. Manage your own time and that of others to meet deadlines and deliver an effective service to clients.
6. Opportunity to be involved in strategic projects at office and firm-wide level.
7. Contributions to business development activities.

Person Specification:

1. Ambition and determination to contribute more broadly, including business development.
2. Confident communicator, able to liaise with clients and colleagues at all levels.
3. Leadership & people skills to help develop junior members of the team.
4. Accurate, methodical and organised.
5. Strong project management skills.
6. Self-starter who can manage their own time to meet deadlines.
7. Pro-active with the ability to work on their own initiative to improve internal processes.
8. Well presented, dynamic and personable.
9. Ability to pro-actively research and improve technical knowledge.
10. ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent.
11. At least 3 years' experience in audit practice.
12. Excellent IT skills, including experience of using different accounting packages and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.