Audit Senior or Supervisor

Johnston Carmichael; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnston Carmichael in Aberdeen is seeking an Audit Senior or Supervisor to oversee daily audit activities, ensure deadlines and budgets are met, and train junior staff. The role involves liaising with client personnel on-site and maintaining high-quality audit files ready for review.

A Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification or equivalent is preferred, with strong communication and leadership skills. Responsibilities include planning, supervising assistants, and ensuring accurate draft tax

Qualifications

• Leadership and coaching abilities to develop junior staff.
• Strong communication to influence colleagues and clients.
• Relevant experience in audit or a similar role is preferred.
• Qualified CA (or equivalent) with appropriate professional standing.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day audit work and plan engagements.
• Coordinate timing with Audit Manager and client contacts.
• Train and supervise Audit Assistants, providing feedback.
• Build relationships with client staff and liaise on-site.
• Monitor budgeted vs actual time and report variances.
• Ensure confidentiality and timely progression of audit work.
• Review draft tax computations and financial statements for quality.
• Prepare draft financial statements to a high standard.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Audit experience

CA qualification

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for an Audit Senior or Supervisor to join our team in Aberdeen.

Job Purpose:

We are looking to recruit an Audit Senior or Supervisor to be responsible for managing the day to day Audit work; flag up issues and concerns to the Audit Manager at an early stage; train Assistants as needed; ensure deadlines and budgets are met and the Audit file is presented for review as a substantially complete file, finished to a good standard and signed off.

Responsibilities

• Completing the Audit planning documentation
• Arranging the timing of the Audit work with the Audit Manager responsible for the client
• Briefing, training and debriefing Audit Assistants, giving formal feedback as required
• Liaising with client staff while on the client’s premises, building effective relationships with client’s staff
• Monitoring budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up scope issues, on-site issues and overruns to the Audit Manager on a timely basis
• Keeping the client’s staff informed of progress and issues while maintaining confidentiality
• Auditing the draft tax computation and tax provisions with supporting schedules and liaising with the tax staff to get these reviewed as required
• Preparing the draft financial statements to a reasonable standard, free from quality control issues

About You:

• A leader of your work and your professional learning
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
• Relevant experience in this or a similar role is preferred
• Qualified CA (or equivalent)

Why JC?

Johnston Carmichael helps to build success stories that change lives - whether it's our clients, our communities, or most importantly, our people, who now number over 900 across the UK.

We work with individuals and businesses all over the country and our expertise covers almost every industry sector. We're also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 37,000 advisers across more than 114 countries.

Everything we do at Johnston Carmichael is underpinned by our four core values – Doing The Right Thing, Standing In Other People’s Shoes, Leading Our Future and Remaining Relevant. We've created a range of ways to support our people to make sure every voice is heard, including our People and Culture Forum, and we encourage each of our sharp minds to be leaders of their work and learning. You can read more about our culture and values here.

In the last 10 years we've raised more than £450,000 for charity and continuously evolved our commitment to sustainable business practices. We are Gold sponsors of the Kiltwalk and also partner with Netball Scotland and England Netball, creating an enduring impact on the ground in our communities.

Why Audit?

Audit has undergone huge transformation, with regulations developing every year. Our clients need us by their side more than ever.

As technology evolves, we have new opportunities to improve how we help clients throughout the audit cycle and beyond – with more efficiency, greater innovation, and deeper insight.

And, with expertise across a range of industry sectors, there's no shortage of variety in the work we do. We're also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 30,000 advisers across more than 110 countries, so you'll have the opportunity to work with businesses all over the globe.

What you can expect

As well as working with a great team of colleagues and enjoying the balance of hybrid and flexible working, we offer a range of benefits to make your time at JC even more fulfilling. Click here to see what's on offer.

Different backgrounds and different opinions make for more interesting work and better outcomes. We're sure we don't have to say this, but we welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of your heritage, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual identity or gender identity. We also actively encourage applications from anyone who's had an extended time away from paid employment.

Our team is made up of people who've taken varied routes through their careers. We're here to give you the tools, support, and materials to develop your expertise so you can pursue your ambitions. Our JC Aspire learning programme helps everyone reach their personal goals, and we've also carefully created our own Leadership Development Programme, which is accredited by the University of Strathclyde Business School at Masters degree level.

We look forward to hearing from you