Audit Technical Senior Manager

RSM; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Audit Technical Senior Manager to strengthen their Audit Technical Team. The role requires expertise in audit methodology and experience in performing engagement quality reviews. The position offers a hybrid working model, numerous professional development opportunities, and competitive benefits including 27 days of holiday. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional looking to make a significant impact in the auditing sector.

Benefits

Hybrid working

27 days holiday

Access to financial wellbeing benefits

Access to 300+ courses on demand

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Manager or Senior Manager within a technical team is preferred.
• Strong audit methodology and audit reporting knowledge is required.
• Must have experience performing engagement quality reviews.

Responsibilities

• Act as an audit methodology specialist on complex audits.
• Perform second opinion reviews of technical auditing matters.
• Assist with audit methodology consultations.

Skills

Audit methodology expertise

Engagement quality reviews

Excellent communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified - or equivalent

Job description

Audit Technical Senior Manager

We are searching for an experienced Audit Technical Senior Manager.

Make an Impact in our Audit Technical Team at RSM UK

Our National Audit Technical Services (NATS) is responsible for maintaining and driving technical quality of the audit firm's operational procedures, providing technical support to partners and staff on technical auditing and methodology issues, audit reporting matters, and conducting engagement quality reviews.

We need to expand further our audit technical team to meet anticipated growth in our audit practice, continue to provide technical auditing support, ensure quality is maintained, identify efficiencies in working practices and lead on implementing audit methodology and reporting changes as they are published in the future, so this is an exciting time to join the team as a Technical Senior Manager and be part of our journey!

This role can be based out of any of our UK offices, but some travel will be expected to regional offices.

Your Impact

• Acting as an audit methodology specialist on complex audits, providing audit teams with targeted expertise on the subject matter to support high audit quality
• Performing second opinion reviews of technical auditing matters under UK ISAs, developing our audit teams in the process
• Assisting with audit methodology and reporting consultations submitted to the firm’s service desk
• Drafting audit methodology and audit reporting internal technical communications and practice aids
• Being a point of contact for informal technical queries from client-facing Partners and staff in your local region but also supporting other offices nationwide

What we are looking for:

• ACA/ACCA qualified - or equivalent
• Experience of working as a Manager or Senior Manager within a technical team would be preferred however candidates from larger firms working on audit methodology will also be considered
• Strong audit methodology and audit reporting knowledge
• Experience of performing engagement quality reviews, reviews of qualified and modified audit reports and involvement in audit methodology issues within their firms
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills

What we can offer you:

• Hybrid working
• Opportunity to develop deep technical knowledge and expertise in core areas of corporate reporting (such as changes in accounting standards); and emerging areas (such as sustainability reporting)
• 27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, health, and wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse talent development team