Audit Technical Senior Manager

RSM; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical Senior Manager to join their Audit Technical Team. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact by providing expertise in financial reporting and supporting audit teams. You will engage in complex audits, perform technical reviews, and assist with consultations, all while working in a hybrid environment that promotes professional growth. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, this firm values different perspectives and offers a flexible benefits package, ensuring a fulfilling work-life balance. Join a team that is committed to excellence and innovation in the audit field.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing benefits

Access to 300+ courses

Electric car scheme

Virtual GP access

Qualifications

• Experience as a Manager or Senior Manager in a technical team.
• Strong IFRS and UK GAAP financial reporting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a financial reporting specialist on complex audits.
• Performing second opinion reviews of technical accounting matters.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

UK GAAP knowledge

Technical accounting expertise

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

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 accounting and financial reporting matters, and conducting quality control reviews.

We need to expand further our financial reporting and audit technical teams to meet anticipated growth in our audit practice, continue to provide technical accounting support, ensure quality is maintained, identify efficiencies in working practices and lead on implementing financial 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.

You'll make an impact by:

• Acting as a financial reporting 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 accounting matters under IFRS and UK GAAP, developing our audit teams in the process
• Assisting with financial and non-financial reporting consultations submitted to the firm’s service desk
• Drafting corporate 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:

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• ACA/ACCA qualified - or equivalent
• Experience of working as a Manager or Senior Manager within a technical team or a strong desire to develop your technical corporate reporting knowledge
• Strong IFRS and UK GAAP financial reporting knowledge
• Experience of performing technical reviews of UK Premium, Standard and AIM listed entity financial statements to ensure compliance with reporting requirements
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• 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
  

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Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.