Auditor

Addington Ball Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Family-friendly flexibility

Direct access to leadership

Job summary

Addington Ball Limited is recruiting an Auditor in Coventry to lead external audits from planning through completion, working with owner-managed businesses, groups and charities. You’ll interact with clients on-site and remotely, review work, and help develop junior staff within a flat, meritocratic firm culture.

You could be at Audit Senior, Assistant Manager, or Audit Manager level, with flexibility on responsibilities and a clear path to progression based on contribution and ability.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA or ACCA, or equivalent audit experience.
• Experience conducting audits in an accountancy practice.
• Ability to own engagements and interact directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead external audit assignments from planning to completion.
• Be a key day-to-day client contact on-site and remotely.
• Review work and mentor junior team members.
• Prepare and review financial statements under UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Work with diverse clients including owner-managed businesses, groups, and charities.
• Support broader service offering including accounts prep, tax compliance, and business advisory.
• Assume greater client and portfolio responsibility as experience grows.

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualified

Audit experience

Client relationship management

Mentoring juniors

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

You're an auditor within a regional accountancy practice and wondering whether your next move has to mean chasing a bigger title, this could offer something refreshingly different.

This is an opportunity to join a well-established Coventry accountancy practice where progression is based on what you contribute, not where you sit on an organisation chart. The structure is deliberately flat, giving good people the chance to take ownership, work closely with clients and build their career around their ability and ambitions.

They're flexible on level too. You could be an Audit Senior ready for more responsibility, an Assistant Manager looking for greater autonomy, or an Audit Manager who prefers a less hierarchical environment.

As an Auditor, you'll work with an interesting mix of owner-managed businesses and group structures having day-to-day client contact as you deliver on assignments. The opportunity to broaden your experience beyond pure audit work is also available in support of the firm's wider service offering.

Role Overview

• Lead external financial audit assignments from planning through to completion
• Act as a key day-to-day contact for clients, both on-site and remotely
• Review work, support junior team members and help develop their skills
• Prepare and review financial statements under UK GAAP and IFRS
• Work across a varied portfolio including owner-managed businesses, groups and charities.
• Gain broader exposure to accounts preparation, tax compliance and business advisory work
• Take on greater client and portfolio responsibility as your experience develops.

The Ideal Candidate

• ACA or ACCA qualified, or operating at a level where your practical audit experience speaks for itself
• Audit experience gained within an accountancy practice, ideally a regional or independent firm
• Comfortable taking ownership of engagements, dealing directly with clients
• Able to review and support junior members within the team
• Exposure to owner-managed business (OMBs) and group structures is advantageous as is experience of charities and not-for-profit organisations
• Commercial, approachable and interested in building long- term client relationships.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working with a typical 3 office / 2 home split
• Additional flexibility to support family commitments
• Genuine progression based on ability and contribution rather than job title
• A flat, meritocratic working environment with access to senior decision makers
• A varied client portfolio with plenty of direct client exposure
• Ongoing technical and professional development
• Scope to develop towards greater portfolio, leadership and the delivery of services across the firm.