Corporate Audit Manager

Ellacotts LLP; Kettering; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellacotts LLP is seeking an experienced audit professional to plan, organise and manage a portfolio of corporate clients within the Corporate Services department. The role focuses on audit, accounts preparation and outsourcing work, with emphasis on client service, efficiency and team development.

You will work with partners to deliver high-quality services, supervise staff, manage WIP and billing, and contribute to practice development and client growth.

Qualifications

• Essential ACA or ACCA qualification or equivalent experience.
• Desirable FCA or FCCA.
• Essential: 2+ years post‑qualification audit practice experience.
• Essential: 2+ years' experience managing staff in a practice environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of audit, accounts and corporate tax work for clients.
• Review and finalise audit files and accounts prepared by junior staff, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Develop deep knowledge of clients’ businesses and act as day-to-day contact.
• Identify business opportunities and support partners with advisory work.
• Monitor WIP and billing, and ensure deadlines are met.

Skills

Audit leadership

Computer literacy

Active listening

Problem solving

Business development

Team management

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

FCA/FCCA (desirable)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
• Earnings: £52000.00 to £65000.00

Purpose of the Role

To plan, organise and manage a portfolio of clients within the Corporate Services department. Providing a cost-effective, timely, quality service to the client, to enhance client experience and productivity for the Firm at the same time. In addition to client management, the role will contribute to overall practice development particularly in the area of audit, accounts preparation and outsourcing work for corporate clients. This will be achieved through building strong relationships internally and externally to effectively deliver projects and grow members of the team, creating a sustainable and driven team.

Responsibilities

• To provide excellent service to clients on a cost effective and timely basis.
• To respond to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g., HMRC) in a timely manner.
• Seek to gain experience/ progress role and those of other staff by seeking to take more advanced work from partners and delegating more routine work to others, thereby aiding cost-effectiveness, and adding to interest/ training of all within the team.
• To develop knowledge of clients and their businesses as to become their point of contact on day-to-day matters.
• To review and finalise audit files, accounts and corporation tax work prepared by more junior staff ensuring the firm's quality and compliance standards are adhered to.
• To complete staff appraisal forms providing feedback and training as required.
• To identify business opportunities and assist partners with specific value-added assignments- e.g., business planning, advisory and other audit related matters.
• To assist partners in controlling WIP within the department by progressing work to completion/ billing point swiftly. Liaising with partners re WIP and raising bills/ assisting as required.
• To monitor progress against deadlines and ensure these are met e.g. Companies House filings, group reporting, P11Ds, tax returns, etc.
• Ensuring work is planned and progressed in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner by liaising with Partners and supervising staff.

Critical Skills Required

• Ability to review and complete audit and accounts files quickly and efficiently.
• Strong computer literacy
• Strong active listening skills
• Excellent problem resolution skills and ideas generation ability
• Strong marketing, networking, and business development skills
• Pro-active management skills, resulting in high-performance teams

Critical Knowledge Required

• Experience in leading audits
• In depth knowledge of audit and accounts preparation
• Corporate taxation knowledge
• Solid MS Office products knowledge

Qualifications Required

Essential: ACA or ACCA Qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable: FCA or FCCA

Experience Required

Essential: Minimum of 2 years post-qualification proven experience within an audit practice environment

Minimum of 2 years' experience managing staff within a practice environment

Desirable: Experience of working with charities and academies

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication skills
• Quickly builds rapport and trust
• Highly confidential
• Good networker
• Resilient and energetic
• Achiever and self-motivated
• Organised

Job Requirements

• Live within commuting distance
• Work outside normal hours as required