Audit Director

McGinnis Loy Associates is proud to be working with a Top20 Accountancy Practice who are looking to strengthen their senior team with the appointment of an Audit Director / Audit Associate Partner for their offices in Central London. The role is 70% Commercial Audit & 30% Accounts and you will be required to recruit Qualified audit staff, liaise with Partners and review the audit & accounts for both Corporate PLCs & PE backed businesses for sign-off. Key duties include:

• Managing a portfolio of audit and account clients with turnovers up to £150m. Clients include multi-national AIM listed and private groups, along with PE-backed enterprises across various industry sectors.
• Managing corporate clients including those with complex issues requiring higher levels of ad-hoc work.
• Assisting Partners in planning & executing complex UK and International audit engagements, including open and close meetings with clients.
• Business development and winning work by managing existing clients and targeting new audit clients within the Greater London region.
• Reviewing and appraising internal audit working practices, identifying areas where efficiency improvements can be made within the Business Services function.
• Involvement in internal compliance procedures (e.g. quality control reviews, money laundering procedures etc.).
• Assisting Audit Partners in establishing the audit approach, reviewing complex audit work papers and ensuring audit files are reviewed in a timely manner.
• Acting as a trusted business adviser to major clients, managing a significant portfolio £value and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and clients.

To be considered for the Audit Director / Audit Associate Partner role you should be a Qualified ACA/ICAS/ACCA Accountant with at least 8 years’ experience running complex Audit portfolios, and ideally from a Top100 or well-regarded Regional Accounting firm. Experience managing audits in a range of commercial industry sectors ranging from OMBs, PE-backed, listed and international groups is required, and you should be able to manage a large portfolio of audit & accounting clients, with excellent knowledge of UK GAAP & FRS102. This role is a fast-track opportunity to being a Salaried Partner, so the firm is looking for high experienced career-minded, driven, ambitious and entrepreneurial individuals.

On offer is a salary up to £80/85,000 depending on experience with benefits to include company pension, healthcare and 25 days holiday.