Financial Services Audit Supervisor

Johnston Carmichael; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnston Carmichael in Scotland is seeking an Audit Senior/Supervisor to lead day-to-day audit work in our Financial Services team, with a focus on Wealth and Asset Management. The role requires managing planning, timing with the audit manager, and supervising assistants to deliver high-quality files.

You will train staff, build strong client relationships, monitor budgets, and ensure confidentiality. Flexible on location within Scotland, with a culture focused on delivering value and career

Qualifications

• Qualified CA (or equivalent) and above; part-qualified considered with experience
• Strong client relationship skills and ability to build relationships
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with proactive approach
• Experience in this or similar audit role preferred

Responsibilities

• Complete or oversee audit planning documentation
• Coordinate audit timing with the audit manager
• Plan, delegate and supervise work, ensure timely completion to high standard
• Train and provide feedback to audit assistants
• Maintain client relationships and confidentiality
• Monitor budgeted vs actual time and flag overruns

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for an Audit Senior / Supervisor to join our Financial Services Audit team.

We are flexible on location within Scotland.

The Team:

Our Financial Services team has a particular focus on Wealth and Asset Management.

Our Core team specialise in Listed investment trust companies, Venture capital trusts and Wealth and Asset Managers.

We also have a dedicated Funds team that specialise in retail funds including Open-ended Investment Companies (OEICs), Unit trusts and unauthorised funds such as private equity or property funds.

Job Purpose:

We are looking to recruit an audit professional to be responsible for leading the day to day audit work; flag up issues and concerns to the audit manager at an early stage; train assistants as needed; ensure deadlines and budgets are met and the audit file is presented for review as a substantially complete file, finished to a good standard and signed off.

The Audit Senior/Supervisor will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Completing or overseeing the audit planning documentation
• Arranging the timing of the audit work with the audit manager
• Planning, scheduling, and delegating work to audit assistants, as available, ensuring the most complex work is completed as soon as practical; the audit assistants are supported as necessary to complete their work to the standard required; work expected from the client which is incomplete is passed back to the client and is noted for the Manager’s attention; and the audit work is completed on time and to a high standard
• Briefing, training and debriefing audit assistants, giving formal feedback as required
• Liaising with client staff and building effective relationships with them
• Monitoring budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up scope issues, fieldwork issues and overruns to the audit manager on a timely basis
• Keeping the client’s staff informed of progress and issues while maintaining confidentiality.

About You:

• Qualified CA (or equivalent) and above. Part-qualified candidates may be considered subject to experience
• Able to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, contacts, and colleagues
• Great organisational skills and with a pro-active approach to your work.
• Relevant experience in this or a similar role is preferred
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
• A leader of your work and your professional learning.

Why JC?

Johnston Carmichael helps to build success stories that change lives - whether it’s our clients, our communities, or most importantly, our people, who now number over 900 across the UK.

We work with individuals and businesses all over the country and our expertise covers almost every industry sector. We’re also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 37,000 advisers across more than 114 countries.

Everything we do at Johnston Carmichael is underpinned by our four core values – Doing The Right Thing, Standing In Other People’s Shoes, Leading Our Future and Remaining Relevant. We’ve created a range of ways to support our people to make sure every voice is heard, including our People and Culture Forum, and we encourage each of our sharp minds to be leaders of their work and learning. You can read more about our culture and values here.

In the last 10 years we’ve raised more than £450,000 for charity and continuously evolved our commitment to sustainable business practices. We are Gold sponsors of the Kiltwalk and also partner with Netball Scotland and England Netball, creating an enduring impact on the ground in our communities.

Why Audit?

Audit has undergone huge transformation, with regulations developing every year. Our clients need us by their side more than ever.

As technology evolves, we have new opportunities to improve how we help clients throughout the audit cycle and beyond – with more efficiency, greater innovation, and deeper insight.

And, with expertise across a range ofindustry sectors, there’s no shortage of variety in the work we do. We’re also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 30,000 advisers across more than 110 countries, so you’ll have the opportunity to work with businesses all over the globe.

We look forward to hearing from you

At Johnston Carmichael we are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request. We also welcome applications from individuals who have had time away from paid employment.