Interim Group Audit Manager

AHK Group Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm in Liverpool is seeking an Interim Group Audit Manager for an 18-month contract. The role involves leading external audits for multiple UK units, managing financial consolidation, and ensuring statutory compliance. Candidates should have substantial audit experience, ideally across multi-entity environments, and be ICAEW qualified. Excellent salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience of audit in industry.
• Experience managing financial consolidation for multi-entity group.
• Knowledge of FRS102 and IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead external audits for UK business units.
• Ensure adherence to statutory requirements for subsidiaries.
• Direct consolidation activities and review overseas financials.
• Conduct internal audit activities focusing on quarterly reviews.
• Own the audit function, leading by example and integrity.

Skills

Audit process management

Financial consolidation

Risk-based auditing

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

ICAEW qualified (or equivalent)

Degree level education (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Alfred H Knight has an exciting opportunity for an Interim Group Audit Manager to join our team in Liverpool, UK, on an 18 month contract. The Group Audit Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the financial integrity and statutory compliance of the organisation's UK and overseas operations. This position is central to managing external and internal audit processes, overseeing financial reporting and consolidation along with contributing to overall risk management. The role requires a highly experienced and professionally qualified individual who can lead complex financial processes and manage a small team.

Responsibilities

• Managing and leading external audits for 23 UK business units and full group consolidation of all Group companies, including overseeing interim and main UK audits and the group consolidation audit.
• Ensuring adherence to statutory requirements for UK subsidiaries and the Holdings Company, involving the conversion of trial balances, preparation of statutory account disclosures, and Corporation Tax reconciliations.
• Directing consolidation activities, reviewing overseas financials, assisting with adjustments, preparing disclosures, and resolving cash flow queries.
• Managing and conducting internal audit activities within the UK, with a focus on quarterly Purchase Ledger and Free Credits reviews, and thorough trial balance/nominal code and balance sheet reviews.
• Taking ownership of the function, leading by example as a senior member of the team with integrity and honesty.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management.
• Familiarity with data analysis techniques and tools essential for identifying trends, anomalies, and potential risks in large datasets.
• Strategic mindset, aligning the risk and audit functions with the organisation's overall business goals.
• Familiarity with risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Trained in Practice with proven experience of audit in industry.
• Strong experience across the entire audit process.
• Ideally experience of working across multiple entities, both UK and overseas.
• Proven experience managing the financial consolidation process for a multi-entity group, including the review and preparation of consolidation journals, intercompany eliminations, and the generation of consolidated financial statements.
• Track record of leading, planning, execution and reporting on audits.
• Knowledge of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies.
• Deep understanding of FRS102 and a good working knowledge of IFRS, ICAEW qualified (or equivalent).
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) would be desirable.

About Alfred H Knight

Alfred H Knight is a totally independent, family owned business spanning five generations. A global network of strategically placed offices and laboratories enable global trade by providing independent inspection, analysis and consultancy services to the metals and minerals, solid fuels and agriculture industries.

Compensation and Benefits

We are offering an excellent opportunity with a salary and benefits package to match including pension, life assurance and an employee assistance programme.

If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.