Part Qualified Auditor - Practice

Hays Senior Finance; Banbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Part-Qualified Audit Senior for its Banbury office. This exciting opportunity involves a mix of audit work and client interactions across diverse industries, including not-for-profit. The ideal candidate will have a part-qualified ACA or ACCA certification and at least 2 years of audit experience, focusing on delivering excellent service and fostering client relationships.

Benefits

Competitive salary with regular reviews

Training support for professional qualification completion

25 days annual holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Flexitime

Cycle to Work scheme

Free parking onsite

Internal career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' audit experience within a practice environment.
• Strong IT skills with knowledge of accounting software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audit planning, identifying risks and setting materiality.
• Lead audit fieldwork and guide team members through the audit process.
• Maintain strong client relationships and ensure timely project delivery.

Skills

Communication

Team Development

Client Relationship Management

Budget Management

Audit Planning

Education

Part-qualified ACA/ACCA

Tools

Sage

QuickBooks

Xero

CCH

Excel

Word

Job description

Part-Qualified Audit Senior - Banbury

Permanent, Full-Time

Due to the growth of our corporate department, we have an exciting opportunity in our Banbury office. We are looking for an Audit Senior to join our dynamic audit and accounts team. You will provide support to Managers and Directors in providing professional accountancy and audit services to our longstanding clients.

The role

The role will predominantly include audit and assurance work, with occasional statutory accounts preparation, as well as corporate and personal taxation. Our clients are based in a variety of industries, including the not-for-profit sector. This provides a varied role and gives you a wide range of experience. You will take responsibility for completing tasks accurately and meeting deadlines, in order to ensure the work is delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Your main responsibilities will include:

• Audit Planning: Identifying audit risks, setting materiality, and designing appropriate tests.
• Audit Fieldwork: Guiding and developing a team, taking ownership of decisions and conclusions through professional judgment, along with ensuring audit files have appropriate and sufficient documentation in a clear and concise manner. Delivering a positive client experience.
• File Completion: Concluding on key audit findings for the director's review.
• Client Relationships: Developing strong relationships to deliver effective audits and accounts.
• Communication: Maintaining regular and effective communication with managers and the team throughout the audit process.
• Budgetary Control: Managing budgets proactively and keeping the manager informed.

In addition to the above, you will also be required to:

• Prepare Limited company accounts for a variety of clients to be reviewed by Managers/Directors
• Preparation of Corporation Tax computations for review
• Preparation of personal tax returns

About you:

• You will be part-qualified ACA / ACCA with a minimum of 2 years' audit experience within a practice environment.
• Previous experience of planning and completing audits.
• Self-driven, results-orientated and with a positive outlook. As well as a desire to learn and develop yourself, you will be interested in supporting our trainees with their training and development.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to take accurate and well-structured notes.
• Strong IT skills, ideally with a working knowledge of Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, and CCH but must also be competent in both Word and Excel.

Additional Preferences:

• Driving Licence: Ability to travel to client premises.

We will offer you:

The opportunity to join a strong, dynamic, professional business in Banbury.

A company that takes pride in putting its staff first and in turn providing client excellence. In addition to this, you will receive:

• A competitive salary with 6 monthly salary reviews if under a training contract
• Training support for the completion of your professional qualification at the Reed Business School to include paid time for study and exams
• 25 days annual holiday (after completion of studies) in addition to 8 Bank Holidays (20 plus 8 Bank Holidays if under a training contract)
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Private medical currently with Vitality
• Birthday day off
• WeCare from Canada Life - Health and Wellbeing Support
• SmartHealth from AIG - 24/7 online GP/health and wellbeing expert access
• Flexitime
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Death in Service
• Regular staff social events and the opportunity to support charity events
• Free parking onsite
• Internal career progression - some of our current directors joined us as trainees

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