Semi-Senior Auditor

Headstar; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday off

Bank holidays

Free on-site gym

Pension

Death-in-service cover

Study support

Job summary

Headstar in Leeds is seeking a Semi-Senior Auditor to join a friendly independent practice. You will work across a varied client portfolio, taking responsibility for key audit areas while expanding your technical knowledge in a supportive learning culture.

The role is predominantly audit (about 80%) with some accounts work, offering hybrid working, flexible start/finish times, and strong study support to progress ACA/ACCA/AAT qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience in an accountancy practice audit environment.
• Around 2–3 years of relevant audit experience.
• Exposure to audit and accounts preparation.
• Desire to develop technical ability and take on increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Completing the majority of sections within audit files.
• Taking responsibility for smaller company audits, with support from more senior colleagues where needed.
• Assisting with statutory accounts preparation.
• Drafting tax computations.
• Working with a diverse client base, including turnovers from £10m to £300m.

Skills

Audit experience

Accounts preparation

Team player

Job description

Looking for your next step in audit? Want to join an award-winning accountancy practice where you can develop your technical skills, gain exposure to a varied client portfolio and enjoy a genuinely healthy work-life balance?

We’re working with a friendly, down-to-earth independent accountancy practice in Leeds that is looking to add a Semi-Senior Auditor to its growing team.

This is a great opportunity to join a firm that puts learning and development at the heart of what it does, while offering the flexibility and support that can sometimes be missing in practice.

• Award-winning firm: Join an established practice with a reputation for quality and a varied client base.
• Excellent learning culture: Develop your audit and accounts experience in a supportive environment where you’re encouraged to learn and progress.
• Work-life balance: Little to no overtime, with occasional additional hours when required.
• Flexible working: Hybrid working and flexible start and finish times, with core hours between 10am and 4pm.
• Great benefits: 25 days’ annual leave, your birthday off, bank holidays, a free on-site gym, pension and death-in-service cover.
• Study support: Support towards professional qualifications, including ACA, ACCA and AAT.

The role

You’ll work across a varied portfolio of clients, taking responsibility for key areas of audit assignments while continuing to build your technical knowledge and confidence.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Completing the majority of sections within audit files.
• Taking responsibility for smaller company audits, with support from more senior colleagues where needed.
• Assisting with statutory accounts preparation.
• Drafting tax computations.
• Working with a diverse client base, including businesses with turnovers ranging from approximately £10m to £300m.

The role is predominantly audit-focused, with around 80% of your time spent on audit and 20% on accounts.

What are they looking for?

• Experience working within an accountancy practice, ideally an independent firm.
• Around 2–3 years’ relevant experience, although the quality of your experience is just as important as the number of years.
• Exposure to audit and accounts preparation.
• Someone keen to develop their technical ability and take on increasing responsibility.
• A team player who enjoys working in a friendly, collaborative environment.

The benefits

• Salary of £27,000–£30,000.
• Flexible working hours, with core hours of 10am–4pm.
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and your birthday off.
• 3% employer pension contribution after three months.
• Death-in-service cover of four times salary after 12 months.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including some health-related benefits.
• Free on-site gym.
• Study support and paid study leave arrangements.

If you’re looking for a practice that will invest in your development while giving you the flexibility to enjoy life outside work, this could be a great next step.