Senior Associate, Audit - Thames Valley

Pantalent; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit and advisory firm in the UK is seeking a qualified Senior Associate to join its audit/assurance team. The role involves delivering high-quality client assignments, leading team members, and managing client relationships. Ideal candidates will hold an ACA/ACCA/CA qualification, possess significant auditing experience, and demonstrate strong client service skills. The position offers a supportive environment for professional development and a commitment to equal opportunity.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CA qualification essential.
• Significant auditing and accounting experience (ideally UKGAAP).
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of client-based assignments ensuring high-quality audit work.
• Lead and coach team members, manage client relationships.
• Support other UK offices when necessary.

Skills

Auditing experience

Microsoft Excel

Client service

Team leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CA qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Job description

We are Crowe U.K. LLP - one of the UK’s foremost Audit, Advisory and Tax experts. We are part of Crowe Global, offering the right combination of global reach and expertise to help our clients succeed.

Our office, in Thames Valley, is part of our eight-office network that offers national coverage. As part of Crowe Global, we work with organisations in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Our aim is to become long-term trusted advisors to the organisations and individuals with whom we work. Everything about us: our structure, our training, our people, and our personal and professional success criteria, is driven by this goal.

Due to continued growth in our Thames Valley office, we are recruiting a qualified Senior Associate to join our audit/assurance team.

You will be responsible for the delivery of client-based assignments, ensuring the team’s audit work and reporting is of high quality. This role will include leading and coaching team members as well as managing relationships with clients. The person in this role will also contribute to the success of our business unit, which will involve wider business and people development. There will be opportunities to work on advisory engagements, on both our audit and non-audit clients.

The role requirements

• ACA/ACCA/CA qualification essential.
• Significant auditing and accounting experience (ideally UKGAAP).
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• A passion for client service.
• Display energy and enthusiasm and a focus on achieving results.
• A keenness to further your own personal development and career goals.

Your people responsibilities

• Demonstrating personal commitment to work and team success; showing positive attitude and enthusiasm for work and taking initiative to improve processes/situations when appropriate.
• Consistently treating colleagues with fairness and respect, helping to provide opportunities for everyone to contribute and succeed.
• Providing and being receptive to regular and constructive feedback that improves self and others. Continually developing skills and knowledge.
• Influencing, changing and shaping the direction of a particular activity, either internally and/or externally.
• Coaching junior members of staff through sharing experience and knowledge appropriately.
• Providing on-the-job training for developing auditing skills and familiarity with the firm’s audit methodology.
• Participating in service line, office, and firm-wide activities.

Your direct client responsibilities

• Acting as the first point of contact for our clients on a day-to-day basis.
• Demonstrating excellent writing, research and presentation skills (proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word).
• Anticipating client needs, and communicating effectively with clients in both written and verbal exchanges.
• Acting at all times with the Firm’s best interests in mind. Acts with integrity in all dealings.
• Assisting in the planning, execution and finalisation of all areas of the audit assignment for manager or partner review, providing solutions and seeking input for areas of concern and judgement.
• Demonstrating an understanding of the different types of risk, understanding the Firm’s approach and policies for managing risk in relevant business and applicable legal and regulatory rules and following policies.
• Considering and managing risk (reputational, operational and credit) in all interactions with clients.
• Showing a sense of urgency and understanding of how their work (including speed, attention to detail, and quality) impacts the Firm’s ability to serve clients.
• Producing work for the Manager and/or Partner review, clearly highlighting issues and providing potential solutions to issues identified.
• Demonstrating business development skills and identifying additional sales opportunities.
• Demonstrating an application and solution-based approach to problem solving, referred to for research on delivery of solutions in that field on client assignments.
• Identifying areas requiring improvement in the client’s business processes and possible recommendations and preparing and delivering Audit Findings Reports to be provided to the client.
• Taking primary responsibility for monitoring progress against budget, and when the actual differs from the budget then gaining a full understanding for the Manager.

Although the majority of your time will be spent servicing clients in Thames Valley, there is a requirement to support other UK offices at times.

Qualities we are looking for

• Ability to execute work efficiently, delivering excellent service and bringing the full breadth of Crowe UK LLP’s capability to support our clients.
• Act as a role model for more junior members of the team, providing on-the-job coaching.
• Adhere to the firm’s risk management policies at all times.
• Deliver work to the highest quality.
• Solid understanding and application of UKGAAP accounting fundamentals and applications; proficient in basic technical techniques (valuations, modelling, spreadsheets).
• Ability to provide fast and intuitive analysis; correctly interpreting data, including financial statements and source documents.
• Demonstration of the ability to effectively manage the audit process with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters. The ability to lead and manage fieldwork on clients’ sites, including liaison with other departments to ensure the smooth delivery of the audit process.

Why work for Crowe U.K. LLP?

As one of the UK’s leading firms of chartered accountants, we are looking for exceptional people. Our ethos is to promote our friendly, approachable and professional style as business partners, building strong and long-term relationships with our clients.

We offer you an opportunity to continue your career and work for a firm that offers stability and knowledge. In addition, you can work alongside experienced professionals who put the client at the heart of everything they do.

We want to create the best environment for our staff to thrive. We recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to our working environment and would be happy to discuss this further.

At Crowe U.K. LLP, you will find the expertise, the resources and, above all, the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career. We offer continued career development, highly competitive salaries, and flexible benefits. Plus, an opportunity to work for a firm that truly values its people.

Crowe U.K. LLP is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation and believe that diversity and inclusivity are key drivers of effectiveness and in providing our clients with a quality service.

Entry and progression within the firm are determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance, and merit.