Senior Associate, Corporate Audit

CROWE; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking a Senior Associate in Audit to strengthen the corporate audit function. This role suits a newly-qualified auditor, with opportunities to develop across a varied client portfolio including listed and owner-managed businesses.

You will work with Managers, Directors and Partners, deliver high-quality audits, coach staff, and manage client relationships while ensuring compliance with firm policies and risk management.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CA qualification essential for the role.
• Solid auditing experience across different accounting standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Demonstrates a passion for client service and results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach audit teams and manage client relationships.
• Deliver high-quality audit work and timely reporting.
• Plan, execute and finalize audit assignments for review.
• Identify risks and provide solutions to clients.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CA qualification

Auditing experience

Client service

Leadership coaching

Budgeting / planning

Education

ACA/ACCA/CA qualification essential

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About Crowe

Crowe is a leading national firm offering audit, tax, advisory, and consulting services with global reach and local expertise. As an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks worldwide, we have access to over 40,000 professionals across 140+ countries and more than 800 offices globally.

Our vision is to be a leader in our chosen markets, creating lasting value for our clients and our people and being a trusted partner in their success.

We are dedicated to driving client success, empowering our people, embracing sustainability, delivering technological change and acting in the public interest.

Senior Associate, Audit

We seek a talented and ambitious Senior Associate (i.e. newly-qualified) to strengthen the ever‑growing Corporate Audit function. This role would suit any recently qualified Auditor looking to develop their experience and career in a supportive environment as well as gain broad and holistic experience.

This opportunity will involve working on a varied client portfolio; a range of corporate, listed and owner‑managed businesses across multiple sectors.

You will be working alongside experienced Managers, Directors and Partners in a dynamic and growing team, within a supportive and approachable environment. Your role will be challenging and varied and you will be encouraged to take on responsibilities and offered excellent opportunities to quickly develop and progress further within the firm.

You will beresponsible 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.

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 professionalism and 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 your 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 prepare and deliver 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 gain a full understanding for the Manager
• Although the majority of your time will be spent servicing clients in the Kent region, at times, there may be a requirement to support the other UK offices.

Your people responsibilities

• Demonstrating personal commitment to work and team success; showing positive attitude and enthusiasm for work and taking initiative to improve process/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, officeand firm wide activities

Qualities we are looking for

• Act as a role model for more junior members of the team, providing on‑the‑job coaching
• Deliver work to the highest quality
• 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.

Experience

• ACA/ACCA/CA qualification essential
• Solid foundation of auditing experience and different accounting standards
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• A passion for client service
• Displays energy and enthusiasm and a focus on achieving results
• A keenness to further your own personal development and meet your career ambitions

Why choose Crowe?

Whatever career you choose, whether in audit, tax, marketing or HR, we can offer you a rewarding and clear career pathway, designed to help you develop your existing talents as well as discovering new ones, positioning you to make a meaningful difference to our ever‑growing and varied client base.

At Crowe we foster a collaborative and inclusive culture, and we will encourage, support and guide you on an exciting professional journey of self‑discovery.

We value innovation and welcome those committed to making a difference for our clients, communities, and colleagues. With access to expert knowledge, continuous learning, competitive salaries, and flexible benefits, you will have the tools to build a rewarding career.

We are committed to diversity in our teams, equal opportunity and merit‑based progression. We promote a healthy working environment with flexible working approach alongside dedicated wellbeing support, helping our people to thrive both professionally and personally.

Following changes to government policy in April 2024, we only accept applications from individuals with an existing, permanent, right to live and work in the UK.