Senior Audit Lead | Hybrid, Mentoring & Client Partnerships

ProTalent Limited; Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance at 4x salary

Private medical and dental

Job summary

ProTalent seeks an Audit Senior in Sittingbourne on a hybrid basis. You will lead audits from planning through to completion, manage fieldwork, keep files tidy, and prep for manager review while serving as the day-to-day client contact.

You will also mentor juniors on each job and develop client relations. ACA/ACCA are required, with prior practice audit experience and strong organisational skills.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Previous audit experience in practice.
• Experience supervising or mentoring juniors.
• Organised with a good eye for detail.
• Comfortable dealing with clients and building rapport.

Responsibilities

• Leading audits from planning to completion.
• Ensuring files are complete, well organised and ready for sign-off.
• Analyzing client data and giving practical recommendations.
• Building relationships with new and existing clients.
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members on site.
• Preparing and reviewing accounts, and some tax, VAT and PAYE work.
• Planning your own workload to hit deadlines.

Skills

Client relations

Team mentoring

Financial analysis

Education

ACA or ACCA

Job description

Audit Senior
Sittingbourne, Kent | Hybrid

Location: Sittingbourne, Kent (hybrid)
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent, full time
Qualification: ACA or ACCA

Newly qualified and ready to run your own audits? Or already a senior and looking for a team where you can properly lead jobs and bring juniors on? This Sittingbourne role could be a good fit.

ABOUT THE FIRM

My client is a well-established local practice that's part of a large UK and Ireland accountancy and business advisory group. It has the feel of a close-knit local office, with the training, technical support and specialist colleagues of a much bigger firm behind it. The audit team is growing, which is why they're hiring.

THE ROLE

You'll lead audit assignments from planning through to completion, running the fieldwork, keeping the file in good order and getting it ready for manager review. You'll be the day-to-day contact for your clients, so there's plenty of client time. You'll also help the juniors on each job and answer their questions, which is a big part of what makes a good senior.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Leading audits from planning to completion
• Making sure files are complete, well organised and ready for sign-off
• Analysing client data and giving practical recommendations
• Building relationships with new and existing clients
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members on site
• Preparing and reviewing accounts, and some tax, VAT and PAYE work
• Planning your own workload to hit deadlines

WHO THIS WILL SUIT

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• Previous audit experience in practice
• Some experience supervising or mentoring juniors
• Organised, with a good eye for detail
• Comfortable dealing with clients and building rapport

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• Hybrid working
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 more
• Office closure over Christmas
• Life assurance at 4x salary, pension, and enhanced family leave and sick pay
• Flexible benefits including private medical and dental
• An expanding audit team where you can build your people and client skills

GET IN TOUCH

If you're an audit senior in Kent, or newly qualified and ready for the step up, I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a line for a confidential chat.

Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent
[e-mail] | 01273 491 852 | ProTalent.eu