Senior Audit Manager

J.P. MORGAN; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join J.P. Morgan as a Senior Audit Manager in Birmingham and shape the future of our Audit team. This role involves leading audit engagements, developing talent, managing client relationships, and contributing to business strategies within a rapidly growing office. We offer an inclusive environment with opportunities for development and a range of fantastic benefits.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Contributory Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health cashback plan

Perkbox discounts

Employee wellbeing app

Social events and committees

Numerous development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing a broad portfolio of audit clients.
• Great people management skills with strong communication abilities.
• Ability to build rapport with clients and manage relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Leading and delivering Corporate external audit engagements.
• Coaching and developing trainees into accomplished business advisors.
• Managing client relationships and business development activities.

Skills

People Management

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

ACA/ACCA Qualification

Job description

Description

About the Role

Are you a motivated Audit Manager looking to progress to Senior Manager or an established Senior Manager seeking an exciting new challenge? Join us in our new Birmingham office and help shape the future of our Audit team in the West-Midlands.

Having recently launched our Birmingham office; we are now looking to recruit a Senior Audit Manager to join our rapidly expanding team.

We work with a broad portfolio of corporate clients, ranging from owner-managed businesses and SMEs to larger corporations. In this role, you will be delivering high-quality audit services and providing your clients with advice and management information to support their growth and development.

This role will suit an experienced Audit Manager who aspires to take the next step in their career at an exciting time for the firm they’d be joining or an established Senior Manager seeking a new challenge and opportunity to be involved in shaping an Audit offering with an established firm in a new location. You will be encouraged to share ideas and play a key role in building our Birmingham-based Audit team.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leading, planning, and delivering a broad range of Corporate external audit engagements.
• Coaching and developing our trainees into becoming accomplished business advisors.
• Monitoring budgets and agreeing fees for each assignment.
• Managing client relationships and expectations.
• Contributing to business development activities in the Birmingham corporate marketplace.

About You

To be considered for the role, you will have:

• ACA/ACCA Qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience of managing a broad portfolio of audit clients.
• Great People Management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at all levels.
• A strong desire to contribute to the overall success of Bishop Fleming’s Birmingham office.
• Able to access transport and have a full driving license.

Why Bishop Fleming?!

Bishop Fleming is leading independent provider of audit, accountancy, tax, and advisory services in the UK. With a turnover of £43.1m, the firm saw growth of almost 13% per cent over the last 12 months.

From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; Bishop Fleming offers full services across a diverse range of sectors, including:

Automotive, Charities and Not for Profit, Education, Energy, Renewables and Natural Resources, Financial Services, Food and Drink, Healthcare, Hospitality and Leisure, Housing Associations, Manufacturing, Private Client, Professional Services, Public Sector, Real Estate and Construction, Technology, Media and Telecomms, and Transport and Logistics.

Bishop Fleming is currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and is also the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.

With 9 offices spanning from the West Midlands to the South West, the firm has 40 partners and nearly 500 staff, and is a certified Great Place to Work.

Bishop Fleming is a member of Kreston Global, a global network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

If that’s not enough, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays plus Christmas off!
• Hybrid working
• A contributory Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
• Yulife employee wellbeing app
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
• Numerous opportunities for development

Please contact Sam Ford, Talent Acquisition Manager if you would like to discuss this opportunity further.

We welcome applicants who would like the flexibility in their working arrangements, including working from home or part time working, which may help to accommodate parent or carer responsibilities, further studies and activities outside of work.

We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone is given equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We support a culture where people are valued and treated fairly with respect and differences are understood and celebrated.

The more varied our workforce, the broader the expertise within our business. The broader our expertise, the greater our chances of innovation and success. That's why we're committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion at every level.

As part of our recruitment process and our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, we carry out background checks on all successful applicants. These checks will include verification of references, confirmation of right to work in the UK, and, where applicable, a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Further details will be provided during the recruitment process.