Senior Audit Manager NFP

Pro-Finance; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour working week

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits package

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

Profit Sharing Plan

Job summary

Pro-Finance in Manchester is seeking a Senior Audit Manager for its Not-for-Profit team. You will manage a portfolio of charity clients, lead audits from planning through to completion, and deliver advisory support with a focus on regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes developing junior staff, fostering client relationships, and contributing to business development. ACA or ACCA qualified candidates with not-for-profit audit experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualification.
• Experience in audit within practice.
• Experience auditing charities/not-for-profits.
• Knowledge of the Charities SORP and VAT/tax in the sector.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and develop juniors.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of charity and not-for-profit audit clients.
• Lead audit engagements from planning to completion.
• Build trusted client relationships and provide technical and commercial advice.
• Advise on accounting matters, governance, controls and regulatory issues.
• Support business development and identify opportunities within existing clients.
• Mentor and develop Audit Seniors and trainees.
• Keep up to date with Charities SORP and regulatory changes.
• Contribute to recruitment and firm initiatives.

Skills

Audit management

Client relationship management

Regulatory compliance

Charity sector knowledge

People development

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Job Title

Senior Audit Manager NFP

Location

Manchester

Salary

£65,000 - £78,000 + Bonus Scheme

An ambitious and highly regarded mid-tier accountancy firm is looking to appoint an experienced Audit Manager or Senior Manager to join its market-leading Not-for-Profit team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK's most respected specialist teams, working with a diverse portfolio of charities and not-for-profit organisations while playing a key role in the continued growth of the practice. The firm has built an outstanding reputation for delivering tailored advice, technical excellence and genuinely partner-led client service.

What you will be doing as a Senior Audit Manager

Working closely with Partners and the wider leadership team, you will take responsibility for managing a varied portfolio of charity and not-for-profit clients, delivering both audit and advisory services.

You will lead engagements from planning through to completion, acting as the main point of contact for clients whilst ensuring exceptional service delivery, technical quality and regulatory compliance.

Alongside managing client relationships, you'll play an active role in developing the team, supporting business development initiatives and identifying opportunities to strengthen existing client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of charity and not-for-profit audit clients.
• Lead audit assignments from planning through to completion.
• Build trusted client relationships, providing technical and commercial advice.
• Advise clients on accounting matters, governance, controls and wider regulatory issues.
• Support business development through networking, tenders and identifying opportunities within existing clients.
• Mentor and develop Audit Seniors and trainees.
• Keep up to date with developments affecting the charity sector, including the Charities SORP and regulatory changes.
• Contribute to recruitment, training and wider firm initiatives.

What you will need to succeed as a Senior Audit Manager

• ACA or ACCA qualification.
• A strong audit background within practice.
• Previous experience auditing charities and not-for-profit organisations.
• Good working knowledge of the Charities SORP together with VAT and tax issues affecting the sector.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to manage and develop junior team members.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments.

Why join this firm?

• 35-hour working week.
• Hybrid working with the flexibility to work from home up to three days per week.
• Core working hours of 10:00am - 4:00pm.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Flexible benefits package and family-friendly policies.
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• Eligibility for the firm's Profit Sharing Plan, paid each December.

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.