Senior Audit Partner - Immediate Start Date

Ambition; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Completion bonus

Job summary

Ambition in the UK is seeking a Senior Audit Partner who can join immediately as Responsible Individual to register the audit firm, secure regulatory approvals and sign off audits. You will work with product and technology teams to advance AI-enabled audit delivery.

The role places you at the core of launching a modern, technology-first audit practice, shaping methodologies and client delivery while collaborating with international teams.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an Audit Partner and immediately available.
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• Hold a recognised audit qualification.
• Strong technical audit expertise and leadership of complex audit engagements.
• Good understanding of the UK audit market.
• Interest in how AI and automation can transform audit and assurance services.

Responsibilities

• Register the audit firm and complete regulatory approval.
• Provide expertise on UK audit regulations, methodology and market expectations.
• Lead external audit engagements including sign-off.
• Support the development of audit methodologies, workflows and quality assurance processes.
• Work with product and technology teams to enhance audit delivery through automation and AI.

Skills

Audit leadership

UK regulatory knowledge

RI registration

Audit engagement leadership

AI in audit

Education

Recognised audit qualification

Tools

Audit automation

Job description

Senior Audit Partner – Immediate Start Date

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Audit Partner who is a Responsible Individual to establish the UK office of an AI-enabled audit firm.

This unique disruptor firm is entering the UK market and requires an experienced and available Audit RI to register the audit firm, complete regulatory approvals, sign off audits, and work closely with product and technology teams to enhance audit delivery through automation and AI.

The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join an ambitious, AI-native firm at a pivotal stage of its growth journey, helping to shape both the future of audit delivery and the development of an innovative AI-powered audit platform.

A pioneering professional services business is seeking an experienced Responsible Individual (RI) to play a key its UK audit offering while working alongside an international team at the forefront of audit

Working closely with senior leadership, technology specialists and experienced audit professionals, you will help develop audit methodologies, service client delivery and influence the evolution of a modern, technology-first audit practice.

Key Responsibilities

• To register the audit firm and complete regulatory approval.
• Provide expertise on UK audit regulations, methodology and market expectations.
• Lead external audit engagements including sign off.
• Support the development of audit methodologies, workflows and quality assurance processes.
• Work closely with product and technology teams to enhance audit delivery through automation and AI.

About You

We're interested in speaking with individuals who:

• Have significant experience as an Audit Partner and be immediately available.
• Hold a recognised audit qualification.
• Possess strong technical audit expertise and experience leading complex audit engagements.
• Have a strong understanding of the UK audit market.
• Have an interest in how AI, automation and technology can transform audit and assurance services.

Why Join?

• Attractive package and completion bonus.
• A opportunity to build and shape an audit practice from the ground up.
• Influence over methodology and delivery.
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI and technology solutions.
• International collaboration and exposure.