Supervisor - Audit, Accounting + Advisory

PM+M; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working

Employer pension 8%

Death in service 4x salary

Income protection

Job summary

PM+M is seeking an ambitious Supervisor for its audit, accounting and advisory team in Lancashire, with ACA/ACCA qualification and at least 4 years of external audit experience. The role involves leading on-site teams, delivering statutory audits and year-end accounts, and developing junior staff across a diverse client base.

You will work from client premises around Lancashire and Greater Manchester, with a flexible, hybrid approach that can include time at home, and you will report to managers

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified with a minimum of 4 years' external audit experience.
• Experience leading on-site audit teams on a variety of clients.
• Ambition to progress into audit management.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site audit teams and manage client relationships.
• Deliver statutory audits (about 75% of the role), plus year-end accounts and ad hoc advisory work.
• Report to Managers/Directors/Partners and train less experienced team members.
• Ensure high-quality, efficient audits and develop opportunities for process improvements.

Skills

Audit leadership

On-site teamwork

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Job description

Location: Blackburn and Bury

An opportunity has arisen to join the audit, accounting and advisory team as a Supervisor. This opportunity is on the back of continued organic growth in our client base and our team.

Who We Are Looking For

This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious individual who is already working within an audit or a mixed audit and accounting role, leading on-site teams on a variety of audit work, and who is seeking to progress and personally develop in their audit career.

The candidate will be ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with a minimum of 4 years' of experience working in external audit, ideally with an ambition to progress into an audit management role.

What The Role Involves

You will be a part of our 45+ strong audit team, providing an excellent service to a large range of corporate clients and business owners, of which circa 75% of the role will be working on statutory audits. The remaining time will be spent on year end accounts preparation and ad hoc advisory projects for clients.

Your work will be based at clients' premises, predominantly around Lancashire and Greater Manchester, and in our offices. We adopt a flexible working policy and so some time may also be spent at home.

You will start by building on your existing experience, reporting to managers, directors and partners and by effectively managing teams to deliver high quality, efficient audits. Developing strong client relationships as quickly as possible will be paramount.

You will start to have client contact from day one as well as working closely with corporate tax colleagues. You will also have responsibility for training and developing less experienced members of the audit team as well as identifying ways in which we can improve quality and efficiency.

You will take responsibility for a range of client audit file sizes, across many sectors, and reporting direct to Managers and RIs.

We offer a clear progression pathway, with opportunities to advance to Assistant Manager, Manager, and beyond at a pace that aligns with both your career aspirations and PM+M's growth.

Your development

We provide a complementary range of training and development opportunities to ensure that you maximise your potential in areas such as becoming a trusted adviser, how to network, presentation skills etc with opportunities for progression around the firm. These will comprise personal effectiveness as well as your technical skills.

We have 6 monthly reflect and act conversations to ensure your development is on track, with optional monthly 1-2-1s.

You will also have a buddy and opportunity for a mentor. We also encourage you to get involved in wider firm initiatives and have your say on how we can progress on our journey towards being the best North-West firm of finance professionals.

Your attributes

• Keen to play an active role in a dynamic team and willing to contribute to the success of the team and the firm as a whole
• Passionate about providing great client service with a genuine interest in our clients.
• Great at communicating with people at all levels.
• Positive and resilient.
• Good at using your initiative and working under pressure.
• Motivated and well organised.

About PM+M

We are a vibrant, dynamic and award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisers, with offices in Blackburn and Bury and a hub in Burnley, covering East Lancashire, Greater Manchester and beyond. Our vision is to be the best North West firm of finance professionals and we want great people to join our team and help us do that.

We are proud of our inclusivity and diversity, encouraging people to be the best they can be and to be involved, no matter their level of experience or role.

We are a member of Praxity, the 7th largest global accountancy association and the largest association of independent firms. Being part of Praxity allows us to have strong international connections and a great source of secondment opportunities.

Joining the PM+M team will help take your career to the next level. You will be joining a values led organisation with a unique culture where you will be encouraged to take ownership of your own development and achieve your career goals.

PM+M is a B-Corp accredited organisation and we are working towards achieving a Net Zero status by 2030. Alongside our purpose to help our clients succeed, we think and act more broadly for the good of our business, our team members and the communities in which we work. This makes us very proud and enables us to continually learn and grow.

Everyone is different and has different hopes and dreams and different personal circumstances at different stages of their lives. Our task is to listen to you, understand what you want to achieve next and then work with you to help you get there. Our working practices are really flexible, based on high degrees of trust and empowerment and can flex to suit your circumstances and needs.

In addition to competitive salaries, here's what our market leading benefits packages look like:

• 25 days' holiday per annum + bank holidays
• office closedown over Winter Break
• flexible Easter Break, to account for other religious festivals
• on site free parking
• employer pension contribution of 8%
• death in service life cover of 4 x salary
• income protection scheme
• weekly flexi time
• agreed overtime
• family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay
• flexible benefits (salary sacrifice) scheme including a range of benefits such as private medical insurance, extra holidays, electric car scheme etc
• hybrid working
• full technical and soft skills training and support
• recruitment incentive scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• employee well-being portal
• dress for your day policy and dress down Fridays
• paid sick leave
• extensive learning & development opportunities and study support
• Firm wide success bonus based on the achievement of certain financial metric(s).
• Access to Dashlane password manager for you + 9 of your family and friends
• Fee-free service to whole of market mortgage and insurance advice
• Access to Able Futures support, a Mental Health Support Service