Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager

Strata Financial; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Strata Financial seeks an Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager in Ireland to deliver high-quality audits across a diverse client base, while supporting accounting and advisory projects. You will own client relationships, work closely with Partners and Senior Managers, and help develop junior staff for leadership roles.

The role offers exposure to audit, accounting, advisory, restructuring and insolvency engagements within a growing firm that supports ambitious SME clients.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally with clients and stakeholders.
• Experience in building and maintaining client relationships across engagements.
• Experience coaching, supervising or reviewing junior audit staff and teams.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality audit files across a varied client portfolio, meeting deadlines and compliance standards.
• Assist with accounting and advisory projects including exempt accounts and management accounts as needed.
• Support insolvency and corporate recovery engagements and other advisory services as required.
• Train and mentor junior team members to develop technical and commercial skills.

Skills

Communication skills

Client relations

Team coaching

Multi-tasking

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Strata Financial is built for ambitious SME owners. Supporting owner-managed and growing businesses isn’t just part of what we do, it’s at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to be the first-choice advisory partner for SMEs across Ireland.

As an Irish-owned firm, we’ve grown rapidly, becoming a Top 20 firm in 2023 and Employer of the Year at the Irish Accountancy Awards in 2024. With ambitions to become a Top 10 Irish firm by 2028, we’re creating opportunities for greater impact, broader responsibility, and faster career progression. If you want to help build something exceptional, this is the place to do it.

What sets us apart

• SME specialists – every service we provide is designed around the needs of owner-managed and growing businesses.
• Irish owned firm – direct access to senior leadership and faster decision-making than in larger firms.
• Opportunity to shape the future – contribute to how we develop our systems, client experience and culture.
• Flexible working hours – start any time between 8am and 10am (build your working day around what suits you best).

The Opportunity

As our client portfolio continues to grow, we’re looking for an Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager to play a key role in delivering high-quality audits across a diverse range of industries. This is an opportunity to build broad technical and commercial experience through exposure not only to audit, but also accounting, advisory, restructuring and insolvency engagements. You’ll work closely with Partners and Senior Managers, take ownership of client relationships, and continue developing the skills needed for progression into a leadership role.

What You’ll Actually Do

Audit Delivery & Quality

• Prepare, review, and complete audit files across a varied client portfolio
• Identify, investigate, and Deliver audit assignments to a high professional standard while meeting deadlines and compliance requirements
• Work effectively within agreed audit budgets and timelines

Accounting and Advisory Projects

• Assist with the preparation of exempt accounts and monthly management accounts where required
• Support insolvency and liquidation engagements, gaining exposure to business recovery, statutory compliance, and stakeholder reporting processes
• Assist with ad hoc assignments across audit, accounting, corporate recovery, and business advisory services
• Contribute to a diverse range of one-off projects that provide broad commercial and technical experience

Client Relationships

• Build and maintain strong relationships with audit clients, becoming a trusted point of contact throughout engagements
• Communicate audit findings, risks, and recommendations clearly to clients and senior stakeholders
• Support clients with a range of additional assignments, including financial analysis, due diligence, and company restructuring projects
• Contribute to the delivery of value-added advisory services alongside core audit work

Coaching & Team Development

• Train, mentor, and supervise junior audit team members throughout the audit process
• Review work, provide constructive feedback, and support ongoing professional development
• Help foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment

What You’ll Bring

• Accounting qualified (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with at least 1 year of post-qualification experience
• Proven experience planning, preparing and completing audit assignments for a portfolio of clients
• Strong knowledge of Irish accounting and auditing standards
• Experience managing multiple assignments and meeting client deadlines
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience coaching, supervising or reviewing the work of junior team members