Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager

O'Neill Foley; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours by agreement

Direct partner access

Career progression

Investment in professional development

Kilkenny office in Brewhouse

Job summary

O'Neill Foley, Kilkenny-based and Ireland's leading independent accountancy and advisory firm, seeks an Audit and Accounts Assistant Manager to join our growing practice. You will oversee a varied portfolio of audit and accounts work, supervise junior staff, and build direct client relationships, reporting to the Audit and Accounts Manager with regular partner access.

This development role offers progression in a culture that combines technical excellence with a supportive, collaborative team

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• 2–4 years post-qualification experience in audit and accounts.
• Good knowledge of financial reporting standards and current auditing standards.
• Experience supervising junior staff on engagements.
• Confidence in dealing with clients directly and building relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised with ability to prioritise across multiple live assignments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and finalise audit and accounts assignments across a varied portfolio of clients.
• Build direct working relationships with clients as a reliable point of contact.
• Supervise trainee and qualified staff on engagements, providing on-the-job coaching.
• Manage your own time and the time of your team to meet budgets and deadlines.
• Support the Manager and partners with technical advice to clients.

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

About O'Neill Foley

O'Neill Foley is one of Ireland's leading independent accountancy and advisory firms. From our base in Kilkenny we have advised family businesses, owner-managed companies and professional practices across Ireland for more than sixty years. Many of the businesses we act for today are run by the children, and in some cases the grandchildren, of the founders we first met.

We continue to grow steadily across audit, accounts, tax, corporate finance and wealth management. That growth is built on a strong client base, a reputation for technical quality, and a culture that takes the work seriously and itself a little less so.

The opportunity

We are looking for an Audit and Accounts Assistant Manager to join the firm at a time of sustained client growth. The role offers a clear next step for someone who has built a strong technical foundation in practice and is ready to take on greater client responsibility and a leadership role within the team.

You will work across a varied portfolio of audit and accounts assignments, supervise more junior team members on engagements, and build direct relationships with clients. You will report to the Audit and Accounts Manager and have regular partner access throughout.

This is a development role within a firm that values progression and supports the people in it to grow.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, execute and finalise audit and accounts assignments across a varied portfolio of clients, including family businesses, owner-managed companies and not-for-profit organisations.
• Build direct working relationships with clients, becoming a reliable point of contact for day-to-day matters.
• Supervise trainee and qualified staff on engagements, reviewing work and providing on-the-job coaching.
• Manage your own time and the time of your team across assignments to meet budgets and deadlines.
• Support the Manager and partners in delivering technical advice to clients, drawing on the wider team when needed.
• Take an active role in your own technical development and in the development of the trainees around you.
• Contribute to internal initiatives that improve how the team works.

Skills and experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Two to four years of post-qualification or relevant practice experience in audit and accounts.
• Good knowledge of financial reporting standards and current auditing standards.
• Experience supervising junior staff on engagements.
• Confidence in dealing with clients directly and an interest in building those relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise across multiple live assignments.
• A genuine appetite for development, both your own and that of the people around you.

What we offer

• A varied portfolio of clients, with real responsibility from day one.
• Direct partner access and a flat, collegial structure.
• Genuine career progression in a firm that is growing.
• Flexible hours by agreement and a working environment built around trust.
• Investment in your continuing professional development.
• A long-established Kilkenny office in the Brewhouse, Abbey Quarter, with a team that has been here a long time and intends to stay.

Who you are

You will be a capable practice professional looking for the next step. You will bring strong technical foundations, an appetite for client work, and the curiosity to keep learning. You will be ready to take on supervisory responsibility for the first time, or to deepen the supervisory role you already have. You will value being part of a team and contributing to it.