Audit Director

Saffery Champness; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35h week hybrid

Pension scheme

25 days leave

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

Profit sharing

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Saffery Champness in Ireland's Dublin office is seeking an Audit Director to lead a portfolio of film and TV focused clients, delivering high-quality audit, accounting, and advisory services.

The role reports to Partners and combines client liaison, accounts preparation, and strategic business development, with a strong emphasis on delivering value and maintaining rigorous professional standards across engagements.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with industry experience
• 3+ years PQE and 2 years of management
• Strong knowledge of accounting and audit principles
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and projects
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Proactive in client service and business development

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver high-quality services to clients
• Lead client contact for accounts preparation, audit, and compliance
• Oversee engagement from inception to delivery, including budgeting
• Develop and mentor the team to maintain high quality
• Ensure work is delivered on time and within budget
• Support partners in service development and client relationship growth
• Act as a business adviser and seek new opportunities for the firm
• Engage in ongoing professional development

Skills

PQE 3 years

Management experience

Technical accounting knowledge

Project management

Team leadership & communication

Business development

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

The role

The successful Audit Director will become part of the team providing a wide range of audit, accounting, and advisory services to our clients. We are able to offer varied and interesting work involving client contact with the people who make the decisions.

As the Director you will have responsibility for managing a wide portfolio of clients that predominately operate in Film and TV spaces reporting directly to the Partners.

The position would also involve some accounts preparation work, as well as one-off assignments and special work, as required.

The responsibilities

• Manage and deliver of high-quality services to clients
• Lead contact for the client in the production and delivery of high-quality accounts preparation, audit and compliance services Develop and grow a professional relationship with your client portfolio in conjunction with the complete service team
• Manage the entire client engagement from inception to delivery, to include planning, budgetary control, file review, resolution of significant issues with Partner and client, and delivery of case to Partner
• Play a lead role in management and development of the team, ensuring a high quality of work
• Ensure that work is economically managed and delivered to ensure that the case is completed on time and within budget
• Support the Partner in the development of service provided to the portfolio
• Act in a business advisory role with the client, grow general and specialist market knowledge
• Actively seek to generate new business for the firm
• Participate in personal professional development through regular attendance at professional updates

The team

The firm’s Film and TV department are the market leaders in this sector in both Ireland and the UK and offer a dynamic environment with huge scope for professional and personal development as the firm grows. Saffery in the UK are the market leaders in film and TV finance. The UK sector is the largest production hub outside of Los Angeles with countless LA companies and studios now choosing the UK and Ireland to produce their content. The ideal candidate will be a commercially focused, motivated, and ambitious individual looking for a challenge in an industry that has doubled in size in Ireland in the last three years and is set to double again in the next two years.

You

• Qualified Accountant with at least 3 years PQE and 2 years Management experience
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting and audit principles
• Ability to effectively project manage a number of assignments simultaneously
• Excellent team leading, interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive approach to client service and business development
• Strong commercial acumen and relationship building skills

Reward and benefits

• A 35 hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4)
• Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover andgreat flexible benefits and family friendly policies,
• Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.