Audit Manager - Construction & Retail

Brightwater Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightwater Recruitment is seeking an experienced audit professional to lead diverse client engagements across sectors in Ireland. You will act as the main client contact, coordinate international reporting, and guide audit teams through all phases while ensuring quality and deadlines.

The role requires a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA) with at least three years post-qualification experience, strong ISAs/IFRS knowledge, and proven team leadership in a busy client-facing

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA) with at least three years post-qualification experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISAs, FRS 100–102 and IFRS.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a team with accountability for results.
• Commercially minded, client focused and a clear communicator at all levels.
• Experience managing audit teams in a busy, client-facing environment.
• Exposure to international audits or multi-entity reporting is advantageous.
• Comfortable leading people through change rather than merely managing it.

Responsibilities

• Manage and take ownership of a diverse portfolio of audit clients across sizes and sectors.
• Act as the main contact for clients, building strong relationships with senior financial personnel.
• Coordinate international reporting processes between group level and component auditors.
• Lead audit teams through every phase of engagements, maintaining quality and deadlines.
• Provide technical auditing and accounting support to your team and clients.
• Report progress of engagements to senior leadership.
• Monitor financial performance of audit teams, including fee negotiation, billing and WIP.
• Coach, mentor and appraise your team.
• Help shape pitches and proposals for new business opportunities.

Skills

Audit leadership

ISAs

IFRS

Client management

People management

Change leadership

Education

ACA or ACCA

Job description

Key responsibilities

• Manage and take ownership of a diverse portfolio of audit clients across different sizes and sectors.
• Act as the main point of contact for clients, building strong relationships with senior financial personnel.
• Coordinate international reporting processes between group level and component auditors.
• Lead audit teams through every phase of an engagement, keeping quality and deadlines firmly in view.
• Provide technical auditing and accounting support to both your team and your clients.
• Report directly into senior leadership on the progress of your engagements.
• Monitor the financial performance of your audit teams, including fee negotiation, billing and work in progress.
• Play an active part in coaching, mentoring and appraising your team.
• Help shape pitches and proposals when new business opportunities arise.

About you

• Professional accounting qualification, ACA or ACCA, with at least three years post qualification experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISAs, FRS 100 to FRS 102 and IFRS.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a team with real accountability for results.
• Commercially minded, client focused and a clear communicator at every level.
• Experience managing audit teams in a busy, client facing environment.
• Exposure to international audits or multi entity reporting is an advantage.
• Comfortable leading people through change rather than simply managing around it.

This is a firm that genuinely invests in progression, so the learning and development on offer goes well beyond box ticking. The portfolio gives you exposure to construction and real estate alongside other sectors, which keeps the work varied rather than repetitive. You will be trusted with real client relationships and real commercial responsibility from early on, not kept at arm's length from either. And the culture is collaborative rather than hierarchical, so your input on pitches, team development and client strategy will actually be heard.