Audit Senior | Kildare

Clarity Search Partners Ltd; Kildare; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

23 days leave

Flexible/hybrid working

CPD support

Career progression

Work-life balance

Job summary

Clarity Search Partners Ltd is seeking an experienced Audit Senior for a well-established accountancy practice in Kildare. The role focuses about 80% on audits, with the remainder in accounts preparation and related client work.

The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified with 2–3 years post-qualification experience and a desire for greater responsibility. The position offers a solid bonus scheme, 23 days of annual leave, and flexible, hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified.
• 2–3 years post-qualification experience.
• Strong audit experience in an accountancy practice.
• Able to manage audits from planning to completion.
• Strong technical accounting and auditing knowledge.
• Confident dealing directly with clients and supervising junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Managing statutory audits from planning through to completion.
• Preparing audit files for manager and partner review.
• Identifying audit risks and ensuring assignments are completed within budgets and timelines.
• Supervising junior team members and reviewing their work.
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients throughout the audit process.
• Preparing statutory financial statements and assisting with accounts assignments.

Skills

Audit expertise

Client handling

Team supervision

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

An experienced Audit Senior is required by a well-established and growing accountancy practice based in Kildare.

The firm has an excellent reputation, a loyal and varied client base and an experienced team of accounting, audit and tax professionals. The practice works with a broad range of high-quality SME clients across multiple sectors and offers a friendly, supportive working environment with exceptionally low staff turnover.

The role will have an approximately 80% audit focus, with the balance involving accounts preparation and related client work. It would suit a qualified auditor with two to three years’ post-qualification experience who is looking for greater responsibility, strong client exposure and continued career progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing statutory audits from planning through to completion
• Preparing audit files for manager and partner review
• Identifying audit risks and ensuring assignments are completed within agreed budgets and timelines
• Supervising junior team members and reviewing their work
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients throughout the audit process
• Preparing statutory financial statements and assisting with accounts assignments as required

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will:

• Be ACA, ACCA or CPA qualified
• Have approximately two to three years’ post-qualification experience
• Have strong audit experience gained within an accountancy practice
• Be comfortable managing audits from planning through to completion
• Possess strong technical accounting and auditing knowledge
• Be confident dealing directly with clients and supervising junior staff
• Demonstrate strong organisational and communication skills

The Package

• Solid bonus scheme which has historically always been paid
• 23 days’ annual leave
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Professional subscriptions and continued professional development support
• Genuine opportunities for continued career progression
• Supportive working environment with excellent work-life balance

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.