Senior Auditor

Brightwater Recruitment; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% bonus

Hybrid working

Early finish on Fridays

Paid membership fees

Job summary

Brightwater Recruitment is assisting a well-established Meath-based chartered accountancy firm to recruit an Audit Senior. The role offers a 4-day week with hybrid working, delivering wide exposure across audit, tax and financial reporting.

Ideal candidates are ACCA/ACA qualified with practice experience, strong knowledge of accounting standards and advanced Excel skills. The role includes supervising staff and supporting student trainees within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACA qualification with practice experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting and auditing standards
• Currently working as a senior in a practice environment
• Experience supervising assignments and managing client relationships
• Proficiency in Excel (intermediate/advanced) and accounting software like Sage Line 50

Responsibilities

• Supervise assignments with focus on audit and staff allocation to meet client needs
• Manage firm-client relationships including service delivery coordination
• Involvement in training student trainees
• Prepare and present reports to clients and partners on request
• Prepare audit/audit-exempt financial statements and tax returns (Corporation Tax/IXBRL)
• Prepare budgets and cash flow projections
• Handle inquiries from clients, banks, Revenue and audits
• Prepare working papers and financial statements in line with procedures and standards
• Investigate issues on assignments and propose solutions
• Ensure timely completion of assignments within budget and timeframe
• Achieve fee targets and prepare technical briefs and checklists

Skills

Client relationship management

Audit supervision

Budgeting & cash flow

Communication with partners

Education

ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

Sage Line 50

CCH Accounts Production

Virtual Cabinet

DRIVE

Job description

My client is an established 3 partner-chartered accountancy firm based in, Co Meath. With an impressive database of clients, they have been providing quality-chartered accountancy services for over 30 years. They have a broad range of clients both in terms of audit, non-audit, sole trader etc. and in terms of industry/sector type.

Due to rapid growth, they are looking to add to their team an Audit Senior. This role also offers a 4 day week with hybrid working for the successful candidate.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operational supervision of assignments with a specific focus on audit, resourced from a combined pool of staff to achieve client satisfaction combined with targeted operational deliverables
• Management of the firm's relationship with clients including service delivery and co-ordination of service offerings from other departments
• Involvement in training of student trainees
• Preparation and presentation of reports to clients and partners on request.
• Preparation and Completion of audit/audit exempt financial statements
• Preparation of tax returns – primarily Corporation Tax/IXBRL for review
• Preparation of budgets and cash flow projections
• Dealing with miscellaneous inquiries from clients, banks, Revenue etc and also Revenue audits
• Preparation of Working Papers (paperless) & Financial Statements in accordance with
• Relevant Procedures and Standards
• Investigate all issues on assignments to arrive at a solution or proposal
• Ensure completion of assignments within appropriate budget and timeframe
• Carry out assignments in a timely, professional and efficient manner
• Achieve fee targets for assigned portfolio
• Prepare technical briefs and checklists for staff and clients

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified ACCA/ACA accountant with experience of working in a practice environment
• An in-depth knowledge of Accounting and Auditing Standards
• Currently working as a senior in a practice environment
• Experience of operational supervision of assignments and managing of client relationships
• CCH Accounts Production
• Excel (Intermediate/Advanced preferable)
• DRIVE (Practice Management and client database)
• Virtual Cabinet (Document Management System)
• Sage Line 50 (most common client accounting system)
• Must have a full driver’s licence and car

Salary and benefits

• 10 % bonus
• Hybrid working and early finish on Fridays
• Paid membership fees