Audit Manager

A well-established accountancy practice is recruiting for an Audit Manager to plan, organise, and manage a portfolio of corporate audit clients. The ideal candidate will be qualified ACCA/ACA with a minimum of two years post-qualified experience gained within a UK accountancy firm.

In addition to client management, the role will contribute to overall practice development particularly in audit, accounts preparation, and outsourcing work for corporate clients.

Responsibilities

As Audit Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a portfolio of corporate clients, providing excellent service on a cost-effective and timely basis
• Developing a knowledge of clients and their businesses as their day-to-day point of contact
• Responding to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g., HMRC)
• Seek to gain experience/progress role and those of other staff by seeking to take more advanced work from partners and delegating more routine work to others, thereby aiding cost-effectiveness, and adding to interest/training of all within the team
• Review and finalise audit files, accounts, and corporation tax work prepared by junior staff
• Staff appraisal forms providing feedback and training as required
• To identify business opportunities and assist partners with specific assignments and in controlling WIP
• Liaising with partners regarding WIP and raising bills/assisting as required
• Monitoring progress against deadlines and ensure these are met, e.g., Companies House filings, group reporting, P11Ds, tax returns, etc
• Ensuring work is planned and progressed in an efficient, timely, and cost-effective manner by liaising with Partners and supervising staff