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As one of the region’s leading independent chartered accountants and business advisors, Cowgills has the expertise and knowledge to provide you with a full-service offering. Our independence ensures that we can tailor our approach to suit our clients’ individual needs. We have over 200 talented, committed and engaged employees, totally focused on delivering financial guidance and growth strategies to our clients.
The Role
As an Audit Senior, you will be responsible for delivering audit assignments from planning to completion, working closely with assistant managers, managers, and senior team members. You will play a key role in liaising with clients, executing audit procedures, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality work. Additionally, you will support and mentor junior team members, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to the smooth running of audit engagements.
This role can be based at our Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton and/or Wigan office.
Department: Audit
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Bolton
Workplace type: Onsite
This Role's Hiring Manager:
Helen Mills
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on-site audits, executing the agreed plan from start to completion, managing resources effectively, and assigning tasks with clear deadlines
- Ensure audit quality, maintaining compliance with company policies and auditing standards while upholding best practices
- Supervise and mentor audit juniors, reviewing their work, providing constructive feedback, and supporting their professional development
- Prepare on-site audit findings reports, identifying key risks, areas of concern, and significant messages for review by senior team members
- Build strong client relationships, adapting communication and approach to ensure a smooth audit process and client satisfaction
- Collaborate across service lines, recognising where multiple services are provided to the same client and working with other teams to enhance the client experience
- Contribute to team development, offering support, sharing knowledge, and fostering a culture of collaboration
- Continuously develop expertise, proactively seeking learning opportunities, identifying overlaps in work, and maximising cross-team collaboration
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA or equivalent qualification)
- Proven experience in audit and accounts, with a solid understanding of quality and regulatory standards
- Familiar with risk assessment and effective control measures within the audit process
- Skilled in managing client relationships and addressing their needs effectively
- Capable of guiding and supporting junior staff, fostering a productive team environment
- Up-to-date with relevant accounting and auditing standards, including FRS and IFRS
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify issues and suggest practical solutions
- Experience with auditing systems CCH & Inflo is beneficial, however full training and support will be provided
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Our values represent what matters most to us and guide how we work every day:
- We Shine Together
- We Do the Right Thing
- We Make It Count
We know diverse teams make us stronger. That’s why we’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.
About Cowgills
We’re not your ordinary accountancy firm, far from it. While we’re one of the North West’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that we work with people, not just numbers.
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Our Hiring Process
- Stage 5: Offer
- Stage 6: Background Checks
- Stage 1: Applied
- Stage 2: Screening Call
- Stage 3: 1st Stage Interview
- Stage 4: 2nd Stage Interview
- Stage 6: Background Checks
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