Audit & Accounts Manager

Are you a motivated and talented Audit & Accounts Manager looking to join a progressive, flexible and one of the region's largest independent accounting firms?

We have an exciting opportunity for an Audit & Accounts manager. The role involves assisting the audit and accounts team in the delivery of year-end accounts and statutory audits, reviewing accounts and audit assignments and managing a team.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing accounts and audit assignments covering various industry sectors and clients• Working with other managers, senior managers, and partners to plan accounts and audit assignments and ensure they are completed in line with the relevant reporting standards.• Managing the development and performance of your team, undertaking all line management duties including reviewing and allocating work as appropriate• Working closely with partners & senior staff to ensure clients' needs are met and support them in dealing with their responsibilities to clients• Attending client meetings to discuss draft accounts with a partner or director• Providing routine accounting, and general commercial advice to clients• Ensuring that working papers, financial statements, tax returns, and client files are prepared in accordance with the partnership's standards• Ensuring accounts and audit assignments are progressed and completed within both time and financial budgets• Undertaking monthly billing tasks• Actively participating in department and management meetings• Making suggestions for updating and improving the department and the firm's systems and processes• Attending clients' premises predominantly across the North-East and Yorkshire depending on office location

About You

• ACA or ACCA qualified• Proven experience of delivering audits on UK GAAP statutory financial statements• Recent general practice background, with exposure to accounts, audit, and/or tax with strong technical knowledge• Experience of supervising or managing a team• Experience of managing audits• Exceptional organisational skills• Proven experience of delivering excellent client service• Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident speaking to clients face to face, over the telephone, and by email• Must have excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Excel.• The ability to check work for accuracy and have good attention to detail• Proven experience of taking ownership of assignments from start through to completion• The ability to make decisions, solve problems and take appropriate action• Ability to establish rapport, build trust and demonstrate credibility• The ability to travel to clients' premises as required

It would be desirable if you had some knowledge of accounting software packages such as Sage, QuickBooks, and Xero. Knowledge of clients specialist sectors such as charities, academies or the legal profession and knowledge of Iris, Caseware and MyWorkPapers would also be beneficial.