Audit Assistant Manager

Hays are recruiting an Audit Assistant Manager or Manager for a Top 20 firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers, who work in partnership with clients ranging from entrepreneurs and individuals to multi-national corporations.

The firm has a national network of offices, and are able to offer a comprehensive range of financial and business strategy services to clients across the UK, enabling them to achieve profitable growth and build sustainable long-term success.

Job Description
Overseeing of audit assignments, ensuring deadlines are met and within compliance of necessary regulations. Completing assignments and handing to Manager for review. Finalising assignments after Manager and Partner review.

Main Responsibilities

• Produce a detailed audit planning memorandum, including details of any potential difficulties that may have been encountered during previous audits and ensure correct tests are applied to produce sufficient audit evidence, discuss with Partner/Manager.
• Allocate sections to junior staff, briefing on expectations and addressing their queries.
• Complete audits with assistance from more Senior members of staff.
• Monitor the progress of jobs, ensure that budgets are met, address any problems that are encountered to ensure that the audit is finished within budget and timeframe.
• Check and supervise the work of more junior staff both onsite and in office and complete any sections as necessary.
• Ensure all hours worked on any client are recorded correctly, enabling a true reflection of the profitability of the job to be shown.
• Sign off audit sections, address any problems and/or queries and complete the file before passing it on to the Manager/Partner for review.
• Drafting client letters.

Qualifications and Skills

• ACA or ACCA finalists with practice experience.
• Competent planning and completion skills.
• Computer experience - Competency with Excel, Word and other standardized software Caseware, Sage, Quickbooks and Xero experience is desirable.
• Previous experience of supervising junior members of staff (12 months plus experience)
• Good up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting standards.
• Communication - oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments.
• Organised - ability to deal with a variety of tasks.
• Client focused.
• Commercially aware.
• Team building skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

The offer

• Genuine?work?life balance.
• Accredited Investor in People.
• New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential.
• 33 days holiday?including bank?holidays, plus the opportunity to buy up to 5 days.
• Competitive salary.
• Amazing employee referral scheme
• Paid CSR time.
• Car lease scheme.
• And more!

What you need to do now
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