Audit senior

Audit Senior

Salary: £45,000 + depending on experience

Career Stage: Experienced Professional

Location: Goffs Oak or Stevenage

Contract Type: Permanent

Job description

As an Audit senior, you will:

·       Be ACA or ACCA qualified.

·       Have at least 2 years’ experience including audit testing

Necessary Criteria

• Background working in an accountancy practice
• Proven experience of working on statutory audit assignments at audit senior level and leading on site audit teams
• Experience of preparing/reviewing statutory financial statements including disclosure requirements
• Experience of planning audit assignments including carrying out risk assessments
• Experience of supervising more junior staff to include reviewing work and giving feedback
• Ability to manage projects and teams and to work to tight deadlines
• A good working knowledge of FRS102 (including disclosure requirements), applicable company law and International Standards of Auditing (UK) 
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Must be eligible to work in the UK without any restrictions
• Must be available to work at both firm and client premises

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Desirable Criteria

• Experience in the preparation of company accounts from client accounting records
• Experience in the use of preparing financial statements using an accounts production software package
• Involvement in the planning and oversight of group audits
• Experience of the use of data analytics on audit assignments
• Experience of preparation of corporation tax computations and returns

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Responsibilities Include:

·       Leading on site audit teams to include being the main point of contact with the client while on site and supervision and training of junior staff, reviewing their work and providing feedback

·       Planning of audit assignments in conjunction with the audit manager and partner

·       Completion of audit files in accordance with the Firm's methodology for presentation to the audit manager for review

·       Preparation and review of statutory financial statements including the completion of all disclosure requirements

·       Liaising directly with clients and ensuring that client expectations are met

·       Staying up dated with developments in auditing and accounting standards

·       Assisting other departments within the firm on ad hoc basis as and when required

Benefits

·       Competitive rates of pay

·       Referral programme

·       Sick pay

·       Health Assured membership

·       Additional leave can be purchased from Bonus

·       Company pension

·       Death in service

·       Hybrid working

·       Company events