Audit Senior

Audit Senior

Bolton

£42,000-£48,000

Achieve Professionals is recruiting an Audit Senior on behalf of an established and growing firm of business advisers in the North West.

Working with a varied portfolio of owner-managed businesses, you will lead smaller audit assignments from planning through to completion and take responsibility for more complex sections on larger engagements. This is an opportunity to build your technical expertise, develop client relationships and support junior colleagues within a firm that encourages career progression.

The Role

Working closely with the wider audit team, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing smaller, less complex audits from planning through to completion.
• Taking ownership of sections on larger audits, including stock, deferred tax and related party transactions.
• Preparing audit planning documentation, going concern reviews and analytical reviews.
• Allocating work to junior colleagues, clearly explaining the purpose and approach of audit testing.
• Reviewing junior team members' work and providing practical guidance and feedback.
• Acting as the main client contact on smaller audits, resolving queries and maintaining effective communication.
• Preparing more complex tax computations.
• Managing workloads, deadlines and work in progress in line with agreed targets.
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems and working practices.
• Supporting the firm's business development activity, including attending networking events.

About You

You will bring experience of external audit within an accountancy practice, with the technical knowledge and confidence to take ownership of assignments and support others.

You should also demonstrate:

• Experience completing audit work across planning, fieldwork and completion.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and professional scepticism.
• The ability to explain findings clearly and build positive client relationships.
• A supportive approach to supervising and developing junior colleagues.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to resolving issues.

Travel to client sites will be required.

What's on Offer?

• Salary dependent on experience.
• Hybrid working.
• 33 days' annual leave, including bank holidays.
• Pension with a salary sacrifice option.
• Learning and development opportunities to support professional qualifications and career progression.
• Simplyhealth and additional wellbeing support.
• Electric car scheme, with free workplace charging.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Free independent mortgage advice.
• Employee and client referral reward schemes.
• Regular team and firm-wide social events