Audit Senior

Job Description:

Various Locations:
Axminster, Barnstaple, Exeter, Plymouth or Weston-super-Mare

• Clear career progression with genuine opportunities to expand your role
• A focus on work-life balance, with hybrid working and a supportive environment
• A collaborative culture where your input and ideas are valued
• A diverse and interesting client portfolio that keeps the work varied
• A modern Plymouth office with a welcoming and professional team

• Lead and manage audits for a varied portfolio of clients, planning and overseeing fieldwork in line with partner direction
• Monitor progress against targets and resolve challenges proactively
• Prepare and review financial statements for both audit and non-audit clients
• Build strong client relationships and act as a trusted advisor
• Communicate technical matters clearly and practically to clients and colleagues
• Coach and support junior staff in their development
• Undertake technical research and share insights across the team
• Contribute to departmental growth and assist with proposals for new business
• Attend networking and business events locally to represent the firm
• Travel to client sites across the region, with hybrid working arrangements available

• ACA or ACCA qualification (or be part-qualified with substantial experience)
• Strong audit experience within accountancy practice
• Experience mentoring, supervising, and reviewing the work of junior staff
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both with clients and team members
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a professional, adaptable way
• Good technical knowledge of UK Financial Reporting Standards and International Auditing Standards
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Familiarity with Caseware (advantageous but not essential)

• 36.25 hours per week (full-time), with flexible and hybrid working options
• Annual salary review
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one week each year
• Ability to carry over one weeks leave into the following year
• Death in service benefit (3x annual salary)
• Access to health and reward schemes
• 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits including cycle-to-work, payroll charitable giving, and private medical insurance
• Staff and client referral commission schemes
• Pension contributions starting at 3%, rising to 4% after 4 years (matched up to 6%)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after one year of service