Audit Manager

Our client is recruiting for an Audit Manager to join the team at the firm’s office in Woking. This role would suit someone who has already gained some experience at manager or assistant manager level, although an experienced Senior ready for the first step into a management level role may be considered.

This firm is open to strong audit candidates and the role could be as Senior Audit Manager. Hybrid working pattern are available with two days per week working from home.

This role will report directly to the partners and will be an integral part in the smooth running of a varied portfolio of limited companies, sole traders and partnerships across a wide range of business sectors.

As Audit Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Effectively manage all aspects of a portfolio of business clients including the accounting and tax affairs of the related parties within the agreed budgets and timescales, ensure that client workflow is managed in accordance with the Firm’s procedures and meeting statutory deadlines and billing targets
• Communication with clients to ensure they are fully appraised of their affairs at all times and are made aware of their tax liabilities in a timely manner
• Planning and undertaking the accounts preparation work i.e. auditing, corporation tax returns, annual returns, filing accounts with companies house and filing corporation tax returns with the revenue within the agreed timescales
• Taking responsibility for the timely completion of all relevant HMRC returns including P35, P11D, Form 42 etc
• Undertake ad hoc work including profit and cash flow forecasting, management accounts, valuations and due diligence work etc
• Taking responsibility for the timely completion of Director’s, Partner’s or Sole Trader’s tax returns for the portfolio of business clients
• Maintaining a constant dialogue with clients and keep them up to date with changes and statutory deadlines
• Seeking out Partner and Associate advice as appropriate
• Exploiting tax planning opportunities and other services
• Team development and assist with their roles, responsibilities and training
• Involvement with the recruitment of additional team members

We welcome applications from ambitious people with the following skills, experience and attributes:

• ACA, ACCA or CA qualified with 3-4 years post qualified audit and accounts experience within practice
• Experience of managing a portfolio of circa £150K upwards of client fees, ideally as a Manager or Assistant Manager
• Knowledge of accepted auditing and accounting practices and principles, applicable laws, codes and regulations
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Good IT skills; MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) is essential along with knowledge of CaseWare or similar accounting package & commercial bookkeeping packages like Xero, Sage and QuickBooks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Appropriate use of initiative, and flexible and open to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within compressed time frames

This is an excellent opportunity to join a firm that will offer a competitive salary, depending upon experience, and the potential for career development and progression.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

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Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.