Audit Supervisor

This role includes:

* Involvement in planning, supervising, and carrying out full end-to-end audits

* Responsibility for achieving agreed budgets and meeting deadlines

* Setting objectives for more junior staff and supervise on site, reviewing their work and coaching on the job where necessary.

Key responsibilities:

* Responsible for auditing large companies including planning, execution and completion.

* Delivery of a complete audit file for manager review.

* Supervision of the audit team on-site, which includes reviewing the work of juniors and assisting junior team members with technical accounting and audit questions.

* Delivery of work carried out under the primary accounting frameworks (UK GAAP, FRS 101, FRS 102 and IFRS).

* Responsibility for identifying and delivering complex areas of audits, with the assistance of the senior manager/director.

* Drafting recommendations to management for improvements to internal controls following audit fieldwork completion.

* Drafting of audit close meeting agenda and points for discussion.

* Close liaison with clients and other stakeholders, often with direct contact at partner and director levels.

* Motivation and encouragement of team.

* Promoting the interests of the firm with all employed by the firm, clients, prospective clients and other third parties.

* Generally, to provide a personal, professional, speedy, and efficient service to the firm's clients.

* Assisting with internal training courses.

* Any other special work as required e.g. company valuations, HMRC investigations & proposal pitches.

* Working alongside current office management to assist and supervise junior team members in their wider career development.

Practice Development:

* Attending client gatherings or client seminars on an ad hoc basis.

* Identifying business development opportunities with clients and progressing these in liaison with partner/director.

* Internal networking to get to know your team and the wider firm including specialist services. Administration

* Using initiative to come up with innovative ideas to improve systems currently in practice with regards to client or staff matters.

Audit Skills and expertise:

* Qualified to ACA/ACCA or internationally recognised chartered accounting qualification

* Experience leading audit teams including group audits

* Experience of substantive and controls based audit testing

* Trained in a top 20 firm

* Technically competent, including solid experience and understanding of UK GAAP and auditing standards

* Practical IFRS experience is desirable but not essential

* High level of personal motivation and initiative

* Excellent communicator - able to get on with clients and motivate teams

* Strong organisational skills - ability to multi-task and prioritise work

* Personable and confident - clients and team members able to relate with you

* Ability to meet deadlines