Audit Manager

Salary:
£45000 - £50000 per annum
Location:
Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Incredible opportunity for an Audit Manager to join a modern, growing, well-established firm of Chartered Accountants based in Wakefield.

Offering a wide range of services for their variety of clients, this firm can assist with audit, accounts, tax, outsourcing, and corporate finance. This firm work with clients from all different sizes and structures, enabling you to gain a breadth of experience throughout your career. With a flexible approach to work, this firm values work/life balance, with a shorter working week than most firms.

About the role:

Oversee audit assignments from start to finish, managing teams of up to 5 staff to meet reporting deadlines and client agreed deadlines.
Prepare or review an audit risk analysis specific to the client.
Ensure that the planning section of Audit Automation reflects all planning considerations and discussions and is appropriately signed off.
Ensure that results and conclusions of audit work are documented in Audit Automation fieldwork section and is fully signed off.
Review the completed accounts and ensure compliance with all necessary disclosures as required by accounting standards, including completion of a disclosure checklist when considered necessary.
Review / list out any adjustments and unadjusted journals separately during the course of the audit, to be provided to the client once the assignment has come to its conclusion.
Prepare a list of points for clients to highlight key issues or matters identified during the accounting and audit process.
Review current processes and provide recommendations to enhance client policies and procedures to be included in reports to management.
Monitoring of departmental performance including client wins / losses, billing, forecasting, assignment recoveries.
Involvement in client tendering processes including drafting and finalisation of proposal documents, introductory meetings, and presentations.
Management of audit staff including training and development of the team, recruitment, appraisals, etc.

About the candidate:

ACA, ACCA or Qualified by experience.
Experience working as a Senior Auditor or an Audit Assistant Manager/ Manager in an accountancy Practice.
Flexible work attitude.
Good interpersonal skills, feeling comfortable forming long-term relationships with clients.
Knowledge of CCH practice management software for accounts/audit would be desirable.

What’s on offer:

35 hour working week.
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Flexible working
Death in service cover
Up to 5% employers pension contribution
Free on-site parking
Reward and recognition programme
Salary from £45,000 to £50,000

If you are interested or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Leah Mason at IPS Finance.

IPS Finance has 40 years’ experience in the Yorkshire accountancy recruitment market. We have built our business on long term relationships with both individuals and clients in all sectors, bringing real benefits to all concerned. Please visit the IPS Finance website to view the latest accountancy / finance and practice opportunities.