Accounts & Audit Manager
Curtis Recruitment
- Maidenhead, Berkshire
- £60,000-75,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
£60,000 – £75,000
Maidenhead
Full Time, Permanent
Ref: 627127Due to continued growth our client is recruiting for an Accounts & Audit Manager to assist partners in the delivery statutory audit and accounts services to a varied portfolio of clients. This role could be at Assistant Manager level for an experienced Senior, looking for a step up, and would be offered at an appropriate salary.This is a dynamic firm with an enviable reputation, and the partners would like to speak to entrepreneurial people with the desire to be a part of the continued growth that the firm is experiencing. You will be joining a friendly, social team within a firm that has some fantastic clients.This highly renowned firm will offer a competitive salary and good benefits package, including 25 days holiday, the opportunity for further development and career progression along with flexible, hybrid working patterns to achieve a good work/life balance whilst maintaining a productive team.The accounts/audit split of the role is approximately 60/40 respectively and you will manage junior team members, allocate work, review as well as supporting and mentoring.Reporting to partners, the Accounts & Audit Manager will have the following responsibilities:
- Planning and delivery of accounts/audit assignments in conjunction with the client partner
- Lead some large and complex assignments
- Supervise junior staff during the audit and review their work
- Deliver the audit file to the partner in timely manner
- Identify cross-selling opportunities and potential management letter points
- Manage client communication in effective manner
- Monitor your chargeability and your assignment budgets pro-actively
- Coach other staff for improved performance and technical development
- Develop specialist sector knowledge and keep abreast of industry developments
- Mentor audit & accounts trainees, contribute to the training and development programme
- ACA/ACCA qualified with significant post qualified experience within a practice environment
- Experience of audit planning, budget preparation, identifying key risks, developing an audit plan and executing the audit on site
- Knowledge and experience of current auditing standards and approaches
- Experience preparing audit and accounts files using an electronic working paper system
- Be IT literate with experience of accounts and audit software
- Significant prior experience of statutory company accounts preparation under FRS102
- Leadership experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal skills