Audit and Accounts Senior - Birmingham

Haines Watts are recruiting for a qualified or finalist Audit and Accounts Senior to work within the Birmingham office, to assist the partners and associate partners in delivery of statutory audit and accounts preparation services, and to manage and allocate work to audit trainees. The split with be audit 70% and accounts 30%.

Due to rapid growth within the Birmingham Office, Haines Watts  are looking for highly skilled entrepreneurial individuals to join to the team to assist in achieving the strategic goal of being the number one advisor to owner managed businesses.

In return the Audit and Accounts Senior role is offering a competitive salary with huge career progression within the firm and great benefits package.

Audit and Accounts Senior duties:

• Planning and delivery of audit/accounts assignments Plan assignments in conjunction with the client partner or manager
• Lead some of our largest and most complex assignments
• Supervise junior staff during the audit and review their work
• Deliver the audit file to the assignment manager 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 and accounts trainees and contribute to the office's training and development programme

Experience

• Experience of OMB/SME private company audits: planning, budget preparation, identifying key risks, developing an audit plan, executing the audit on site
• Knowledge of and experience of current auditing standards and approaches: analytical review, documenting systems and controls, sampling techniques
• Experience preparing audit and accounts files using an electronic working paper systems
• Significant prior experience of statutory company accounts preparation under UK GAAP
• Experience of preparing and auditing consolidated accounts and component auditor issues
• Leadership experience -experience supervising teams on-site and reviewing their work
• Experience of preparing budgets and monitoring actual time against budget

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified or at least finalist

Audit and Accounts Senior will have the following skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• A strong interest in owner managed businesses and general commercial awareness
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills

Personal Audit Senior Qualities

• Enthusiastic with a positive attitude
• Adaptable
• Personable
• Courteous and professional

If you are keen to understand more about this opportunity and take the next step in your career with a growing and ambitious firm, please contact us today for a private and confidential conversation.

Contact our Consultant 

 

Charles Magill - Director

0790 996 7191

charles.magill@adlestropconsulting.com

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