Audit Assistant Manager

The Role:

As an Audit Assistant Manager in the Corporate Audit team, you'll lead teams and manage teams on various audit assignments throughout the Gloucester & Cheltenham area.

• Adhering to deadlines, promptly notifying the partner of potential problems on each assignment.
• Identifying areas where other experts in the firm can provide relevant services to address client business needs.
• Managing work in progress and billing on client assignments.
• Undertaking additional duties as reasonably required.
• Highly desirable to have experience working with complex groups, reporting structures, and liaising with component auditors.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and conducting statutory audits, actively participating in all audit stages from planning to completion.
• Demonstrating initiative and assuming responsibility for audit management and team coordination to ensure completion within the agreed budget.
• Principal client contact during on-site fieldwork.
• Managing on-site teams, aiding in team supervision and development.
• Supervising on-site audit teams, reviewing Associates' work, and assisting Senior Audit Managers in project management and client liaison.
• Reporting to a Senior Manager on large, complex audit assignments alongside other Assistant Managers, while also managing a small portfolio of clients as a manager.
• Executing work profitably and on time, adhering to professional standards and satisfying clients and audit senior managers.
• Supporting the team in delivering a quality audit timetable and providing insightful comments for client reports.
• Contributing to a continuous improvement ethos within the team.
• Managing and leading assurance and risk management projects, liaising with clients and preparing client reports.

Qualifications & Experience:

• ICAEW, ACCA, ICAS
• Experience working for a reputable accountancy firm in the UK