We are recruiting an Assistant Manager to join our external audit team in Milton Keynes. Our team works with a broad range of clients. Ranging from a turnover from circa £1 million up to £500 million, covering various sectors such as manufacturing, property, financial services, pensions and charities. Job Role - Full responsibility for all aspects of planning including budgeting resourcing, coordinating manager and partner, Vantage, (Mazars audit software), client meetings and visits. - Perform an assessment of the systems and controls and identify risks as a result of this review. - Perform preliminary analytical review and highlight risk areas for further audit investigation. Consider expected trends and ensure analytical review addresses this. Communicate expected trends and relevant ratios that should be included in this review to other seniors and assistants. - Draft the budget and assign audit areas to team members (where applicable) so as to manage the audit risks and develop the team members. - Produce the Client Audit Plan to detail the above strategy to the client. Be involved in the delivery of the CAP to the client. - Where applicable, prepare draft statutory financial statements based on the information provided by the client. - Organise, prepare agenda for and chair team meeting and communicate the strategy to the other members of the team. - Ensure completion of Financial Statements and closedown of audit files. The Requirements Essential
• ACA, ACCA, CA (or equivalent) qualified
• External audit experience on a range of clients across industry and commerce sectors
• Practical application of International Financial Reporting Standards
• Demonstrates and applies advanced technical, commercial and industry knowledge to the role, identifying issues and solutions. .
• Takes ownership of projects, effectively delegates to others within the team and takes responsibility for quality control.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. Desirable
• Develops and maintains relationships with internal and external contacts at all levels.
• Provides assistance, shares experiences, provides meaningful feedback and proactively supports the development of others.
• Willingness to be involved in delivering feedback to the wider team, including presenting group training sessions.
• Participates in meetings, providing information and ideas with clarity and persuasiveness.
• Pro-actively identifies client needs and keeps them informed of project status as appropriate.