Lutine Bell are working with a Global Top 8 Accountancy Firm based in London or Southampton looking to appoint an Audit Senior within their Financial Services Assurance team. Purpose of role: To plan, perform and complete the audit process for each assignment within the Financial Services Assurance and Business Services team. To be part of a team providing other assurance services to clients within the Financial Services sector. Key

responsibilities:
Client Contact: Regular discussions with the client to confirm progress, identify solutions to any hurdles and ensure reasonable expectations are met. Establish relationships with key contacts at the client. Staff management: Assist and perform training of junior staff. Plan, assign, monitor and review work of junior staff. Complete assessment forms for audit team. Monitor adherence to budget. Technical: Assist with the planning of audits and accounting assignments. Perform work in accordance with audit and assignment procedures. Ensure all areas of the work are completed with any exceptions to this being agreed with the manager. Prepare draft accounts/report and completion memo (including identification of control weaknesses or areas of improvement) for review by manager. Understand and appreciate key commercial aspects of the client's business. Develop an understanding of the financial services sector and regulatory framework. Organisational: Provide regular progress reports to the manager. Identify and discuss with manager issues/problems and agree and complete appropriate actions. Ensure deadlines are met. Be able to work on several different assignments at one time. Staff development: Attendance on courses. Technical reading. Attendance at client meetings. Key Competencies: Judgement: be able to take a situation and reach a suitable conclusion based on information available. Planning and organising: needed throughout process to ensure deadlines are met. Customer focus: develop relationships and gain confidence of clients. Commercial awareness: awareness of the key business drivers and the commercial pressures affecting the client. Teamwork: ability to optimise the team's performance and fulfil the needs of each team member in terms of personal and professional development. Technical expertise: technical competency. Candidate Profile: Education/Qualifications: ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent Key Experience/Skills: Demonstrable audit and accounts experience gained within a professional services firm. Keen interest in the financial services sector. Strong communication skills, both internally and directly with clients. Demonstrable experience of supervising others and delegation of work. Demonstrable ability to organise self and others, such that you can work on several different assignments at one time.