Senior Audit Associate

Senior Audit Associate

Essex/Suffolk

£43,000

James George Recruitment has partnered with a highly regarded Accountancy practise that is looking to add a Senior Audit person to their teams covering Essex/Suffolk.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with planning audits in advance of audit fieldwork, ensuring it appropriately addresses identified risks and achieves audit objectives
• Undertaking audits of commercial and not-for-profit clients including education clients. Where required, performing work under Solicitors’ Accounts Rules regulations and RICS work.

• Completing audit work to a high standard with minimal supervision
• Drafting individual and consolidated financial statements (primarily UK GAAP)
• Maintaining and developing strong relationships with clients and colleagues

• You will be studying towards your ACA/ACCA qualification
• Meeting internal and external deadlines whilst taking responsibility for meeting budgets
• Recommending improvements to clients’ accounting systems and controls
• Developing our junior members of the team to ensure they understand their responsibilities, providing appropriate on-the-job training
• Have a full driving license and access to independent transport
• Be a team player who enjoys working as part of a busy team
• Be organised, efficient and able to prioritise your own workload
• Maintain an internal and external network via strong working relationships with colleagues and clients

Key skills required:

• You’ll need to have at least 18 months audit experience, ideally in a Practice environment
• You will be studying towards your ACA/ACCA qualification
• Have a full driving license and access to independent transport
• Be a team player who enjoys working as part of a busy team
• Be organised, efficient and able to prioritise your own workload
• Maintain an internal and external network via strong working relationships with colleagues and clients

To discuss further, please don’t hesitate to contact Adam Sommerville, Nicola Rouse or Lorna Coburn at James George Recruitment.