Audit Assistant Manager

Salary: £60,000 – £66,000 per year

Excellent opportunity to gain a supervisory role within the audit team of a top 10 accountancy firm and progress your career to Audit Manager.

Audit Assistant Manager -About the Role

Primarily, you’ll be responsible for dealing with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of clients working closely with the Audit Manager. You will also provide assistance to Partners in both client work and in the management of the group and, on occasions, the wider firm.

You’ll also:

* Act as a major point of contact within the firm for the client together with the Partner.

* Build and maintain strong relationships with clients at senior levels, being a principal point of contact for the client.

* Develop a strong commercial understanding of the clients’ businesses.

* Act as an ambassador of the firm, participates in office marketing events, keeps abreast of the wide range of service the firm offers.

* Recruit, retain, develop and motivate our employees, which includes participating in graduate recruitment, ensuring job appraisal documentation is completed within deadlines and ensuring appropriate objectives and development plans are in place for counselees.

* Complete assignments within agreed budgets and timescales and identify opportunities for additional billings.

The successful Audit Assistant Manager will have / be:-

* ACCA/ACA/ICAS qualified or overseas equivalent.

* Previous experience of managing or supervising people.

* Good working knowledge of UK and International GAAS, IFRS, UK GAAP and Financial Reporting requirements.

* Working knowledge of financial products, firm services, issues regarding advice and regulation and compliance, including anti-money laundering.

* Experience of systems/controls testing as well as substantive auditing, including consolidations, group audits, statutory accounts and disclosures.

* Project Management experience.

Audit Assistant Manager Benefits

Beneftits include 28 days holiday, pension, life insurance and excellent flexible benefits package

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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