Audit Supervisor - Audit, Accounts & Advice

Audit Supervisor - Audit, Accounts & Advice
Top 15 Firm, St Albans
Up to £57,000!!

You will be part of a tight-knit team, working directly with partners and directors, providing client focused and commercially aware services in an efficient and professional manner.

This role includes:

Involvement in planning, supervising, and carrying out full end-to-end audits
Responsibility for achieving agreed budgets and meeting deadlines
Setting objectives for more junior staff and supervise on site, reviewing their work and coaching on the job where necessary to enable them to develop and progress.

You will be assigned a partner/director mentor to help you work on your personal career development with progression opportunities available at all levels. Your role will be audit focused while getting exposure to wider business advisory work as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for auditing of companies, including planning, and finalisation of jobs across a wide range of industries.
Able to be present on-site for audits when required
Supervision of the audit team, which includes reviewing the work of juniors and assisting junior team members with technical accounting and audit questions.
Drafting recommendations to management following audit fieldwork completion.
Drafting of close out audit meeting agenda and points for discussion.
Preparation of tax computations and Corporation Tax returns (CT600) with the support from the tax specialist team, as required.
Preparation of statutory accounts of companies, and consolidated accounts of groups together with tax computations
Close liaison with clients, and other stakeholders, often direct contact at Partner and Director Levels.
Motivation and encouragement of team.
Promoting the interests of the firm with all employed by the firm, clients, prospective clients and other third parties.
Generally to provide a personal, professional, speedy and efficient service to the firm's clients.
Any other special work as required e.g. benchmarking reports, management information reviews & proposal pitches.
Assisting with internal training courses
Working alongside current office management to assist and supervise junior team members.

Practice Development:

To attend client gatherings or client seminars on an ad hoc basis.
Identifying business development opportunities with clients and progressing these in liaison with Partner/Director.
Internal networking to get to know your team & the wider firm including specialist services

Administration:

Using initiative to come up with innovative ideas to improve systems currently in practice with regards to client or staff matters.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise:

Qualified to ACA/ACCA or internationally recognised chartered accounting qualification
Experience leading audits teams including group audits
Must have completed 3 audits in the last year with a turnover of £20m+.
Technically competent, including solid experience and understanding of UK GAAP and auditing standards
Experience in both substantive & controls-based audits. ·
Expertise in delivery of the primary accounting frameworks.
High level of personal motivation.
Excellent communicator- able to get on with clients and motivate teams
Strong organisational skills - ability to get multi-task and prioritise work
Personable and confident - clients should feel confident of their ability to relate with you
Ability to meet deadlines

Job Benefits:

Generous annual leave plus three days off at Christmas
Option to buy/sell additional days
Hybrid Working
Life Cover
Critical Illness cover
Income Protection
Pension Scheme
Wellbeing support, including generous absence pay, access to Digicare+ and an Employee Assistance Programme
Generous family related leave and pay
Weddings and birth vouchers
Loyalty awards
Employee and client referral awards
Community volunteer scheme
Fundraising matching
Perkbox
Eye Tests
Cycle to work