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Audit Senior

LC-19
  • £27000 to £40000 Per: annum + Benefits: Flexible/Hybrid working, Reward and Health Scheme, EAP,
  • Plymouth, South West,
  • Permanent
Our client are seeking an Audit Senior to join their team in the Plymouth Office on a permanent full time basis. Our client is a Top 50+50 Accountancy Practice and Real Living Wage Employer with over 290 team members across Devon and Somerset.You will be responsible for managing, controlling, and conducting the audit fieldwork for a diverse range of clients, developing strong relationships with those clients, and helping to win new clients for the firm. You will also manage the preparation of financial statements for non-audit clients. This role will likely suit a part qualified or qualified audit professional looking to develop their career further across the Southwest of England.
Main Duties
The main duties (but not limited to) are the following:
  • Planning, managing, controlling, and conducting the audit fieldwork for a portfolio of the firm’s clients under the direction of the Audit Partners, Directors and Managers.
  • Preparing financial statements.
  • Responsible for developing and training junior team members.
  • Building and maintaining client relationships.
  • Understanding technical matters and presenting them in a logical and practical way.
  • Managing and developing junior members of the team.
  • Carrying out technical research and providing advice for clients and for other members of the firm.
  • Assisting the Audit Partners in developing the department, together with proposals for new work.
  • Networking with the business communities in which our offices and clients are based.
  • Working on clients across the region, as and when required.
This job description summarises the main duties and responsibilities of the post, however the list is not exhaustive as the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties and projects of similar level and responsibility.Attributes, Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Ideally candidates will have the following attributes, skills, experience and qualifications:
  • Outgoing, socially confident, and emotionally controlled.
  • Resilient, able to multi-task, and work independently.
  • Adaptable, organised, and conscientious.
  • Evaluative, professional, and team orientated in approach.
  • ACA or ACCA part qualified or qualified with a good level of experience of working within an audit and assurance team.
  • Good level of knowledge of UK Financial Reporting Standards and International Auditing Standards.
  • Able to develop and operate complex spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and be competent in Word and Outlook.
  • Experience of Caseware audit software would be an advantage.
  • Working knowledge of Sage Accounts software would be an advantage.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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