Senior Audit Associate

Senior Audit Associate
£36,000 – £43,000 – depending upon experience
Cheltenham
Full Time, Permanent
Ref: 881129

Seeking a Senior Audit Associate to join the Corporate Audit team of renowned accountancy firm, to be based in Cheltenham.  The role would suit someone who has qualified ACA or ACCA and has significant previous audit experience gained in a UK accountancy practice environment.

This firm offers a friendly, supportive working environment where talented people can thrive and along with a competitive salary you will enjoy a comprehensive flexible benefits package and a flexible approach to the working environment.

As Senior Audit Associate your responsibilities will include:

• Working as part of a team, or the first point of contact for clients on a day-to-day basis, anticipating client needs, and communicating effectively with clients
• Assisting in the planning, execution and finalisation of all areas of the audit assignment, and demonstrate an understanding of the different types of risk, considering and managing risk in all interactions with clients
• Producing work for the team leader, Manager and/or Partner review
• Nurture business development skills and identifying additional sales opportunities
• Demonstrate an application and solution-based approach to problem solving
• Identifying areas requiring improvement in the client’s business processes and possible recommendations and assisting with the preparation of the Audit Findings Reports to be provided to the client
• Being aware of progress against the audit budget and being able to explain variances to the budget to the Manager
• Potentially travelling to areas outside of the Midlands to support audit teams from other offices
• Continue to develop skills, building on existing knowledge
• Couching junior members of the team, providing guidance and assistance as required

Please do apply for this Senior Audit Associate role if you satisfy the following criteria:

• Qualified ACA/ACCA
• Significant auditing and accounting experience gained within a UK accountancy practice environment
• Sound understanding of UKGAAP and accounting principles
• Along with corporate audit experience, Non-Profits and pensions experience would be advantageous
• Good general IT skills; Microsoft Office, especially Excel and ideally CaseWare
• Excellent communication skills
• Energy and enthusiasm with a desire for personal and career development
• A willingness to travel to client site is essential

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.  This includes those currently on a graduate visa.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.