Senior Audit Manager

Senior Manager - Financial Services Audit - Banking and Capital Markets, Leeds/Manchester

£56,000 - £75,000 plus £4,500 car allowance, 6% pension contribution, private healthcare etc.

Would you like to work for one of the Big Four Accountancy firms in the UK?

Do you work for a business that believes in meritocratic promotion, one that rewards great work not seniority and time served?

Would you like to work somewhere where the lights in the office are turned off at 6.30pm?

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a world leading Professional Services firm, who have expanded their northern team from 12 to 80 heads in the last two years. Continuing their exciting growth plans they are now looking to hire a Senior Manager to run their Financial Services Audit team, for Banking and Capital markets (BCM). This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the biggest and most successful Financial Services Assurance business units in the UK.

In post you will embrace change and lead and motivate your colleagues, including counselling coaching and mentoring your staff, and manage the execution of their Professional Development plans.

Coming from an ACA, ACCA or equivalent background (first time passes and first class degree preferred) you will have excellent technical and industry sector expertise, specifically experience in auditing Financial Services clients, particularly in the Banking sector. You will also need to be able to demonstrate successful relationship management of sizeable clients and projects (including complex publicly listed companies).

Senior Manager Responsibilities:

• Deliver value to the client by providing knowledge, ideas and solutions for improving the business, assess legal implications.
• Secure and enhance relationships with senior client management.
• Assign teams that will meet and exceed the clients' expectations in standards of service and client care.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate external network of business contacts.
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence in all interactions with the client.
• Ensure engagements are executed in accordance with the firm's methodologies and guidance, professional standards, and local legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the technical correctness and presentational standard of all client deliverables.
• Approve engagement budgets and agree fees, where appropriate.
• Lead and coordinate the planning and management of assignments in an effective and efficient manner.
• Manage the delivery of other services to designated clients, where appropriate.
• Liaise with other service lines and other audit managers to ensure efficient utilisation of knowledge and resources to deliver services.
• Manage your audit group and business unit in an efficient manner, minimising the level of debtors and work in progress in the portfolio, and maximising fee opportunities.
• Identify and convert all sales opportunities for Audit and other service lines. Manage risk to the firm by adhering to the risk management policies and procedures.
• Counsel, coach and mentor staff.
• Appraise staff in a constructive and timely manner and ensure all team members do the same.
• Embrace and lead change, motivate colleagues and staff and promote teamwork
• Anticipate client needs, address issues without unnecessary recourse to others
• Manage the execution of Professional Development Plans of team members to build their careers.
• Ensure that the engagement partner is informed about important audit or accounting issues on a timely basis.

In return our client is offering a highly competitive package to attract a genuinely high calibre candidate comprising of a basic salary to £75,000, plus car allowance, 6% pension contribution, private healthcare etc. There are also substantial progression opportunities going forward.

Larson Resource Group Limited is registered in England & Wales with a company number 06110626. Registered office address is Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate HG1 2PW. Our VAT number is 916 0028 57. Larson Resource Group Limited trades as an Employment Agency when placing permanent candidates and as an Employment Business when placing Contractors (under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment and Business Regulations 2003) In accordance with these regulations you should have received a copy of our Client Terms of Business. If you have not received a copy please contact a member of staff immediately. All discounted rates quoted are only valid providing all other terms are met in accordance with our standard Client Terms of Business.