Senior Manager

Senior Manager - Financial Services Audit - Insurance Assurance, 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 Insurance Assurance (INS). This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the biggest and most successful Financial Services 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 Insurance sector. You will also need to be able to demonstrate successful relationship management of sizeable clients and projects (including complex publicly listed companies).

As an Senior Manager in the Insurance Audit team you will:

• Deliver excellent service
• Manage engagements efficiently, delivering against budget and keeping work in progress and debtors at minimal levels.
• Demonstrate leadership, acting as a role model for team members, providing on-the-job coaching as well as broader developmental support.
• Identify and convert opportunities for business growth with non-audit clients.
• Adhere to the firm's risk management policies at all times, delivering work to the highest quality.
• Engage in further leadership roles within Insurance Assurance.
• Strong interest and commitment to understanding and developing leading edge extended assurance solutions to the Insurance industry clients.
• Intellectual rigour / flexibility to rapidly understand complex problems and rationalise these into a workable solution which can then be delivered. This includes a strong level of emotional intelligence.
• Appreciation (and ideally experience of some or all) of solutions / go to market abilities and how these service client needs
• Ability to operate with stakeholders / manage projects which potentially span all functions within client organisations.
• 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.

If you are looking for the next step in your financial services career and would be interested in joining a Big Four accountancy firm in a Senior Manager - Financial Services Audit role, Insurance (INS) please apply today or for more information contact Tom Skelton 

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