Audit and Accounts Executive

Our client is seeking an outstanding auditor to join the audit and accounts department in their Northampton office to provide a wide range of advisory, audit and accounting services to our clients.

Client Details

Our client is a national firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers who partner with entrepreneurs and individuals interested in profitable growth.

Description

The successful candidate will:

• Produce a detailed audit planning memorandum, including details of any potential difficulties that may have been encountered during previous audits and ensure correct tests are applied to produce sufficient audit evidence, discuss with Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manager

• Plan how testing work should be allocated amongst junior team members

• Monitor the progress of jobs, ensure that budgets are met, address any problems that are encountered to ensure that the audit is finished within budget and time frame

• Check and supervise the work of more junior staff both on site and in office and complete any sections as necessary

• Sign off audit sections, address any problems and/or queries and complete the file before passing it on to the Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manager for review.

• make commentary on accounts / Produce a short summary on the contents of the accounts before passing to the Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manager as appropriate

• Ensure all hours worked on any client are recorded correctly, enabling a true reflection of the profitability of the job to be shown

• Allocate sections to junior staff and brief on what is expected of them

• Answer queries from juniors throughout the work

• Complete analysis of items for tax

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Profile

• ACA or ACCA, fully qualified or close to fully qualified with practice experience

• Demonstrable experience leading external audits from planning to completion

• Excellent accounts preparation skills

• Computer experience - Excel, Word and ideally CaseWare and tax software, Sage, Xero or other bookkeeping software

• Previous experience of leading junior members of staff (18 months plus experience)

• Good up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting standards

• Communication - oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments

• Organised - ability to deal with a variety of tasks

• Client focused

• Commercially aware

• Team building skills

• Problem solving skills

• Ability to work well under pressure and manage deadlines

Job Offer

Competitive salary and benefits