Accounts and Audit Manager

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Accounts and Audit Manager to join our client’s accountancy firm, based in mid-Kent.  As an Audit and Accounts Manager you will report directly to the Partners and will be responsible for preparing company accounts and going out to visit businesses to carry out audit duties. The role will also cover a range of accountancy tasks such as Corporation Tax Returns, VAT and Tax Returns as well as other duties on an ad-hoc basis.

Key responsibilities for the Accounts and Audit Manager’s role will include:

• Visiting business and carrying out audits
• Preparing company accounts
• Corporation Tax Returns
• VAT and Tax Returns
• Working to tight deadlines and prioritising tasks
• Delegate work on the client base to junior staff members and review their work
• Identifying additional services to offer the best support for our clients
• Participate in networking activities

The successful candidate for the Accounts and Audit Manager role must have previous working experience in auditing as well as within an accountancy practice and must be a highly accurate and organised person. You must have strong bookkeeping, accounts preparation skills, and sound working knowledge of preparing Tax Returns. You must have excellent written and spoken communication skills, and must have good IT skills with experience using Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook and must have a valid UK Driving Licence and use of your own vehicle.



Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.