Audit Senior

The Skills Coalition

  • Milton Keynes
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Audit Senior - Milton Keynes
Top 50 Practice Firm 80% Audit 20% AccountsBe part of an award-nominated Audit team offering great experience, development opportunities, and work-life balance in a top 50 Accountancy firm.This is a split role working on 80% audits and 20% accounts. The Audit Senior/Supervisor will report to audit managers and supervise more junior members of the audit team.
  • Planning, supervising, and carrying out audits with turnovers of up to £250 million, including specialist audits (e.g., FSA, pensions, solicitors, charities, and schools).
  • Completing jobs with minimal supervision while adhering to deadlines and budgets.
  • Supervising and assisting junior staff with technical accounting and auditing problems.
  • Preparation of draft corporation tax computations.
  • Preparation of draft statutory accounts and consolidated accounts under FRS102 from clients’ draft figures.
  • Drafting recommendations to management following the completion of audit fieldwork.
  • Preparing responses for group reporting for clients where we are the component auditor.
  • Larger accounts preparation jobs for audit-exempt limited companies, partnerships, and LLPs.
Software: Proaudit, CCH Accounts Production (AP), Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, Alphatax, and Microsoft Office is desirable. A laptop is provided.Qualifications/Education RequiredIdeally ACA or ACCA qualified (degree not essential) or with Advanced Level or equivalent to sit.Experience RequiredAt least 2.5 years of experience in a practice, having had audit experience throughout their career to date.Skills RequiredThe applicant should:
  • Be able to prepare completed audit files for a large variety of clients to a high standard with minimal guidance from the manager.
  • Be a good communicator and able to deal confidently and effectively with both clients and staff alike.
  • Cope with both pure audits and jobs where the records are not straightforward.
  • Work within deadlines.

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