Audit Manager
Posted 1 week ago by 1767274137
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Stockport, Lancashire
Summary: This role is for an experienced Audit Manager at a dynamic independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Greater Manchester. The position involves overseeing high-quality audit services for a diverse client portfolio, including owner-managed businesses and private equity-backed companies. The firm offers both full-time and part-time options, emphasizing strategic insights and commercial value in their services. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA qualified with strong interpersonal skills and a proven track record in audit management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the delivery of high-quality audit services to a diverse portfolio of clients.
- Manage audit engagements from planning through to completion.
- Lead audit teams and review their work.
- Liaise with clients to understand their business and risks.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Provide strategic insights to add commercial value to clients.
- Advise businesses on expansion, restructuring, selling, or succession planning.
- Drive the culture of the audit team, including line management and mentoring.
Key Skills:
- ACA/ACCA qualified.
- Experience as an audit manager or senior manager.
- Strong interpersonal skills for managing internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to demonstrate adding commercial value through services provided.
- Experience in coaching and managing audit team members.
Salary (Rate): £70,000 yearly
City: Stockport
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance
Excellent opportunity for an experienced manager to progress their career within audit
Your new firmAdynamic independent firm of Chartered Accountants based in Greater Manchesterare looking to appoint an experienced Audit Manager to join their 100+ strongteam. This firm work with a variety of entrepreneurial clients both privatelyowned and PE backed providing expert compliance services and strategic advicethroughout their life cycle. Following a period of continued growth and newclient wins this firm are looking to appoint an experienced Audit Manager tosupport with the firms growing portfolio. This opportunity is available with either full time or part time (4 days a week) options.
Your new role
As an Audit Manager you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the delivery of high-quality audit services to a diverse portfolio of clients, including owner-managed businesses, SMEs, growing enterprises and PE backed businesses. Day to day you will be responsible for managing audit engagements from planning through to completion, leading audit teams, reviewing work, liaising with clients to understand their business and risks, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The firm work with entrepreneurial and inquisitive businesses, going beyond the numbers, providing strategic insights to add commercial value to their client base. You will be involved in providing advice and strategic direction to business who are looking to expand, restructure, sell or succession plan. You'll work alongside the senior leadership team to drive the culture of the audit team which will include having line management responsibility, on the job coaching and mentoring.
What you'll need to succeed
The partners are looking to appoint a commercially astute Audit Manager with exposure to a broad client base with a leaning towards privately owned businesses. You will be ACA/ACCA qualified and have operated as an audit manager/senior manager in your most recent role. Joining the firms management team the partners are seeking an experienced manager with excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable managing both internal and external stakeholders. You must be able to demonstrate experience of adding real commercial value to your portfolio through the service you provide. You will also be involved in managing and coaching members across the audit team and supporting with the overall culture of the team.
What you'll get in return
Thisis a fantastic opportunity to work with a leading regional firm of CharteredAccountants who drive an excellent culture throughout the firm. You will join adynamic and forward thinking team in a leadership role offering exposure to acomplex and varying client base. As an experienced audit manager the firm offera competitive salary of up to £70,000 plus a range of benefits including 25 daysholiday + bank holidays, modern offices with excellent transport links. The firm can offer either a full time or 4 days a week (part time) contract.
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