An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mixed Audit & Accounts Senior Client Manager to join my clients team in their Chester, Cheshire offices. The Role: The successful candidate will be a key member of the team. They will be the first point of contact for clients and will be responsible for managing and running an audit from the planning stage right through to completion and sign off. The role will also include that of client manager to a mixed portfolio of SMEs and larger businesses and preparing statutory accounts compliant with UK accounting standards. As an Audit and Client Manager your typical daily duties will include: • Acting as the lead manager on audits, reporting to our Audit Director; • Responsibility for developing and finalising the audit plan, identifying key audit risks based on the background knowledge, thorough research, preliminary results and discussions with the client, and ensure appropriate work is planned to address these; • Setting and monitoring of budgets, undertake execution of the fieldwork, drafting the financial statements, letter of representation and audit findings reports and assisting the Audit Partner and RI to prepare for the closing meeting; • Be responsible for clearing review points and addressing any follow up queries until the date the audit report is signed; • Ensure quality of financial statement disclosures by reference to the applicable checkli...