Audit Assistant Manager
Employer Location Cambridge, England, Cambridgeshire Salary Highly competitive and negotiable + benefits package Closing date 14 May 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
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Audit Assistant Manager
Join a dynamic, entrepreneurial-focused accountancy firm, supporting ambitious businesses across East Anglia. As Audit Assistant Manager, you'll lead and grow a varied audit portfolio, delivering quality audits, mentoring junior staff, and liaising with senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage audit engagements end-to-end: planning, fieldwork, completion, and reporting, ensuring high-quality & transparent audits
2. Supervise, coach, and develop junior team members on-site
3. Coordinate proactively with Senior Managers, Directors, and Partners to deliver accurate reporting to stakeholders.
4. Apply sound judgment, business awareness, and strong technical compliance-including UK GAAP, IFRS, GAAS, regulatory, and AML considerations.
About You
5. Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, ICAS (or equivalent)
6. Degree-level education (or CTS)
7. Experience overseeing audit teams and coaching junior members
8. Working knowledge of UK & International GAAS, IFRS, UK GAAP, and compliance articulation
9. Confident communicator with technically strong, client-facing capabilities
What's on Offer
10. Autonomy and support to define and achieve your vision of success
11. A people-focused, collaborative culture supported by agile/mixed working
12. Structured career development-mentoring, coaching, promotion pathways
13. Wide-ranging benefits: pension, private medical, income protection, bike-to-work, purchase holidays
Why Apply?
14. Contribute meaningfully to audit quality and public trust, working with entrepreneurial and growth businesses
15. Be part of a supportive, values-driven environment where agile working, wellbeing, and development are at the heart
16. Build your network and knowledge across multidisciplinary teams in a national firm with global reach
Take the Next Step
If you're a qualified audit professional ready to take the lead-drive audit excellence, mentor teams, and work closely with senior stakeholders-this confidential opportunity could be for you.
Please contact Cara Whyte at Hays to discuss or apply directly online
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
17. Corporate Governance
18. Credit Control
19. Part-Qualified Accountant
20. Payroll
21. Public Practice Accounting
22. Public Services Accounting
23. Senior Finance – Qualified
24. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
25. Tax & Treasury
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow
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