Audit Senior - Milton Keynes
Top 50 Practice Firm
80% Audit 20% Accounts
Be 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 Required
Ideally ACA or ACCA qualified (degree not essential) or with Advanced Level or equivalent to sit.
Experience Required
At least 2.5 years of experience in a practice, having had audit experience throughout their career to date.
Skills Required
The 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.