Audit Senior / Audit & Accounts Senior
McGinnis Loy Associates is proud to be working with a Top20 Accountancy Firm who are seeking a qualified audit senior / audit & accounts senior for their Thames Valley office in Reading. The role involves an 80% audit and 20% accounts mix, managing a portfolio of owner‑managed businesses, including sole traders, companies and partnership clients (up to £80m turnover) and overseeing a small team of junior/graduate staff.
* Managing client audits and assisting with complex corporate audits for the firm, using computerised audit systems.
* Producing audit files for review by the Audit Manager/Director.
* Providing general assistance to the junior audit and business service team members.
* Planning audit assignments, taking responsibility for achieving agreed budgets and meeting client deadlines.
* Setting objectives for PQ/Graduate junior staff and supervising on‑site teams including reviewing work and coaching on the job.
* Auditing companies across sectors such as IT/Hi‑Tech, Consumer Services, Manufacturing, Logistics, Legal Services.
* Carrying out accounts and financial statements preparation, and management accounting.
* Preparation of company accounts, groups of companies, partnerships and LLPs together with tax computations.
* Close liaison with audit clients and other external stakeholders, often direct contact at Finance Director level.
* Ensuring all work is carried out profitably and in a timely manner in accordance with the firm's standards.
* Submitting accounts to Companies House within deadlines.
Qualifications: Qualified ACA or ACCA audit senior / audit & accounts senior, ideally degree‑educated with extensive practice experience in audit & accounts. Experience managing junior staff and a car driver with access to own vehicle. Required experience levels: 18 months PQE for one position, 3 + years PQE for the second position.
Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on qualification and experience. Benefits include company pension, health care and 22 days holiday. The firm is open to relocating candidates from other parts of the UK.
To apply or for more information, please contact McGinnis Loy Associates (Reading) Office by telephone or via email at com.
McGinnis Loy Associates is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy, in accordance with the Employment Agencies Act.
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