Audit RI

Your new role:

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and direct the activities of the audit department whilst acting as the key relationship contact for a substantial portfolio of audit clients. Also pro-actively contributing to the growth and development of the audit department, the success of the office and the firm's strategy and business plan.

Duties & key responsibilities:

• Being responsible for the performance and growth of the audit team
• Being able to pitch and win new audit work and assignments
• Working with the Regional Head of Audit for the South West and local MD to promote the audit services
• Developing new client and business relationships to ensure the growth of the firm's services and client base
• Maintaining and developing client relationships
• Identify opportunities to support and add value to clients and grow the firm's revenues across all service lines
• Managing the profitability financial performance of the department to ensure achievement of the firm's objectives
• Upholding the technical and regulatory standards of the audit team and work delivered
• Taking overall responsibility for risk management for the firm's audit work
• Understanding the market within which the firm operates to identify and address potential risks, issues and opportunities
• Providing overall direction and leadership of the firm's objectives to the team
• Collaboration across the firm to support and achieve organisation objectives, harnessing appropriate digital technologies

Skills & abilities:

• Strong technical and ethical judgement
• Confidence and ability to persuade and win new clients/work
• Experience to introduce and use technology/AI in a responsible manner adding value and improving efficiency
• Resourcefulness to resolve issues and identify opportunities
• Commercial understanding of the market within which the firm operates and those of its clients
• Ability to communicate across all levels of the office and business with relevant content and insights that add value to clients
• Ability to coach and train other team members

Knowledge & experience:

• Have operated at a senior manager level in a practice environment.
• Experience of managing teams
• Experience of managing an audit portfolio and performing the RI role
• Computer skills: MS Office applications - Word, Excel, Outlook. Ideally also Caseware, Datasnipper
• ACCA/ACA/CA qualified
• Knowledge of IRIS preferred
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and audit standards and changes to tax legislation as required

Personal attributes:

• A 'can do' attitude with a high attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
• Commitment to learning
• Confidence
• Able to handle clients in an open, approachable and professional manner.
• Be a good team player demonstrating commitment and respect to other team members
• Excellent organisation skills
• Strong focus on managing deadlines and work load prioritisation
• Refer to competency framework for specific behavioural indicators

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