Audit Senior

Lochead Sandford Recruitment, EDINBURGH

Audit Senior

C£42000 - £47000 DOE & EXC BENS PKGE & HYBRID WORKING

Lochead Sandford Recruitment, EDINBURGH

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Hybrid working

Posted today, 15 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: None

Location ref: West End, City of Edinburgh

Full Job Description

Our client, a well established, highly regarded, medium sized CA Firm, who continue to expand, seek to recruit a suitably experienced Audit Senior to join their successful Audit team.


You will be CA/ACA/ACCA QUALIFIED, with up to c2 years PQE gained from another UK Accountancy Firm able with current/recent proven audit senioring experience supervising and reviewing the work of junior team members with a client focused and flexible 'can do ' approach.


Taking responsibility for leading audits from planning through to completion, working with clients of varying size and complexity, you will act as a key point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships and ensuring work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard.

 

You will also play an important role in supervising and supporting junior team members, providing on-the-job guidance, reviewing work, and contributing to a positive and collaborative team environment. Working closely with managers, directors, and partners, you will help ensure audit quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across the team.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

•  Planning and delivering audit assignments from planning through to completion.

• Acting as the senior fieldwork team member on audit engagements, undertaking complex and technical audit work.

• Supervising and reviewing the work of junior team members, ensuring quality, consistency, and adherence to deadlines.

• Providing on-the-job training and mentoring to students and junior staff, supporting their professional development and exam progression.

• Preparation of statutory accounts from trial balance, including audit adjustments and ensuring appropriate financial statement disclosures.

• Drafting management letters with clear recommendations for improvements to systems, controls, and governance.

• Acting as a key point of contact for clients, building and maintaining strong professional relationships.

• Attending and contributing to client meetings, including Audit Committees and Board meetings where required.

• Taking ownership of audit quality, ensuring compliance with auditing standards, regulatory requirements, and firm methodologies.

• Supporting managers and partners with proposals, sales, and business development activity where appropriate.




Excellent new opportunity to work with a range of medium sized clients some groups, OMB's from varying sectors as well as not for profit and charities.


Broad audit or audit/accounts experience gained from another UK Accountancy Firm is required with strong ISA UK auditing standards and UK GAAP (FRS 102).


Our client prides themselves on good staff retention, with a 'hands on' supportive management team, they embrace being innovative—continually improving processes, adopting new technologies, and encouraging fresh ideas from across the team. Alongside this, they offer personalised development plans to ensure every individual has the opportunity to reach their full potential.


ATTRACTIVE SALARY WITH HYBRID WORKING AND GOOD BENEFITS PACKAGE.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT, HIGH QUALITY, VARIED CLIENT PORTFOLIO.


If you are keen for a new change and challenge or feel progression is more limited where you are, this could be an ideal opportunity and Firm for you to consider!

Direct job link

https://www.s1jobs.com/job/audit-senior-127402616

About this company

Lochead Sandford Recruitment

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Building on over 25 years specialist experience in Accountancy Recruitment and Executive Search in the Practice Market, 'Lochead Sandford Recruitment', based in Glasgow, is a multi award winning Accountancy Recruitment Consultancy. Founded by Deborah Lochead, Fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals, early 2010, to be a new bespoke, specialist and committed force in the Accountancy Profession, we are proud to have an unrivalled market knowledge, reputation and track record within the Accountancy Practice market in Scotland. Our small dedicated team of consultants ensure a personal, tailored and consultative approach working in partnership with both client and candidate alike. With our extensive range of contacts including the major accountancy bodies, our clients range from sole practitioners through medium/large independents to Big 4/Top 20 firms of Chartered Accountants and Specialist firms, throughout Scotland and Overseas. Adhering to the REC strict code of professional ethics and highest standards, we treat each client and candidate with the due care, trust and integrity we believe you should expect, offering innovative solutions for today's ever changing and sometimes demanding recruitment market. We recruit for ALL areas and levels of Practice from Part Qualified to Director and Partner positions, Senior appointments for our Practice clients own commercial clients and offer expert advice to those thinking of a move to or from Commerce.