Audit Senior / Assistant Manager - FS

We are looking for an Audit Senior / Supervisor or Assistant Manager to join our Financial Services Audit team.

We are flexible on location within Scotland.

Within audit we have specialist teams that focus on the financial services and funds sectors, both of which are very significant contributors to the UK economy and Johnston Carmichael's growth as a business.

Our Financial Services Team focuses on the wealth and asset management sector, including corporate asset managers, private equity and venture capital structures, LSE listed entities (including FTSE250s) and boasts a number of multi-national household names as clients. As part of this fast growing team you will get exposure to high profile public interest entities, complex investment structures, interesting investments and be able to challenge yourself within a supportive dedicated team.

Our Funds Team focuses on a large portfolio of open ended regulated funds split across some of the UK's largest names in the sector. These structures make investment in a portfolio of investments, typically ranging from equities to bonds but also including derivative contracts and much more. As part of this team you will quickly get the opportunity to experience an entire audit from start to finish really setting the building blocks for your career within a close knit team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day to day Audit work; flagging up issues and concerns to the Audit Manager at an early stage; training Assistants as needed; ensuring deadlines and budgets are met and the Audit file is presented for review as a substantially complete file, finished to a good standard and signed off.

The Audit Senior/Supervisor (Funds) will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Completing or overseeing the Audit planning documentation


• Arranging the timing of the Audit work with the Audit Manager responsible for the client


• Planning, scheduling, and delegating work to Audit Assistants, as available, ensuring the most complex work is completed as soon as practical; the Audit Assistants are supported as necessary to complete their work to the standard required; work expected from the client which is incomplete is passed back to the client and is noted for the manager's attention; and the Audit work is completed on time and to a high standard


• Briefing, training and debriefing Audit Assistants, giving formal feedback as required


• Liaising with client staff and building effective relationships with them


• Monitoring budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up scope issues, fieldwork issues and overruns to the Audit Manager on a timely basis


• Keeping the client's staff informed of progress and issues while maintaining confidentiality
  
  Qualified CA (or equivalent) and above. Part qualified candidates may be considered subject to experience


• Be able to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, contacts and colleagues


• Have good organisational skills and be pro-active in your approach to work


• Excellent organisational skills


• Be able to demonstrate your ability to make a positive impact for the clients and colleagues you work with


• Relevant experience in this or a similar role is preferred


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others


• A leader of your work and your professional learning
  
  With 11 offices across Scotland and beyond, we're one of the country's leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers. Working at Johnston Carmichael means working in a team of over 900 sharp minds - each of which is valued and heard. We support our people to ensure they can grow their own way through proactive learning and development.


At Johnston Carmichael we want what's best for our clients, our people, and our communities. You'll be joining a team that's engaged with its local communities and committed to supporting them. Over the last decade, we've raised over £450,000 for charitable causes across Scotland and we're also Gold Sponsors of the Kiltwalk. You can read more about our culture and the values that define us here.

We have a People and Culture Forum that generates ideas for positive change and has several subgroups including LGBTQIA+ and Gender Equality which seek to educate and encourage everyone in our firm to be themselves in order to do their best work.

If you value enabling leadership, quality, integrity, and a workplace that prioritises giving back as much as you put in, then Johnston Carmichael is the firm for you.

Why Audit?

Our vision remains a constant - to be the firm of choice in all our markets. How we get there is what changes year on year.

The role and regulations of audit are transforming, and we need to keep up with this fast pace of change to ensure we provide the assurance and confidence our clients need. Long gone are the stereotypes of the traditional auditor; technology is ever evolving, and us with it. A career in audit at Johnston Carmichael is diverse and challenging, as we continually strive to provide the best service for our clients - more efficiency, greater innovation, deeper insight.

And, with 11 key industry sectors, there's no shortage of variety when it comes to our client base. We're also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 30,000 advisers across more than 110 countries, so you'll have the opportunity to work with businesses all over the globe.