Audit Associate - Public Sector

You will be leading your own audits, reviewing work by the team, along with planning and running audits.
Work with a variety of clients and truly become a specialist in your chosen area of audit.

Client Details

This Firm are a leading practice in Manchester and globally. As well as the audit team, this firm offer different service lines such as Tax, Corporate Finance, Outsourcing and Forensics.

Description

Running audits by leading teams on the ground and reporting directly to the manager and partner.

The preparation of financial statements (including consolidations), forecast models, business plans, reporting on internal controls, financial due diligence and other ad hoc projects will also be required from time to time

Identify and understand client needs, including suggesting potential solutions on technical matters

Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of audit assignments and other projects, focusing on optimising recoverable rates

Building relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm

Supervise, coach and develop junior members of staff within teams, on client premises and in the office

Profile

Demonstrate a passion for delivering quality

Sets priorities, defines activities, gives responsibilities and plans work so that results are achieved on time.

Seeks self-development and provides support that enables others to develop within the firm.

Works cooperatively with others, positively influences them and ensures team participation to support the firms goals.

Thinks widely and laterally to identify and consider different options before determining the best solution.

Listens to, understands and communicates confidently with others in a clear, concise, polite and purposeful way.

Motivates self and others to succeed for the benefit of the firm.

Job Offer

Paid overtime or time off in lieu.

25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year

Life assurance cover of three times salary, which you may increase to four times salary under the flexible benefits programme.

Group Personal Pension Scheme: under the requirements of pension auto-enrolment you will be automatically enrolled into the Group Personal Pension scheme (4% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution).

Eligibility for the firms Profit Sharing Plan

Access to a number of other benefits with preferential rates under the flexible benefits programme, which include; health screening/GP support, critical illness cover and private medical insurance