Description
Audit Senior
Ref: CWK825
Salary: £36,000 - £46,000 (DOE)
Southampton
An experienced Audit Senior is sought by a leading firm of Chartered Accountants in Southampton, and this is a role that offers real technical variety, a broad and interesting client base, and a firm that has built a strong reputation across the South Coast for the quality of its audit work and its commitment to developing the people within it, with flexible working, a company pension, and much more on offer.
Crowe Watson Recruitment has a strong and well-established presence across the South Coast accountancy market, and the team brings genuine sector knowledge and a personal approach to every search it undertakes in the region. Candidates who work with Crowe Watson value the straightforwardness of the advice they receive and the care taken to ensure that any opportunity presented is the right fit for their skills and longer term career ambitions.
As Audit Senior, you will lead assignments from planning through to completion across a varied and interesting portfolio of clients, develop junior members of the team, and build the kind of direct and trusted client relationships that are central to a successful career in audit. Southampton has a diverse and active commercial community, and the firm’s client base reflects that well, offering genuine breadth across sectors and business sizes that will keep the work consistently engaging. There is a clear and well-supported pathway to assistant manager level for someone with the right attitude and ambition, within a team that is technically strong, collaborative, and a good place to build a long-term career. You might not meet all the criteria, but if you are passionate about developing yourself and your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Crowe Watson is acting as an Employment Agency. References to pay rates are indicative and salary is dependent on experience.
Please note that Crowe Watson Recruitment is unable to assist with sponsorship applications; all candidates must have the right to work in the UK without restriction.
Key Responsibilities
Leading audit assignments from planning through to completion across a varied client portfolio
Preparing and reviewing audit files, ensuring work meets the highest technical standards
Supervising and coaching junior members of the audit team on assignments
Acting as a key point of contact for clients throughout the audit process
Communicating audit findings and recommendations clearly to managers and partners
Keeping up to date with developments in UK auditing standards and financial reporting
Requirements
ACA or ACCA qualified, or close to qualification, with a strong audit background
At least three years' experience working within a UK Practice environment
Proven experience leading audit assignments and supervising junior team members effectively
Strong technical knowledge of UK auditing standards and financial reporting frameworks
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a confident client-facing manner
Well organised with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines simultaneously
Ref: CWK825
Salary: £36,000 - £46,000 (DOE)
Southampton
An experienced Audit Senior is sought by a leading firm of Chartered Accountants in Southampton, and this is a role that offers real technical variety, a broad and interesting client base, and a firm that has built a strong reputation across the South Coast for the quality of its audit work and its commitment to developing the people within it, with flexible working, a company pension, and much more on offer.
Crowe Watson Recruitment has a strong and well-established presence across the South Coast accountancy market, and the team brings genuine sector knowledge and a personal approach to every search it undertakes in the region. Candidates who work with Crowe Watson value the straightforwardness of the advice they receive and the care taken to ensure that any opportunity presented is the right fit for their skills and longer term career ambitions.
As Audit Senior, you will lead assignments from planning through to completion across a varied and interesting portfolio of clients, develop junior members of the team, and build the kind of direct and trusted client relationships that are central to a successful career in audit. Southampton has a diverse and active commercial community, and the firm’s client base reflects that well, offering genuine breadth across sectors and business sizes that will keep the work consistently engaging. There is a clear and well-supported pathway to assistant manager level for someone with the right attitude and ambition, within a team that is technically strong, collaborative, and a good place to build a long-term career. You might not meet all the criteria, but if you are passionate about developing yourself and your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Crowe Watson is acting as an Employment Agency. References to pay rates are indicative and salary is dependent on experience.
Please note that Crowe Watson Recruitment is unable to assist with sponsorship applications; all candidates must have the right to work in the UK without restriction.
Key Responsibilities
Leading audit assignments from planning through to completion across a varied client portfolio
Preparing and reviewing audit files, ensuring work meets the highest technical standards
Supervising and coaching junior members of the audit team on assignments
Acting as a key point of contact for clients throughout the audit process
Communicating audit findings and recommendations clearly to managers and partners
Keeping up to date with developments in UK auditing standards and financial reporting
Requirements
ACA or ACCA qualified, or close to qualification, with a strong audit background
At least three years' experience working within a UK Practice environment
Proven experience leading audit assignments and supervising junior team members effectively
Strong technical knowledge of UK auditing standards and financial reporting frameworks
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a confident client-facing manner
Well organised with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines simultaneously