Audit Executive - Preston

If you're a qualified auditor ready for a role that genuinely invests in your growth and recognises your contribution, this could be the move you've been looking for. Our client is a well-established and highly regarded UK accountancy firm with a strong regional presence and international reach. Based in Preston, this Audit Senior position offers you the chance to manage a varied client portfolio, mentor junior colleagues, and act as a trusted adviser to businesses across a wide range of sectors. This is a role where technical excellence matters just as much as building relationships and delivering real commercial insight.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing a varied portfolio of audit clients across multiple industries, ensuring work is completed on time and in line with regulatory requirements, with direct reporting to Managers, Directors and Partners.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for clients, organising assignments, agreeing timescales and coordinating scheduling effectively.
• Producing planning memoranda, identifying key risk areas and determining the most efficient approach to gathering audit evidence.
• Supervising and reviewing the work of junior and semi-senior team members, ensuring files are complete and review points resolved before escalation.
• Liaising with relevant internal departments to ensure compliance work is appropriately planned and coordinated.
• Collating and summarising project data into clear, review-ready formats, including first-draft reports and projections.
• Monitoring and managing filing deadlines, including corporation tax and Companies House submissions.
• Undertaking on-site client visits, building strong professional relationships and providing trusted advisory support.

What We're Looking For

• ACA or ACCA qualified, with solid practice experience.
• Strong, current technical knowledge of accounting standards and recent developments.
• Confident working with Microsoft Excel, Word and Sage.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage clearly with a range of clients and stakeholders.
• Well organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload across competing deadlines.
• A client-focused and commercially aware approach to your work.

Nice to Have

• Experience supervising junior members of staff (six to twelve months or more).
• Working knowledge of tax computation preparation.
• Familiarity with CaseWare.

Why Join

Our client puts its people first and fosters a culture where your development, wellbeing and ambitions are taken seriously. Here's what's included:

• Hybrid working with core hours of 10am to 2pm and two home working days per week, giving you genuine flexibility.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to five additional days.
• Competitive salary, negotiable depending on your experience.
• Employee recognition schemes, including an Outstanding Performance Award Bonus.
• Structured succession planning and a supportive management framework designed to help you progress.
• Employee Assistance Programme offering free, confidential 24/7 support, unlimited counselling sessions, and virtual GP access for you and your family.