At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage diverse client portfolios and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Company: Established accountancy, tax, and advisory firm in the UK.
- Benefits: Excellent career development opportunities and supportive team environment.
- Other info: Tech-savvy candidates preferred; opportunity for growth in a dynamic setting.
- Why this job: Gain valuable experience and build relationships as a trusted advisor.
- Qualifications: Must be ACA or ACCA qualified with external audit experience.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Our client, a well-established accountancy, tax, and advisory firm in the UK, is currently seeking an Audit Executive to join their growing team in either Milton Keynes or Peterborough.
Please Note: This opportunity is suited to a newly qualified ACA or ACCA professional with approximately 3–4 years of external audit experience gained within a UK accountancy practice. The role offers exposure to a diverse client portfolio, excellent career development opportunities, and the chance to work alongside a highly experienced and supportive team.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Managing a portfolio of clients in a variety of industries, ensuring deadlines are met, in compliance with necessary regulations, and reporting directly to Managers, Directors and Partners.
- Directly deal with correspondence from clients to organise assignments, agree timing of work and scheduling.
- Ensure the planning memorandum is produced, identify risk areas and most efficient method of gathering audit evidence.
- Supervise and review work of seniors, semi seniors and juniors, ensuring the file is complete and all review points are addressed before it is passed to the Manager or Partner.
- Liaise with relevant departments to make sure compliance work is planned at the right time.
- Collate project raw data and summarise into suitable format for review (e.g. first draft projections/reports).
- Monitor filing deadlines and ensure deadlines are achieved, including corporation tax and Companies House filings.
- Complete on-site visits to clients and act as their trusted advisor, building key relationships.
What We Are Looking For:
- Must be ACA or ACCA qualified.
- Tech-savvy with Excel, Sage, Word, and ideally CaseWare.
- Basic knowledge of preparing tax computations is highly desirable.
- A client-focused, organized mindset with strong technical accounting knowledge.
- Previous experience of supervising junior members of staff - preferable (6-12 months experience).
If you are based in Milton Keynes, Peterborough, or the surrounding areas, and possess the relevant qualifications and audit experience, we'd like to hear from you.
