Senior Audit Manager - EY

At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

In Assurance our aim is to provide accounting solutions and peace of mind to our clients. Through our skills and experience we give companies, investors and regulators confidence in financial statements, business critical information or processes. Assurance is our largest service line. You will work in highest performing teams serving our clients both in the office and off-site at client premises.

Our audit team works with many of the world's leading and fastest growing companies and provides the best available ongoing personal and professional development. We provide a consistent audit by assembling the right multi-disciplinary team to address the most complex issues, using a proven global methodology and deploying the latest, high quality auditing tools and perspectives.

Your key responsibilities:

• Manage client relationships/expectations and develop client portfolio.
• Develop relations with existing clients to gather feedback on the quality of work delivered and to gain ideas for improvement of services delivered.
• Effectively manage audit teams and actively coach and develop team members.
• Active involvement in the recruitment of staff.
• Plan and manage own performance and development.
• Develop technical expertise - both functional and industry.
• Responsible for planning and managing assignments for compliance with all technical requirements including final technical review at all stages and for raising with partners all pertinent issues.
• Reviewing and approving for partner's signature all financial statements, opinions and reports and other deliverable documents for clients.
• Ensuring management letters are constructive, commercially aware and demonstrate the firm's interest in the client's business.
• Obtaining consultation from experts on complex issues.
• Responsible for handling various assignments concurrently, including preparation of audit project proposals, budgets, negotiations over fee and contract terms.
• Monitoring audit progress including compliance with budgets and deadlines.
• Ensuring that audit work is being allocated to team members on a level commensurate with their past experience.
• Review of audit work papers and reporting to the relevant partner/director.
• Adequate fee recovery, variance analysis, billing procedures and pursuing overdue accounts.
• Arrangement of closing meeting including preparation of support for agenda.
• Controlling preparation of final version accounts and reports.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Proven track record of outstanding performance.
• Worked on Large / Multinational clients.
• Clearly demonstrate an ongoing commitment to personal and professional development through continuing education and development.
• Qualified Accountant - e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA qualified.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant post qualification experience, including at least one in a role as an audit manager or with equivalent experience.
• Ability and willingness to work primarily on challenging and complex projects.
• Experience with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) & new UK GAAP.
• An ability to manage projects and teams.
• High Technical Knowledge.
• Excellent commercial, management and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Ideally, you'll also have experience of working in a similar environment. EY looks to attract innovative people, team players and those with excellent client focus.