Audit Senior in Ipswich

As an Audit Senior you will be working as part of the Corporate and Commercial Division, you will lead site audit teams, providing a hands on compliance and/or advisory role that meets or exceeds client expectations and supports your partner/manager team.

Responsibilities

• Prepares the audit plan and ensures it appropriately addresses audit objectives.
• Takes an active part in the audit planning and fraud discussion to identify audit risks and appropriate audit strategy.
• Oversees all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion.
• Ensures planned audit work is appropriately completed to satisfy audit objectives.
• Communicates any issues relating to an audit with manager or partner including matters which arise during the audit which were not identified at the planning stage.
• Prepares or reviews audit documentation and drafts of the financial statements.
• Ensures the efficient use of appropriate software packages (Caseware).
• Delegates work with other members of the audit team ensuring Juniors understand their responsibilities and have received appropriate on-the-job training/coaching.
• Produces commercial management reports, specifically drafting sections of the report to management.
• Addresses, discusses and advances conclusion in respect of technical and audit issues identified during the course of the audit.
• Controls the audit in relation to timescales, budgets and risk management procedures.
• Provides feedback through regular communication and timely assignment appraisal.

Clients

• Maintains up to date understanding of clients business.
• Maintains good working relationships with client staff.
• Is aware of the wide range of Larking Gowen services and spots opportunities to potentially sell those services to clients.
• Is actively involved in office marketing events when appropriate and is an 'ambassador' of the firm.
• Ensures the firm carries out its professional duties properly.
• Consistently achieves deadlines and understands the commercial implications of actions relating to productivity, recoverability, fee income and client service.
• Communicates workload with manager or partner.

Training

• Attends training courses as identified in order to develop both technical and personal skills and keeps records for compliance purposes.
• Maintains an understanding of audit methodology and Caseware audit software.
• Maintains CPD, in line with the requirements of the ICAEW.

Other

• Adheres to the firms risk management policies and procedures.
• Undertakes other duties that the Audit Senior is competent to do in line with her/his general duties and to meet the demands of the business.
• Some assignments may require travel to other offices in East Anglia.

Personal Specification

Education and qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience of working with an external client base.
• Significant experience of working in a professional accountancy practice.
• Experience of using Microsoft packages, internet, email and computerised audit packages.
• Proven ability to adapt quickly to changing deadlines and priorities.
• Experience of coaching or mentoring colleagues.

Requirements

• Audit Senior within Corporate Audit and Advisory.
• Location: Hours to be worked flexibly across five days (Monday-Friday).

Salary starting from: At Larking Gowen, our people get the very best career opportunities in accountancy and business advice. Whether you're just starting out and you’re looking for an Apprenticeship or Graduate opportunity or you’ve been working in the business for some time, we’ll make sure you get all the support you need to take you to the next step in your career and beyond. We pride ourselves on being a friendly business that looks after our people and is active in the community. As soon as you join us, you’ll be working hands-on, and starting to build your own professional relationships. Larking Gowen has been around for more than 130 years. We have gone from strength to strength and built our reputation for loyalty and reliability. We’re also forward looking, keeping abreast of change in a fast-moving environment.

Benefits

• Platinum credited training provider.
• Pension scheme (salary exchange).
• Paid professional subscriptions.
• Rewards for client referrals.
• Social responsibility and charity support.
• Social and sports activities.
• Suggestion scheme and Innovation Fund.
• Paid holiday and option to purchase additional holiday through salary exchange.
• Corporate membership providing discounts on theatre and arts.