Job Description
Audit Partner – Taunton
Taunton | Full-Time | Hybrid & Flexible Working | Competitive Salary + Benefits
Keywords: Audit Partner, Audit Director, Audit RI, Responsible Individual, External Audit, Audit & Assurance, ACA, ACCA, RI, Accountancy Practice, SME, Mid-Market, UK GAAP, IFRS, Taunton
We're recruiting an experienced Audit Partner or Audit Director ready to step up to join a growing accountancy practice in Taunton.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious audit professional to take a leading role across client delivery, audit quality, team leadership and business development, working with a varied portfolio of SMEs, owner-managed businesses and larger groups.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee a portfolio of audit and assurance engagements
- Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships
- Deliver high-quality audits in line with UK GAAP, IFRS and professional standards
- Act as a trusted adviser, providing commercially focused insight to clients
- Identify and develop new business opportunities
- Support the strategic growth and development of the audit practice
- Lead, mentor and develop audit teams
- Drive audit quality, technical excellence and continuous improvement
- Work collaboratively with other service lines to deliver integrated client solutions
- Contribute to the firm's wider strategic and commercial objectives
About You
- ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified
- Significant post-qualified external audit experience
- Proven experience leading audits and managing client relationships
- Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and auditing standards
- Experience working with SMEs, owner-managed businesses and/or larger groups
- Previous experience at Audit Manager, Senior Manager, Director or Partner level
- RI status, or the ability and willingness to obtain RI status
- Strong commercial awareness and business development skills
- Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills
- Entrepreneurial and proactive approach with the ambition to contribute at Partner level
What's on Offer
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Competitive Partner-level package
- Opportunity to help grow the Taunton audit practice
- Significant client-facing and business development responsibility
- Diverse portfolio of clients and sectors
- Leadership and team development opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative senior leadership environment
- Clear long-term career progression
- Opportunity to influence the future direction of the practice
Location
Taunton, Somerset
Commutable from Bridgwater, Wellington, Yeovil, Weston-super-Mare, Exeter, Street and surrounding areas.
Apply today for a confidential discussion with Jack Wood on or .
Audit Partner - Taunton employer: Oscar Wood
Join a highly respected and growing accountancy practice in London, where you will thrive in a dynamic work culture that values professional development and mentorship. As a Tax Trusts Manager, you'll enjoy competitive salary packages, hybrid working options, and the opportunity to manage prestigious private client portfolios while receiving ongoing support for your career growth. With excellent transport links and a focus on advisory work, this role offers a meaningful and rewarding employment experience in the heart of London.
