Audit Director in Northam

Are you a senior audit professional ready to step into a Director-level role with real influence and autonomy? Do you want to lead complex audit engagements, shape audit strategy and play a key role in the long-term growth of a respected accountancy practice? This is an outstanding opportunity for an Audit Director to join a well-established and progressive accountancy practice in Bideford.

You’ll take responsibility for a significant audit portfolio, manage senior client relationships and contribute at leadership level to the future direction of the firm.

The Role

As Audit Director, you’ll combine technical leadership, commercial responsibility and strategic input across the audit function. Key responsibilities include:

• Taking overall responsibility for a portfolio of statutory audit clients across multiple sectors.
• Leading and overseeing complex audit engagements from planning through to completion and sign-off.
• Acting as a trusted adviser to senior clients, providing commercial and strategic insight.
• Providing technical leadership and quality oversight across the audit department.
• Supporting partners and directors with audit strategy, workflow planning and departmental development.
• Leading, mentoring and developing Audit Managers, Senior Managers and wider audit teams.
• Ensuring audit work complies with professional standards, regulatory requirements and internal controls.
• Contributing to business development activity, tenders and client proposals.
• Playing a key role in recruitment, succession planning and talent development.
• Identifying opportunities to improve audit processes, efficiency and client service.

This role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to shape the audit offering at a senior level.

About You

You’ll be an accomplished audit professional with strong leadership presence and commercial awareness. You will:

• Be ACA or ACCA qualified (or equivalent).
• Have extensive experience leading statutory audits within a UK accountancy practice.
• Be confident managing complex audits and senior client relationships.
• Possess strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS 102 and auditing standards.
• Have proven experience leading and developing high‑performing audit teams.
• Be commercially minded, with the ability to contribute to firm‑wide strategy and growth.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, leadership and relationship‑building skills.
• Be motivated to operate at Director level with long‑term commitment.

The Firm

You’ll be joining a respected accountancy practice that:

• Works with a broad, high‑quality audit client base including SMEs and owner‑managed businesses.
• Values technical excellence, integrity and long‑term client relationships.
• Encourages leadership, autonomy and entrepreneurial thinking at senior levels.
• Invests in people development and succession planning.
• Supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

This is a firm where Directors are trusted to lead, influence and drive change.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive Director‑level remuneration package.
• Hybrid and flexible working options.
• Opportunity to shape audit strategy and departmental direction.
• High‑quality and established audit client portfolio.
• Supportive and collaborative senior leadership team.
• Long‑term career stability with scope to progress further.

The Opportunity

If you’re an Audit Director seeking a Bideford‑based role offering leadership responsibility, strategic involvement and long‑term influence, this is an exceptional next step.