Audit Technical Senior Manager in Crawley

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle‐market businesses thrive. We are a fast‐growing firm with big ambitions – we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact in our Audit Technical Team at RSM UK. Our National Audit Technical Services (NATS) is responsible for maintaining and driving technical quality of the audit firm's operational procedures, providing technical support to partners and staff on technical auditing and methodology issues, audit reporting matters, and conducting engagement quality reviews. We need to expand further our audit technical team to meet anticipated growth in our audit practice, continue to provide technical auditing support, ensure quality is maintained, identify efficiencies in working practices and lead on implementing audit methodology and reporting changes as they are published in the future, so this is an exciting time to join the team as a Technical Senior Manager and be part of our journey!

This role can be based out of any of our UK offices, but some travel will be expected to regional offices.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Acting as an audit methodology specialist on complex audits, providing audit teams with targeted expertise on the subject matter to support high audit quality.
• Performing second opinion reviews of technical auditing matters under UK ISAs, developing our audit teams in the process.
• Assisting with audit methodology and reporting consultations submitted to the firm’s service desk.
• Drafting audit methodology and audit reporting internal technical communications and practice aids.
• Being a point of contact for informal technical queries from client‐facing partners and staff in your local region but also supporting other offices nationwide.

What we’re looking for:

• ACA/ACCA qualified – or equivalent.
• Experience of working as a Manager or Senior Manager within a technical team; candidates from larger firms working on audit methodology will also be considered.
• Strong audit methodology and audit reporting knowledge.
• Experience of performing engagement quality reviews, reviews of qualified and modified audit reports and involvement in audit methodology issues within their firms.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.

What we can offer you:

• We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.
• Hybrid working.
• Opportunity to develop deep technical knowledge and expertise in core areas of corporate reporting (such as changes in accounting standards) and emerging areas (such as sustainability reporting).
• 27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days).
• Lifestyle, health and wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, an electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our in‐house talent development team.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM: At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client’s needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That’s why we’re working together to ensure our firm’s principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.