Experienced Audit Assistant

Are you looking to develop your career in Audit? Do you want to be part of a team who put their people at the heart of what they do? Then come and join our growing audit team. At Thomson Cooper our purpose is to “listen, advise and support our clients to achieve their goals” and having the right people on board to deliver that service is key. As a dynamic growing firm, we are looking for people who share our purpose and values to join our audit ‘family’ and make a positive impact.

Thomson Cooper is an independent firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across Central Scotland with offices in Edinburgh and Dunfermline. We have grown from our small beginnings to now having 8 partners and over 100 staff. In recent years our Audit portfolio has grown significantly and is now a large and diverse portfolio of commercial and third sector entities in various sectors.

At Thomson Cooper we nurture talent and offer training and development opportunities to ensure we get the best from our people. Working in smaller teams helps us maintain personal relationships and our values are at the heart of everything we do.

The position will suit an individual with 12 – 18 months’ experience working within audit and who has a keen interest in that area. You will work within our audit team across a variety of client and industry sectors including owner managed businesses and not-for-profit clients. Working under the supervision of our audit seniors and managers, you must have the necessary skill set to develop and maintain relationships with both clients and colleagues.

• Drafting planning and completion documents for senior review
• Undertaking substantive testing and analytical review
• Attending stock counts
• Liaising with audit seniors ensuring clear lines of communication
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Working between client premises and our offices
• Working as part of a team
• Ad hoc tasks for the audit team
• Preparation of Statutory Accounts from client data (experience preferred but not essential)

At least 12 – 18 months’ experience of working within a busy audit team. Strong work ethic with commitment to deliver first class service. Ability to work on own initiative. Strong time management and organisational skills. Good technical knowledge and IT skills. Strong communication skills both oral and written. Can demonstrate a track record of success working within teams.

Hybrid, agile and flexible working practices. Access to professional training available. Workplace Pension and 3 x Salary Life Cover. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme. Access to our Reward Gateway. Client referral bonus. Staff referral bonus. Opportunity to participate in our Healthy Working Lives or ESG or student mentoring Groups. This is an exciting, full-time opportunity based in our Dunfermline office.

We take pride in having a great team of people and you can find out more about what life is like at Thomson Cooper by visiting our website news and reading our team blogs. As part of the recruitment process, you must provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Please be aware that this post does not satisfy the qualifications or salary requirement to qualify for skilled worker sponsorship, and Thomson Cooper do not currently hold a valid skilled worker sponsor licence to employ workers from outside the UK.