Experienced Audit Senior

We live and breathe our core values and behaviours, and support our purpose of “Helping you Prosper”. They set the tone for the team to work by and we are looking for people who value the same things as us: being present, making progress, enjoying it and living empathy. UHY Hacker Young is a leading firm of Chartered Accountants based in the centre of Nottingham. We are ambitious people, united in our mission to be exceptional auditors, accountants and business advisers delivering seamlessly integrated client service.

Through both our UHY UK & International network we harness global intelligence and combine this with local presence and knowledge to share technical and commercial insight. The Partners and People at UHY Hacker Young in Nottingham provide a range of audit, taxation and business advisory services to a varied portfolio of clients, predominantly Owner-Managed Businesses, as well as the affairs of some large businesses with much more complex, technical requirements.

We are a growing firm with ambitious plans for growth and provide a great environment for you to take your career to the next level and beyond in a supportive and people-focused environment.

Role overview

This role would suit someone looking to take on more complex and larger clients. The Audit Senior will be a key member of the fieldwork team. They will be the first point of contact for the client during fieldwork and will be responsible for managing and assisting the audit team on-site. They will also be responsible for keeping the audit manager up to date on the status of the fieldwork and will have full responsibility for running an audit from the planning stage right through to completion and sign off.

Are you an ambitious qualified accountant with audit experience looking for a new challenge? As a growing department we have big plans for the future. We recognise that you and the rest of our team are essential to deliver on our purpose of “helping you prosper” whether you are a client, member of our team or part of the wider community. We want you to be challenged, have fun in the workplace, work with like-minded individuals and deliver great service.

Typical Duties

• Acting as the lead senior on audits, reporting to the audit manager;
• Being the first point of contact for the client whilst on-site and ensuring any queries are dealt with promptly even after the fieldwork has ended;
• Responsibility for developing and finalising the audit plan, identifying key audit risks based on the background knowledge, thorough research, preliminary results and discussions with the client, and ensure appropriate work is planned to address these;
• Setting and monitoring of budgets, undertake execution of the fieldwork, drafting the financial statements, letter of representation and audit findings reports and assisting the manager and RI to prepare for the closing meeting;
• Lead fieldwork teams on larger or higher risk audit clients;
• Discuss/agree any potential audit journals with the client during fieldwork;
• Raise any potential time overruns with the manager as soon as they are identified;
• Be responsible for clearing review points and addressing any follow up queries until the date the audit report is signed;
• Ensure quality of financial statement disclosures by reference to the applicable checklist;
• Identify any areas of weakness in the client's system & controls and making reasonable recommendations for improvements;
• Keep the manager informed of any issues that arise with the client, e.g. copying them in to all emails;
• Maintain and develop technical ability by attending webinars and keeping abreast of technical development;
• Review audit working papers of junior members of the team during fieldwork and provide support for them to achieve their goals.

Working arrangements

The working week is 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday). There is a hybrid arrangement in place with flexibility of hours to meet specific work demands as needed. Your principal work base is our Nottingham Office. However, you will be required to spend time working at client premises.

Benefits

• Career mentoring and coaching
• Dress for your day
• 31 days holiday (including bank holiday)
• Christmas shutdown this is counted as part of holiday entitlement (3 days)
• The ability to purchase extra days leave in salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance at discounted rates
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Reimbursement of one professional subscription each year
• Employee referral bonus
• Access to our wellbeing portal and Employee assistance programme
• Subsidised corporate gym membership
• Season ticket loan (for travel)

Person specification

• People Skills: Be approachable to members of the audit team; Clearly explain audit testing and technical points to the audit team.
• Leadership: Lead by example and instil a sense of professionalism in the audit team; Manage the fieldwork team, allocating the appropriate level of work to more junior members of staff; Manage your own workload effectively; Provide timely and constructive feedback to the audit fieldwork team.
• Client Service: Maintain objectivity, professionalism and independence in client relationships; Discuss difficult/contentious matters with the client directly on-site; Present yourself in a professional manner to the client at all times, including being appropriately dressed and communicating in an appropriate manner; Act with integrity at all times.
• Team Player: Be an integral member of the audit group by participating in group activities; Support less experienced members of the team as required.
• Understanding of the Profession and the Job: Well researched, enthusiastic and knowledgeable.