Job Description
Are you looking for a progressive and exciting firm for the next step in your career? Do you want interesting and varied client work?
A reputed accountancy practice who provide expert solutions for entrepreneurial businesses and private individuals in Central and Southern England.
Our culture is very important to us and is based on our company values of expert, respectful, innovative and collaborative. We develop high performing teams diverse in experiences, backgrounds and ideas. As a growing company, there are plenty of opportunities for development and quick progression. Our practice is known for having a friendly and supportive team culture where everyone receives training and development to increase their technical knowledge and their commercial and management skills. We put our people first and are constantly looking for ways to improve our people experience.
With respectful as one of our values, we are committing to creating an inclusive culture that respects, values and celebrates cultural and individual differences. We recognise that our people celebrate different holidays and key dates throughout the year which is why last year, we introduced Flexible Bank Holidays. Our people can take public holidays on the dates most meaningful to them.
Due to planned growth, we have a new opportunity for an experienced Audit Manager. This role could be based in either our Oxford or London office. If you are based in our London office, you will be required to travel to our Oxford office for team meetings and social events. This full-time permanent position offers hybrid working and flexible working options (flexing your hours on different days to suit your lifestyle).
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and apply your technical and commercial knowledge to provide expert advice and exceed client expectations
- Manage a diverse portfolio of clients and becoming their primary point of contact. Your portfolio will consist of both new and established clients and you will be encouraged to develop further revenue streams within it as well as helping to bring in new clients to the firm.
- Responding to ad hoc client queries
- Lead and manage audit assignments to completion, manage people and delivery of the assignment, budgets, billing recovery and client engagement and satisfaction Provide support on tenders, proposals and other business development activities to promote Shaw Gibbs and develop your profile externally
- Contribute to the management of the audit team, audit procedures and, more widely, to the whole compliance team
- Line manage a small number of more junior team members
- Consider technical audit and accounting developments and provide training to ensure the team are updated so that high standards are maintained
What we can offer you
- Exposure to a broad range of clients across many industry sectors
- Partner level mentor and a tailored career progression plan
- Immediate entry to our Management Development Programme
- Competitive salary and benefits package including pension, life assurance, health cash plan, retail discount scheme, electric vehicles salary sacrifice, cycle to work, hybrid and flexible working
- Generous core holiday allowance plus holiday trading, flexible bank holidays and additional holiday with service
- Wellbeing programme with regular events and activities focused on your physical and mental wellbeing. We also offer all employees a Wellbeing Day each year - a day dedicated to boosting your wellbeing
- Comprehensive induction to help you get up to speed
About You
- ACCA / ACA qualified with at least 2 years PQE in practice
- You will have at least 5 years’ UK practice experience
- Previous experience operating at (Assistant) Manager level
- Proven experience of producing high quality audits
- Aptitude to assist with business development activities
- Strong self-starter with a commercial approach
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and client management skills
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus
- Signing bonus
- Yearly bonus
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Worcester