Audit Senior - Milton Keynes
Top 50 Practice Firm
80% Audit 20% Accounts
Be part of an award-nominated Audit team offering great experience development opportunities and work-life balance in a top 50 Accountancy firm.
This is a split role working on 80% audits and 20% accounts. The Audit Senior/Supervisor will report to audit managers and supervise more junior members of the audit team.
- Planning supervising and carrying out audits with turnovers of up to 250 million including specialist audits (e.g. FSA pensions solicitors charities and schools).
- Completing jobs with minimal supervision while adhering to deadlines and budgets.
- Supervising and assisting junior staff with technical accounting and auditing problems.
- Preparation of draft corporation tax computations.
- Preparation of draft statutory accounts and consolidated accounts under FRS102 from clients draft figures.
- Drafting recommendations to management following the completion of audit fieldwork.
- Preparing responses for group reporting for clients where we are the component auditor.
- Larger accounts preparation jobs for audit-exempt limited companies partnerships and LLPs.
Software: Proaudit CCH Accounts Production (AP) Sage QuickBooks Xero Alphatax and Microsoft Office is desirable. A laptop is provided.
Qualifications/Education Required
Ideally ACA or ACCA qualified (degree not essential) or with Advanced Level or equivalent to sit.
Experience Required
At least 2.5 years of experience in a practice having had audit experience throughout their career to date.
Skills Required
The applicant should:
- Be able to prepare completed audit files for a large variety of clients to a high standard with minimal guidance from the manager.
- Be a good communicator and able to deal confidently and effectively with both clients and staff alike.
- Cope with both pure audits and jobs where the records are not straightforward.
- Work within deadlines.