Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

A reputable accountancy practice is looking to appoint an Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager. Your new company, a renowned and long-established firm of Chartered Accountants, is looking to appoint an Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager in North Manchester. This firm has a presence across the North West and works with a varied client base from start-up businesses and entrepreneurs up to large groups.

This is a fantastic opportunity that offers a genuine pathway of progression for the right candidate.

Your new role

You will work alongside the Audit Manager and Audit Partner to complete Audit engagements for a variety of businesses in your portfolio. This will involve planning and leading audits through to completion, as well as supervising and mentoring the junior members of the team when on site and in the office.

Additionally, you will prepare accounts for non-audit clients and be the main point of contact for your clients across both Accounts and Audit. This role is ideally 50% Audit and 50% Accounts, which will change throughout the year depending on client deadlines. You will also have the opportunity to work with the wider business's Audit team, working on larger, more complex multinational audit engagements which will provide excellent exposure.

What you'll need to succeed

It's important that you are a driven individual who wants real ownership over their work while caring about the quality of work that is delivered to your client base. You must have experience of planning and leading audits within general practice, as well as working with the wider team to support and mentor trainees and juniors coming through. You must have excellent communication and rapport-building skills, as well as be a commercially minded individual.

What you'll get in return

This is a supportive and friendly working environment that can offer you varied work alongside an excellent career path for the right individual. The company offers a range of fantastic benefits, which include a 35-hour working week, 25 days holiday with the option to buy and sell extra holidays. Wider benefits also include payment of professional subscriptions, life assurance, and funded salary events.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Tracey Straw at Hays Manchester now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.