Audit & Accounts Director (RI Status)

Salary £market rate/negotiable - depending on experience and client-base following

Overview

Reference
JO0000000587

Salary
£market rate/negotiable - depending on experience and client-base following

Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- North West England -- Merseyside -- Liverpool

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
20 November 2024

Audit & Accounts Director / Partner (Audit RI) - Top 20 Firm - Liverpool

£market rate/negotiable - depending on experience and client-base following

Audit & Accounts Director / Partner (Audit RI) Description:

Vaisto Recruitment is working in Partnership with a Top 20 accountancy practice with over 130 offices across the UK & Ireland, in their search for an Audit & Accounts Director / Partner to join their established Liverpool office.

You will be responsible for playing a lead role in the continued growth of this successful practice, working alongside the Liverpool Partners and wider Partnership team.

The ideal candidate will be a Director, or Associate Director with RI status, ready to take a step up. Ideally you will have extensive experience in general practice, working with a mixed portfolio of audit and accounting clients.

Benefits:
• An opportunity to make this newly created role your own, with unrivalled opportunity for progression
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Generous holiday entitlements and wider benefits package (including company pension, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, financial planning services, health and wellbeing programmes, private medical insurance)
• Salary is commensurate to experience and will depend on the value of portfolio you have experience in managing, alongside your network, potential client following and business development capabilities

Audit & Accounting Director / Associate Director Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and oversee audit and accounting engagements, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and professional standards.
• Serve as an Audit RI, providing technical expertise and guidance to audit teams and clients.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and providing strategic advice on financial and business matters.
• Drive business development initiatives, identifying opportunities to expand the client base and enhance service offerings.
• Collaborate with firm leadership to develop and implement strategic plans, goals, and initiatives to drive growth and profitability.
• Lead, mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and professional development.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices, and leverage this knowledge to enhance service delivery and client satisfaction.

Audit & Accounts Director / Partner (RI Status) - Essential Skills and Experience:

- Proven experience in managing a client portfolio at Senior Manager or Director level within an accounting practice. You must have RI status.
- Demonstrable success in business development and client acquisition.
- Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to mentor and guide a team.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, ensuring effective client relations.
- A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
Vaisto Recruitment offers a generous referral scheme. If you refer a practice candidate to me (who is not already registered) as a thank you will receive a voucher up to the value of £1000.Vouchers are paid on successful completion of the referral's probation period.

The above vacancy is only one of many that I am handling. Vaisto Recruitment specialises in permanent and contract practice assignments including:
- Audit Partner / Audit Director / Audit Associate Director / Audit Manager / Audit Senior / Audit Associate / Audit Semi Senior
- Business Services Partner / Business Services Director / Business Services Manager / Business Services Associate / Accounts Senior / Accounts Associate
- Tax Partner / Tax Director / Tax Manager / Tax Senior Manager / Tax Senior / Tax Semi Senior
- Accounts Partner / Accounts Director / Accounts Manager / Accounts Senior / Accounts Semi Senior
- Corporate Finance Partner / Corporate Finance Director / Corporate Finance Manager / Corporate Finance Executive / Corporate Finance Senior M&A
- Payroll Bureau
- Practice Managers