Audit Senior / Assistant Manager - Charities / NfP

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

12/26/2024

Make your career count

At Price Bailey, we provide exciting opportunities for training, personal growth and career engagement. We believe in fostering happiness and fulfilment in your work, whilst supporting and inspiring you to grow. We understand that your life extends beyond the workplace, which is why our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility, allowing you to choose when and where you work, whilst still providing excellent client care.

A well-established firm of chartered accountants and business advisors, we offer a wide range of services, including auditing, accounting, tax and corporate finance. We proudly serve a diverse client base across the UK and internationally, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses that share our passion for innovation.

What do the team do?

Our specialist Not-for-Profit team has just been voted in the top 3 in the Charity Finance magazine's annual Top 5 - and we are proud to have been voted in the top 5 twice before - for both Expertise and Best Service! We are a friendly team which is growing fast and now works with over 400 clients across the UK, serviced from all of our offices. Our exciting mix of clients ranges from smaller charitable trusts through to those with a national and international element and educational institutions including academies, colleges and universities.

In this Cambridge based role you will be responsible for a portfolio comprising of predominately charities, with fees totalling c.£350K. You will have the opportunity to work on some academies too and we can also offer corporate clients for those that wish to support the wider team and have a mixed portfolio.

What will I be doing?

As a Corporate Senior / Assistant Manager you will have ownership of the following tasks:

• Planning audit engagements and leading onsite teams (80% of time).
• Preparing accounts and drafting tax computations (20% of time).
• Liaising with clients to resolve any queries, escalating more complex matters to manager / partner.
• Reviewing team members' work before passing completed file to manager.
• Coaching juniors and providing feedback on the quality of their work and performance.
• Controlling assignment time in line with pre-determined budget.
  
  

What experience do I need?

Whilst having the following experience is advantageous, we value passion and potential. If you meet the minimum criteria listed below and are eager to develop yourself, we would love to hear from you:

• A professional accounting qualification – ACA, ICAS, CA or ACCA (minimum criteria).
• Experience of planning and leading external audits (minimum criteria).
• Knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS 102.
• Client facing experience.
• Experience of audit software (we use Caseware) and Microsoft packages.
  
  

What's on offer?

In addition to your salary, we also offer the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday)
• Private medical (Assistant Manager level and above)
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4x life assurance
• All employee share scheme
• Family friendly policies e.g. paid time off for dependants
• 2 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discounts
  
  

Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

Price Bailey will only accept CV's from recruitment agencies who have been briefed on specific roles by our Resourcing team and where contractual agreement exists already. We do not accept speculative CV's and agency fees will not be owed in these instances. Should you wish to be considered for our approved supplier list please contact recruitment@pricebailey.co.uk