Audit Senior Manager

London, England, United Kingdom

11/1/2024

Department: Corporate Audit

Location: City, London

Compensation: £77,000 - £95,000 / year

Description

Working on a portfolio of clients in excess of £1million in our corporate client services team. This team is the fastest growing in the firm and is a key strategic priority for the firm. The group works with the firm's largest clients and /or most complex audit clients. Typically these are either larger multinational private groups, AIM listed groups or smaller Public Interest Entities (PIE).

The roles are 90%+ audit and can be further specialised by client sector or type to suit individual candidates.

Our Corporate Client Service (CCS) team
Our corporate audit team focuses on mid-market private, listed and PE-backed businesses. Our clients vary in size and maturity from multi-billion pound UK headquartered groups with global operations, to smaller high-growth businesses with significant financial backing – and everything in between.

Our dedicated team of 60 includes long-standing Moore Kingston Smith people who specialise in the mid-market, but the majority are partners and staff who have joined us from the largest five UK audit firms. They are motivated by working in a business where they have the time, team and investment to deliver excellence to their clients.

Our clients – almost all of whom were previously advised by larger audit firms – tell us they feel like a priority. They receive the highest quality service from people that have taken the time to build a strong relationship and a deep understanding of their challenges and objectives. It's why so many businesses choose Moore Kingston Smith.

Key Responsibilities

• Day to day leadership of audits including being the key contact for the client, engagement partner and supporting team members


• Leadership of all aspects of audit assignment including:
  
  
  
  • Job planning
  
  
  • Budgeting
  
  
  • Time management
  
  
  • Delegating to and supervising of team
  
  
  • Effective and timely communication to engagement partner and senior client contacts
  
  
  • Subsequent monitoring of team progress and managing projects
  
  
  • Detailed review of file, debriefing team with a key focus on quality and feedback
  
  
  • Finalisation of file for Partner review.
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Experience in both substantive & controls-based audits.


• Managing the audit for large groups and experience in group reporting.


• Experience with cross border groups.


• Plans jobs and organises assignment to ensure the job is carried out in the most efficient way possible while considering firm wide productivity.


• Overseas all work, and ensures the work of staff is in line with ISO 9001 procedures


• Promoting the interests of the firm with all employed by the firm, clients, prospective clients and other third parties.


• Motivation and encouragement of team, providing timely constructive feedback.

Staff Management

• Being a proactive and positive leader within CCS, bringing best practice from your own experience into the group and sharing perspectives on how we develop it


• Overseeing and mentoring managers and trainees during their training contract providing assistance when required.


• Assisting in the motivation and supervision of staff (especially trainees).


• Assisting staff in finding suitable work to keep them fully occupied, also ensuring their development and progress and all staff are fully debriefed after jobs.


• Assisting with in-house training.


• Providing upward feedback.

Practice Development

• Assisting with preparation and presentation of new client pitches


• Identifying account development opportunities with clients and progressing these in liaison with the Partner.


• Attending client gatherings or client seminars on an ad hoc basis.


• Sharing perspectives on best practice and how we develop CCS, including leading initiatives in respect of

Administration

• Providing innovative ideas to improve systems currently in practice with regards to client or staff matters.


• Assisting with billing procedures.


• Assisting with debt collection where appropriate in liaison with client partner.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified to ACA/ACCA or internationally recognised chartered accounting qualification


• Experience leading audit teams including group audits


• Experience of substantive and controls based audit testing


• Happy in a high growth environment


• Current experience must be a minimum of 75% audit work


• High level of familiarity with UK auditing and accounting standards


• Experience with listed companies and IFRS preferred


• Comfortable with complex technical challenges


• High level of personal motivation and drive


• Excellent interpersonal skills and organisational skills


• Adaptable and flexible approach


• Ability to adapt rapidly to new and changing systems and processes


• Ability to use own initiative


• Ability to motivate and encourage others

Benefits

• Generous annual leave plus three days off at Christmas


• Option to buy/sell additional days


• Hybrid Working


• Life Cover


• Critical Illness cover


• Income Protection


• Pension Scheme


• Wellbeing support, including generous absence pay, access to Digicare+ and an Employee Assistance Programme


• Generous family related leave and pay


• Weddings and birth vouchers


• Loyalty awards


• Employee and client referral awards


• Community volunteer scheme


• Fundraising matching


• Perkbox


• Eye Tests


• Cycle to work

A wide range of flexible benefits, including interest free loans for:

• Health Assessments


• Dental


• Gym memberships


• Cancer screening


• Genetic wellness tests


• Phones, laptops, tablets and computers


• Wearables


• Office furniture


• Cycle insurance


• Pet insurance


• Will writing