Financial Services Audit Director / Partner

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

12/11/2024

We are looking for a Director/Partner to join the leadership of our growing Financial Services Audit team.

Location is flexible within the central belt of Scotland or London.

Job purpose:

We are looking to recruit a Director/Partner within our Financial Services Audit team. The successful candidate will be audit signatory and responsible for a portfolio of wealth and asset management audit clients, focusing on a mixture of investment trusts, venture capital trusts, open ended funds, private equity houses/funds, venture capital houses/funds, asset managers and other corporate entities within the financial services space.

They would also play a key role in the leadership and development of the team and in the planned growth and capitalisation on new business opportunities.

The Director/Partner will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Lead a diverse portfolio of clients within the FS audit team
• With support from the leadership team, build the FS audit team’s portfolio of clients
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the FS audit team and help leadership execute growth plans
• Manage and support a team of Audit employees to achieve their goals and objectives ensuring they are developing their skills and capabilities
• Plan and manage the effective, professional and efficient delegation, flow-through and completion of Audit work for clients
• Responsible for audits and signing audit reports in the audit
• Ensure standards and procedures are maintained by the whole team
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, contacts and colleagues
• Work closely with the audit team to ensure audit work is handled efficiently and effectively from start to finish and is done in accordance with the Firm's Audit policy and other relevant policies and procedures
  
  

About You:

• ICAS, ACCA, ICAEW qualification or equivalent
• Right to be an audit signatory in the UK, or have the professional experience and exam history to allow for the right to apply
• Extensive audit experience within the wealth and asset management sector, covering all or some of Investment Trusts, Venture Capital Trusts, Open Ended Funds, Private Equity Funds, Private Equity Managers, Wealth/Asset Managers
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to help leadership motivate and inspire a high performing team
• Ambitious and strategic mindset focused on quality interactions with clients and a keenness to help grow the financial services business
• A strong focus on audit quality
• Experience in a business development with excellent presentation skills
• Currently an RI in the sector, or an experienced senior manager looking to become an RI
• The successful candidate will also have good organisational skills and be pro-active in their approach to their work
  
  

Why Financial Services Audit?

Financial Services is a priority sector for Johnston Carmichael and this focus has seen the financial services audit team enjoy significant growth in recent years, specifically within the Wealth and Asset Management sub-sector. Our client base ranges from household names to small start-ups and includes a significant footprint in listed, public interest entities, including a FTSE250, a significant number of open-ended funds, credit unions, asset managers, private equity, venture capital, LP funds and service organisation control (SOC) reports.

Our dedicated financial services audit team of around 60 individuals is led from our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices and has key team members around the country. The successful candidate could be based in any of our established offices or any other location.

The role provides the foundations of a portfolio for an audit signatory and would afford the successful candidate the capacity to build their own portfolio with the help of the wider financial services audit leadership group. It would be ideal for an individual looking to make the step up to audit RI or indeed an experienced RI looking for a new challenge, more autonomy in their decision making or the opportunity to join a quality focused and growing audit team.

Our wider financial services team is well placed to continue the growth we have achieved in recent years, which has seen us win significant market share from the Big-4 and other mid-tier accountancy firms.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team that is ambitious and supportive. Growth is important to us, but team dynamic, audit quality and cultural fit are of paramount importance. Our flat hierarchical structure means the successful candidate would get regular contact with senior leadership at JC and be able to influence strategy, direction and culture from day one.

We look forward to hearing from you.

If you’re ready to write your success story with us, apply today.

At Johnston Carmichael we are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request. We also welcome applications from individuals who have had time away from paid employment.