Job Description

As an Audit Senior, you'll take ownership of a portfolio of audit clients, planning and managing engagements, and delivering high-quality audit and assurance work. You'll work closely with managers and partners, review junior staff work, and build strong client relationships across a variety of industries.
The successful Audit Senior will plan, manage, and execute audits for a portfolio of clients, ensuring compliance with auditing standards and providing value-added recommendations.
Key Responsibilities include:

• Planning and managing audit engagements from start to finish

• Preparing statutory accounts and supporting audit reports

• Reviewing and mentoring junior staff and trainees

• Communicating with clients regarding audit findings and recommendations

• Ensuring compliance with accounting and audit standards

• Using software such as Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, and IRIS

• Assisting with ad-hoc assurance or advisory projects

Join a close-knit team where your input is valued and growth is encouraged.At a Long-established Stoke practice with a reputation for quality audits.
A successful Audit Senior will have:

• Fully qualified ACA / ACCA status (or equivalent experience)

• Minimum 3 years' experience in an accountancy practice environment

• Strong technical grounding in audit and assurance standards

• Excellent communication and client management skills

• A proactive, reliable approach and attention to detail

• A team-oriented attitude and commitment to client service

• Able to commute to Stoke-on-Trent

Our client is a well-established, independent accountancy practice based in Stoke-on-Trent, serving a broad mix of owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and local professionals. The firm has built its reputation on trust, consistency, and personal service - combining traditional values with a supportive, team-based culture where staff tend to stay long term.

• Salary of 30,000 - 38,000 (DOE)

• Five-day office-based role in a friendly, traditional setting

• Supportive, close-knit team with approachable management

• Professional development opportunities and partner exposure

• Free on-site parking and local amenities nearby

• Stable, well-respected firm with a loyal client base

Skills Required