Audit Assistant Manager

Audit Assistant Manager

Are you the experienced auditor we're looking for?

This Audit Assistant Manager job in Edinburgh is a fantastic opportunity for a driven auditor who is keen to progress their practice career.

What's missing from your current role? Flexibility? Variety? Progression?

On offer is a salary benchmarked at the top end of the current market, a full suite of benefits designed to provide excellent work / life balance, and impressive professional development opportunities with a tailored career development plan.

We want to hear from you if you're an excellent communicator, proactive problem solver, and effective people manager.

Contact us today to take a step towards this Assistant Audit Manager job in Edinburgh.

Job Purpose

• Manage a varied client portfolio, responsible for all commercial aspects of portfolio management
• Lead audits from planning to completion for a wide range of clients, including undertaking critical audit areas and completing on site client visits
• Build trusted clients relationships as their main point of contact, dealing with correspondence, providing updates, and proactively handling queries
• Review work prepared by junior staff, providing constructive feedback
• Manage the workflow across the audit function, ensuring deadlines are being met
• Monitor WIP and provide budget updates to Partners, including for fieldwork
• Support with ad hoc advisory work
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff, identifying knowledge gaps and providing training
• Monitor performance of staff and champion professional development across the team
• Undertake appraisals and assist with recruitment activities
• Support the firm’s business development goals by assisting with the development of tenders and presentations
• Help to identify new business opportunities and continuously strengthen your network of local contacts

About This Firm

Available with the leading firm in Edinburgh, this Audit Assistant Manager role is a superb opportunity for a driven candidate who is keen to work with a firm recognised for it's people-led approach to providing a full-suite of financial support to a varied, loyal, and growing client portfolio.

Enjoying stable growth and offering a wealth of benefits, this reputable firm is an employer of choice for accountants, auditors, and tax specialists at all levels.

Employee Benefits

• £42,000 to £52,000 pa
• Permanent, full-time role
• Enhanced company pension
• Generous annual leave
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Flexible working options
• Excellent work / life balance
• Progression opportunities
• Succession planning options
• Professional development
• Positive and supportive company culture
• Employee referral scheme
• Paid volunteering days

Job Requirements

• ACA / ACCA qualified with extensive experience in UK practice
• A minimum of two years post-qualified experience
• A proven track record of leading external audits from planning to completion
• Supervisory experience with excellent people management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong working knowledge of relevant audit software
• Up-to-date knowledge of laws and regulations
• Professional, highly organised and able to meet deadlines
• A can-do, hands-on approach towards problem solving
• Good time management and a positive, enthusiastic attitude
• A team player who is eager to support the wider team

About Public Practice Recruitment Ltd

Public Practice Recruitment Ltd recruits high-calibre accounting professionals at all levels for tax, accounts, and auditor jobs on both a permanent and temporary basis for accountancy firms.

Specialising solely in accountancy recruitment, Public Practice Recruitment Ltd regularly has new auditor jobs and accountancy jobs in Edinburgh and has a superb track record of meeting and exceeding expectations for accountants looking for their next accounting role.