Hutcheon Mearns are delighted to support this mid-tier, tech-focused accountancy practice to recruit for an Audit Opportunity in Glasgow.
About the Firm:
This technology-focused firm is dedicated to helping you achieve your career goals. Catering to both the client and the team experience, they provide their employees with a plethora of resources and support to ensure that they can get the most out of their experience working in their teams, enabling advantageous career growth.
The Glasgow client portfolio is highly varied, and includes clients in the following sectors:
- Energy
- Business Services
- Construction & Property
- Food & Drink,
- Manufacturing
- Retail and hospitality
- Not for profit
- Public Sector
- Technology
The total headcount of the office is circa 40 employees, covering the firm’s full business offering (all service lines).
Opportunity Currently Available:
Audit Senior
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting the senior management team to deliver audit and accounting services;
- Responsible for the planning implementation and completion of a variety of audit clients and will be required to support other members of the audit team;
- Visiting client sites to oversee the Audit including supporting junior team members and being responsible for complex file areas;
- Communicate effectively with both junior members of the team and management, ensuring management receive appropriate information relevant to the audit;
- Plan and complete audit assignments and ensure that all audits have the appropriate and sufficient documentation to support the opinion and to document all conclusions reached
- Preparation of statutory financial statements from client data;
- Assist with the development of more junior members within the team and ensure workload on audit is evenly distributed where appropriate to junior members of the team;
- Manage and develop client relationships;
- Complete all administration in a timely manner (including timesheets and fees) and to a high standard; and
- Ensure compliance with all internal and external regulatory requirements.
- Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of duties and is intended to be indicative of the types of activities that are included in the remit of this role
Required Experience:
- ICAS / ACCA Qualified (or equivalent) minimum
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- The ability to build strong relationships
- Experience of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, MS Outlook).
- Experience in Xero/Sage/Quickbooks is desirable
- Experience using CCH also desirable
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to quickly form professional relationships with colleagues and clients at all levels of seniority
- Accurate and exceptional attention to detail
- Flexible approach to work
- Team player who deals effectively with colleagues and clients
- Ability to prioritise and co-ordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met
- Strong organisational skills
Audit Assistant Manager / Manager
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing and developing a portfolio of clients as well as providing assistance and support to others within the firm
- Taking responsibility for the effective communication with clients and colleagues
- Ensuring assignments are completed within agreed budgets
- Reviewing of work prepared by other members of staff
- Ensuring that the firm’s quality control procedures are adhered to
- Ensuring the firm’s professional standards are met
- Ensuring that work is presented to the partner in a complete and finalised format
- Ensuring that draft fees are prepared in a timeous manner
- Providing an efficient and pro-active service to clients and ensure that the clients’ needs are fully met
- Identifying technical issues as well as selling opportunities to Partners of the firm
- Participating in tenders/proposals for new work as required
- Developing work from existing clients by working closely with Partners and staff of the firm
- Participating in wider marketing and business development activities for the development of the Skill Group and the wider development of the firm
- Attending networking events, etc. and developing professional relationships with clients, others within the firm, and with other local professional firms and potential clients.
- Paying attention to self-development and continuing professional education
- Consulting with colleagues and Partners on technical and risk matters
- To work as part of the management team and provide effective supervision to all members within the Corporate Services Skill Group
- To support and work as a team player, whilst being able to work on own initiative
- To assist in the provision of training to staff
- To counsel, appraise, mentor, develop and motivate staff
Required Experience:
- Professional qualification (CA, ACCA) or equivalent experience
- Experience of key sectors such as Charities and Not-for-Profit organisations (advantageous)
- Experience of managing and developing a client portfolio
- Experience of coaching and mentoring colleagues
- Good experience of business development
Audit Advisor
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute planning and completion of audit work in line with internal processes and procedures and due consideration of resources and budget, with guidance
- Take responsibility for planning, fieldwork and completion of audits, taking a key role in the audit team, managing delivery expectations and highlighting any issues at an early stage
- Identify and undertake more complex audit areas during fieldwork stage, with guidance, and referring queries to more senior members of the audit team
- Attend planning and clearance meetings, taking an active role the meeting preparation, contributing to discussion and answering queries where appropriate, both from audit team and client
- Review draft accounts, issue to client and deal with any queries arising, with guidance
- Demonstrate the ability to act as the client’s main point of contact on site during audit fieldwork, dealing with queries and identifying areas where other service lines could provide support
- Manage work delegated to junior members of the team while still being responsible for overall delivery to meet deadlines
- Demonstrate an understanding of recoveries, quotes provided for work, lock up, scope creep and WIP
- Initiate fee preparation and be able to undertake complex WIP analysis
Required Experience:
- A professional accountancy qualification – ACCA/ICAS or equivalent
- Newly qualified or part qualified considered
- Previous experience of working in a similar role
- Experience of a client facing role
- Strong communication skills – both written and oral
- Ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines
If you would like to discuss the above role further before applying, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Lucas Alexander-Crichton on 07568 227946 or at lucas@hutcheonmearns.co.uk.