Audit Senior Manager

Mazars ,
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

To support the Partners in developing the audit team in London through the delivery of high quality audit services to clients, working as part of a team to win new business and helping to build a best in class audit department. • Assisting and advising the client service management team on the formulation of audit strategy and planning • Providing advice to audit and/or client management • Being a technical expert for the audit department • Leading an audit team, ensuring the team complete in a timely manner within budget • Managing audit assignments from planning through to finalisation of reports in line with agreed timescales • Controlling time spent and monitoring actual time with the budget • Business development, including working with colleagues in other teams • People management – coaching, feedback, performance management, training and development, engaging high performing teams • Act as a point of contact for both senior management and client • Build strong working relationships with clients • The role holder will show vision and strategic perspective • Maintain control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency to be dealt with • Responds to the needs of the client and staff • Can deliver confident and clear presentations of service features and benefits to clients • Ensures that the services provided are genuinely appropriate for the client. Person Specification • Qualified accountant – ACA/ACCA, or equivalent • Previous experience as a Manager or Senior Manager within an accountancy practice • Holds significant external audit experience at manager or senior manager level - managing a portfolio of Large and Listed commerce and industry clients, leading audit teams with strong levels of technical expertise • People management experience • Business development experience • Owns strong relationship management ability • Excellent written and oral presentation skills required • Ability to develop new initiatives and methodologies. • Ability to identify issues thought sound analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations.