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Our Client is a growing top 40 accountancy practice who provide expert solutions for entrepreneurial businesses and private individuals in Central and Southern England. They invest in their teams of high-quality specialists who work with the best-in-breed technology to create value for their clients which exceeds expectation.
Their inclusive culture is very important to them and is based on their company values of expert,respectful, innovative and collaborative. They invest heavily in their people, and pride themselves on their friendly and supportive approach.
They have several offices in Central and Southern England and have ambitious plans to further expand their business. To support the organisation’s growth, they have an opportunity for an Audit RI Associate Director to join their growing Farnham Audit team.This is a permanent full-time role with hybrid and flexible working options.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Manage and grow a varied portfolio of audit clients
- Increase the Farnham client base
- Play a key role in networking and marketing activities to win audit consultancy work
- Work closely with the Directors and the audit team to ensure the firm provides a full range of high-quality audit services for clients
- Measure and monitor the division’s KPIs
- Alongside the Head of Audit, create and implement an audit business strategy, consulting and drawing upon the expertise of the Board
- Plan and manage the work being delivered by the Audit team in Farnham
- Line manage and develop staff in the audit team
- Further develop our relationship with the DFK International network
Our client can offer the following:
- Hybrid working (three days in the office and two days at home)
- Flexible working (flexing your hours around the core working hours of 10am to 4pm)
- Joining a fast-growing practice with exciting growth plans ahead
- Exposure to a wide range of clients across many industries
- Exposure to a broad range of stakeholders
- Comprehensive development as part of our Emerging Leaders Programme
- ERIC internal recognition awards - monthly recognition awards that celebrate those who champion the firm's values
- Long service awards
- Regular employee events including a company-wide summer party
- A competitive benefits package, including:
- A 25-day core holiday allowance plus other holiday-related benefits, such as: Holiday trading (the ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year), flexible bank holidays (the ability to flex your bank holidays to a day that suits you best) and additional holiday with service
- A dedicated "WellbeingDay"- an additional day off per year to focus on your wellbeing
- Employee Assistant Programme (EAP) which includes access to 24/7 online GP consultations, 2nd medical opinions, online counselling, and mental health first aiders present in every office
- Enhanced maternity leave, including returners bonus
- The Firm's Rewards - access to discounts on a wide range of retailers
- Health Cash Plan - money back on routine health appointments
- Electric Vehicles Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Client and employee referral bonuses
- Death in Service Life Assurance
- Bus pass discounts and loans
If you have a minimum of 5-7 years' Audit experience from a mid-tier/medium firm, with RI status, we would like to hear from you.
Other requirements:
- Demonstrable experience of audit
- Significant experience in an audit team
- Strong UK Audit knowledge across a wide range of topics
- Excellent client relationship management skills and proven success in business development
- Excellent communication skills and confident in leading client/business development seminars
- Highly commercial approach
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
