Audit Partner Designate

Audit Partner Designate Job Vacancy

Are you an Audit Senior Manager looking to advance your career to the highest level with an established and well-regarded firm that forms part of a UK Top 20 network of practices?

Do you have RI status or are you open to obtaining it and it would you be interested in a route to equity partnership and a market-beating suite of benefits?

Does the opportunity to shape the future of high turnover audit services in practice sound attractive to you?

Public Practice Recruitment Ltd are delighted to be representing an established and thriving firm on a retained basis tasked with finding an Audit Partner Designate to join their growing team.

As such, we are inviting any high calibre ACCA/ACA qualified accountants with significant audit experience at the most senior level and ideally skills in business development and consultancy to get in touch for a 100% confidential discussion.

This Audit Partner Designate job is in Nottingham and presents a huge opportunity for an exceptionally talented audit accountant with great all-round experience, ambition, leadership qualities and the ability to drive the firm forward into a new generation of accountancy.

You will be confident, a motivated self-starter and will be unphased by representing the firm at a strategic level. You’ll be leading audits from planning to completion for a portfolio of critical clients with turnovers in excess of c. £40 million.

At this level, we understand that you will expect total discretion when it comes to learning more and we want to assure you that we provide this as an absolute guarantee.

What are we looking for?

• ACA, ACCA or CA qualified.
• RI status or the willingness to obtain it is desirable.
• Demonstrable experience in leading an Audit team.
• Technically proficient with close attention to detail.
• A can-do attitude to problem-solving.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Excellent communication and advisory skills.
• Demonstrable experience in winning and developing new and established clients.
• An appetite to proactively grow the business and be involved with strategic and marketing processes in line with this goal.
• The foresight and confidence to provide proactive advice to clients and discuss opportunities with partners.
• A strong leader and team player that encourages and motivates others.
• Self-motivated with the ability to produce work in a timely manner.
• A strategic, creative and analytical thinker.
• A strong relationship builder with the ability to develop new business opportunities.
• Ambitious and career oriented.
• An existing client portfolio in this area would be a distinct advantage.

Job Purpose

• Leading a team of audit accountants at an established and thriving firm of accountants that form part of a UK Top 20 national network.
• Working together with the other Partners, managing the audit section of the business overseeing the planning and completion of audit for the firm’s extensive client portfolio.
• Collaborating with other departments to ensure that clients receive the benefit of all business services.
• Working closely with other departments to ensure client deadlines and requirements are met.
• Providing training and development for colleagues and team members.
• Representing the company at networking and business events, identifying new business opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to introduce and cross-sell company services to new and existing clients.
• Use a commercial mindset to strategically drive the audit offering and promote the audit capabilities with other team members.

About the Employer

This established and well-respected firm of accountants is keen to embrace change and employ an Audit Partner Designate who can influence their direction of travel and help to improve service levels and nurture client relationship at the highest level- this is a real opportunity to make your mark as an Audit Partner Designate with massive potential for shaping the future direction of travel for this modern firm.

This employer will be offering a generous suite of benefits including a clear pathway of progression to equity partnership for the right candidate and the successful applicant will enjoy a very bright future indeed.

What’s on offer?

• £100,000 - £135,000 per annum
• Defined route for progression to equity partnership
• Full time, permanent role
• Generous pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Additional benefits
• Continued professional development

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 accountancy jobs across the UK and has a superb track record of meeting and exceeding expectations for accountants looking for their next accounting role.