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External Audit Manager

Recruiter
PwC
Location
Belfast
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
13 Jun 2019
Reference
34530BR

Job Details

Who we’re looking for

Our Northern Ireland Practice is experiencing continuous growth within the professional services market. It’s a changing and dynamic place to continue building your career whilst working with leaders within the industry. We’re currently seeking newly promoted and experienced Audit Managers to be part of this success and to help drive our business forward.

In Belfast we make a difference - to our clients, to our community and to the PwC global network. And we’ll certainly make a difference to your career and your social life too. Currently there are c. 2000 staff based in Belfast including 15 partners. We advise more of the region’s top-100 business than any other professional advisors and have more than 500 clients, ranging from top FTSE 100 companies to start ups, therefore, making Northern Ireland a great place to build your career and develop your skills. Our current Waterfront Plaza office overlooks the Belfast Port with our imminent move in the Summer of 2020 to our new, state of the art Merchant Square building right in the heart of the city. The role offers flexibility with the opportunity to build a varied portfolio and tailor the role to your particular strengths.

In this position you’ll manage key Assurance assignments. You’ll gain exposure to working on a wide variety of clients and a wide range of work including external audit, risk assurance and data assurance. In addition you’ll be involved with training, managing and appraising staff. You’ll be expected to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients. Our clients are often well known brands, covering most industry areas, and many have broad international reach. You’ll have direct interaction as a trusted business advisor with our broad range of clients from family and owner managed businesses to dealing with larger corporate companies dealing directly with their directors/shareholders.

About the role

The role will incorporate:

  • A portfolio of external audit clients where you will be responsible for the day to day management, client liaison and technical issues management.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing clients of the firm, understanding opportunities to assist with their issues.
  • Business development activities such as building relationships with target clients or involvement in pitch situations.
  • Responsibility for the coaching and development of the team members reporting directly into you and taking responsibility for the career development of others.
  • An opportunity to personally develop your skill set.

Additional Information

  • Amount of time office based approximately 20%
  • Amount of time at client sites approximately 80% - most of our clients are based in NI
  • Need to travel/overnight stays away from home - yes occasional travel required.
  • Opportunity for flexible working (hours) - yes, flexible start/finish times and open to part-time requests
  • Opportunity for working from home? Occasionally

Requirements

As a Manager within the region you will be required to:

  • Be ACA or similarly qualified
  • Have experience of management of the audit from planning to supervision and review of the process
  • Have flexibility in your approach to meeting goals as part of the team
  • Have the ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and clients at all levels
  • Have a proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships
  • Take a proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions
  • You will have experience of interacting with senior level clients and management to develop and maintain business relationships.

What is in it for you?

Everyone gets:

  • A competitive salary and a discretionary performance related bonus
  • A flexible benefits package that provides you (and your family) with a minimum level of protection (core benefits). There are also optional benefits you can choose from to suit your own lifestyle
  • 25 days’ standard holiday pro rata with options to increase through your benefits package to a maximum of 40 days’
  • 11 days’ public holidays plus discretionary extra day at Christmas
  • The option to be a member of our pension scheme with extra funding from PwC

Access to:

  • A range of My Family Care Advice and Resources including the potential to receive up to 10 fully funded care sessions per year
  • An internal Careers Service
  • A wide range of discounts on services, foods and products
  • Up to 6 days per year volunteering


Assurance

Assurance is a dynamic place to be right now, and the variety of opportunities on offer is unprecedented. It’s work that really does matter. It matters for businesses, governments and society at large. Our team provides confidence on the most complex decisions companies have to take and this provides a wealth of opportunities to everyone who joins us and works with us.

The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity

Company

Your career is just that; yours. You choose it. You live it. You make it happen. To get the best from it, you need the best opportunities. That’s why opportunities are at the heart of a career with us. Opportunities to grow as an individual, to build lasting relationships and make an impact in a place where people, quality and value mean everything.

What we do

We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

Where you could work:

  • Assurance
  • Consulting
  • Financial Advisory/ Deals
  • Human Resource Services
  • Internal Firm Services
  • PwC Legal LLP
  • Tax
  • Technology

As a leading professional services network we’re confident we can offer outstanding training and development opportunities, exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, and support from industry-leading experts. Discover where your talent could take you and join an employer that focused on helping you reach your full potential.

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