Audit Assistant or Senior
- Recruiter
- Wilkins Kennedy
- Location
- Southampton or Winchester, Hampshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 7 Nov 2019
- Reference
- 19-7-16
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- Employer Sector
- Accountancy Practice
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Type
- Assurance, External Auditor, External Audit Senior, Audit Assistant
Job Details
An opportunity has arisen for an active studier or newly qualified ACA or ACCA individual to join a motivated, professional and client focused team. Excellent FRS102 knowledge is essential.
To join a thriving office where career progression and development is on personal merit.
Completion of audit and accounts preparation assignments, ensuring compliance with accounting and auditing standards and regulations, reporting to audit and accounts managers.
A general up to date knowledge of taxation would be an advantage.
A mixed client base firmly grounded in the owner managed business sector spread across a variety of trading companies, solicitors and not for profit organisations.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Managing audits both in but primarily out of the office using a computerised audit system
- To supervise and assist junior team members both in house and off site
- To delegate and review work of junior team members; including audit files, draft documentation, accounts and corporation tax computations
- Liaison with and dealing with client queries
- To attend client meetings
- Ensure client engagement documentation is up to date
- To assist in the preparation of proposals for new work, where necessary
- To act as a mentor for junior team members and provide day to day training
- Attendance at marketing events
- Identifying opportunities to advise clients
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Qualified at ACA or ACCA
- Previous experience in practice
- Experience of completing audit and accounts work for a variety of business entities
- Possess a high level of technical knowledge combined with excellent commercial awareness
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to the audience
- Proficient in the use of using a computerised audit systems
- Competent in Microsoft office, including Excel and Word
- Ability to identify commercial and professional risks and ensure these are managed effectively
- Ability to prioritise workload in order to achieve work deadlines
- Project a professional manner and appearance at all times
- Track record of successfully managing, motivating and leading junior staff on assignments
- Ability to delegate effectively
- Driver with access to a car
Company
Wilkins Kennedy has been an accounting and advisory business in London and the South East since 1882. The firm provides a full range of accounting and business advisory services to a diverse range of businesses and individuals across the UK and abroad.
Wilkins Kennedy joined Baldwins, one of the UK’s fastest-growing business advisory groups in 2018, and Wilkins Kennedy is now the trading name of Baldwins Holdings Limited in London and the South East. Baldwins has over 80 offices around the UK and is part of CogitalGroup, an international business services group focused on entrepreneurial and private companies.
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