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Audit Senior

Employer
MHA Macintyre Hudson LLP
Location
Chelmsford Chelmsford, Essex Essex, Essex, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Mar 12, 2021

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Job Role
Auditor
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

We are looking for a talented Audit Executive or Audit Senior to join our Chelmsford office on a permanent, full-time basis. The office is conveniently located in Chelmsford city centre, which offers ample entertainment, a wealth of history, as well as having direct lines to Central London.

We work with a range of clients within multiple industries, including Not for Profit, Technology, and many more. You will be helping to achieve a high standard of client service in an effective manner. We are looking for well-motivated and forward-thinking individuals, with strong Audit Exposure.

If you are excited to meet and build great relationships with new clients and companies, and want to thrive in a collaborative, social and supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.

The Offering

  • Genuine Work Life balance
  • Accredited Investor in People
  • New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential
  • 33 days holiday Inc. bank holidays, plus the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days (28 days on a training contract, with the opportunity to buy 5 days)
  • Very competitive salary
  • Employee Recognition awards and bonuses
  • Amazing employee referral scheme, paying up to £4000 for a successful referral
  • Paid CSR time
  • Car lease scheme
  • And more!

In 2019 alone, we won National Firm of the Year, Tax Team of the Year and Graduate and Non-Graduate programme of the Year at the British Accountancy Awards, we internationally re-branded, and we grew substantially with a few high-profile mergers. It's an exciting time to join the firm!

Main Responsibilities

  • Complete audits in accordance with prescribed audit procedures, with assistance from more senior members of staff and partners where required
  • Produce detailed audit planning, including details of potential difficulties and ensure correct tests are applied to produce sufficient audit evidence
  • Allocate sections to junior staff and brief on what is expected of them
  • Monitor the progress of jobs, ensuring that deadlines and budgets are well managed
  • Review or complete audit cycles the file before passing files on to the senior member of the team for review
  • Responsible for final analytical reviews
  • Draft letters to audit clients
  • Produce and review sets of financial statements
  • Produce a short summary on key client issues and the contents of the accounts before passing to the senior member of the team
  • Provide technical advice and guidance to more junior staff - give detailed help and training as required, to enhance future effectiveness
  • Monitor the performance of staff working on jobs, including giving feedback after files have been reviewed and completing audit review form at the end of each job

Qualifications and Skills

  • ACA or ACCA, fully qualified with practice experience
  • 3+ years of audit experience
  • Excellent audit analysis skills
  • Competent planning and completion skills
  • Computer literate - good Excel and Word experience.
  • CaseWare (accounts and audit) experience would be useful.
  • Previous experience of mentoring junior members of staff
  • Good up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting standards

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