Qualified Audit Senior – Banbury
Due to the growth of our client’s corporate department, they have an exciting opportunity in their Banbury office for an Audit Senior or possibly experienced Semi-Senior to join their audit and accounts team. You will provide support to Managers and Partners in providing professional accountancy and audit services to their longstanding clients.
The role
The role will predominantly include audit and assurance work, with occasional statutory accounts preparation. Clients are based in a variety of industries, including the not-for-profit sector. This provides a varied role and gives you a wide range of experience.
You will take responsibility for completing tasks accurately and meeting deadlines, in order to ensure the work is delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Your main responsibilities will include:
*Audit Planning: Identifying audit risks, setting materiality, and designing appropriate tests.
*Audit Fieldwork: Guiding and developing a team, taking ownership of decisions and conclusions through professional judgment, along with ensuring audit files have appropriate and sufficient documentation in a clear and concise manner. Delivering a positive client experience.
*File Completion: Concluding on key audit findings for the director’s review.
*Client Relationships: Developing strong relationships to deliver effective audits and accounts.
*Communication: Maintaining regular and effective communication with managers and the team throughout the audit process.
*Budgetary Control: Managing budgets proactively and keeping the manager informed.
In addition to the above, you will also be required to:
*Prepare Limited company accounts for a variety of clients to be reviewed by Managers/Directors
*Preparation of Corporation Tax computations for review
*Preparation of personal tax returns at busy periods
About you:
*You will be qualified ACA / ACCA or finalist with a minimum of 3 years’ audit experience within a practice environment.
*Previous experience of planning and completing audits.
*Self-driven, results orientated and with a positive outlook.As well as a desire to learn and develop yourself, you will be interested in supporting our trainees with their training and development.
*Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to take accurate and well-structured notes.
*Strong IT skills, ideally with a working knowledge of Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, and CCH but must also be competent in both Word and Excel.


Additional Preferences:
*Driving Licence: Ability to travel to client premises.


We will offer you:
The opportunity to join a strong, dynamic, professional business in Banbury. A company that takes pride in putting its staff first and in turn providing client excellence.
In addition to this, you will receive:
*A competitive salary with annual reviews
*25 days annual holiday in addition to 8 Bank Holidays
*Money purchase contributory pension scheme
*Flexitime
*Bonus
*Free parking onsite
*Internal career progression
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.