Job role
Audit Senior
Department
Audit
Contract type
Full-time
Our firm
We live and breathe our core values and behaviours, and support our purpose of “Helping you Prosper”. They set the tone for the team to work by and we are looking for people who value the same things as us: being present, making progress, enjoying it and living empathy.
UHY Hacker Young is a Top 20 firm of Chartered Accountants based in the centre of Chester. We are ambitious people, united in our mission to be exceptional auditors, accountants and business advisers delivering seamlessly integrated client service.
Through both our UHY UK & International network we harness global intelligence and combine this with local presence and knowledge to share technical and commercial insight.
The Partners and People at UHY Hacker Young in Chester provide a range of audit, taxation and business advisory services to a varied portfolio of clients, predominantly Owner-Managed Businesses.
As well as the affairs of some larger businesses with more complex, technical requirements.
Role overview
The Audit & Accounts Qualified Senior will be a key member of the team. They will be the first point of contact for their own portfolio of clients and will be responsible for managing and assisting the audit team on-site. They will also be responsible for keeping the Client partner up to date on the status of the fieldwork.
Are you an ambitious qualified accountant with audit experience looking for a new challenge? As a growing department we have big plans for the future.
We recognise that you and the rest of our team are essential to deliver on our purpose of “helping you prosper” whether you are a client, member of our team or part of the wider community. We want you to be challenged, have fun in the work place, work with like-minded individuals and deliver great service.
Job description
As an audit & accounts senior your typical daily duties will include:
- Maintain and develop technical ability by attending webinars and keeping abreast of technical developments to deliver good quality work
- Managing your own audit clients including:
- Responsibility for the planning, fieldwork and completion of audit assignments
- Leading the audit team and review of audit working papers of junior members of the team
- Prepare draft accounts and review disclosures in reference to the applicable checklist
- Finalising the Accounts and Audit to completion
- Preparing accounts and associated Tax computations for non – audit clients
- Assisting in Ad Hoc assignments including Due Diligence work
Working arrangements
The working weeks is 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday).
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Pension scheme arrangements using a scheme of your choice
- Reimbursement of one professional subscription each year
- Client referral bonus for new clients introduced
Person specification
- Act with integrity at all times
- Be approachable to members of the audit team and client team
- Excellent communication skills
- Love developing internal and external relationships
- Strong client facing skills
- Be able to manage your work load
- Support and provide on the job training to less experienced members of the team as required
- Strong personal ethics