Audit/ Accounts Senior - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Booth Welsh Ltd

Description

Our clients are one of Scotland's larger firms of accountants, providing a full range of services to clients including external audit, corporate and personal taxation, payroll outsourcing, business support (Cloud accounting and bookkeeping), corporate finance and consultancy services.

hybrid working model exists

(5 hours/week, Mon-Fri

We seek a highly motivated and experienced Audit Senior (1-2 years of post-qualification experience) to join our busy team of enthusiastic professionals.

The role will involve working on the external audits of a wide variety of clients, including, public, education, charity and private sectors.

Planning audit assignments
Supervising, and reviewing work of, junior members of the team whilst performing more technical fieldwork.
Providing training to students on the job, and mentoring them through their studies
Preparation of accounts from trial balance, including ensuring correct disclosure within financial statements and making all appropriate audit adjustments (70% of all audits)
Acting as the Senior fieldwork team member on audit assignments
Liaising with clients and attending client meetings, including Audit Committees and Board meetings
Leading on audit quality, ensuring adherence and compliance with the firm's processes and auditing standards
Supporting the annual intake of graduate trainees
Successful candidates must be able to work within a professional office environment across their client base. You must hold appropriate professional qualifications (or be qualified by experience) and must have significant audit experience.

You will have the skills to take the lead audit senior role and you must be confident in liaising with our clients across all sectors.

Significant audit experience
experience of medium to large sized company audit file work

Accounts preparation:
must have an excellent understanding and proven experience in this area and be comfortable with accounting adjustments, the preparation of financial statements and appropriate disclosures

Professional qualification, eg, CA, ACA, ACCA
Charity sector accounts preparation and audit experience
Further education sector audit experience

Personal Qualities

Quality approach to work (first time, on time, every time)
Occasional overtime may be required
Full driving licence beneficial
Some travel (overnight) may be expected