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Salary – Competitive dependant on experience
Hours - Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working – 1 day per week
Holiday – 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
About the Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager / Manager role
We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.
Due to growth in the department, we have an exciting opportunity for an Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager / Manager in our Croydon office for TC SWP. Level of responsibility will vary according to experience.
This is a client facing role with opportunity to establish strong relationships across our extensive portfolio of audit clients in the SME sector and comes with excellent prospects for career development.
Key responsibilities of an Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager / Manager will include:
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Lead the planning, budgeting, and scheduling of audits.
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Ensure audits are completed within deadlines and budget.
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Supervise audit teams (seniors, associates, trainees).
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Review working papers, testing, and documentation.
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Provide technical guidance and resolve complex issues.
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Act as the main point of contact for clients.
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Maintain strong relationships and manage expectations.
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Mentor and develop junior staff.
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Review draft financial statements and disclosures.
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Manage a portfolio of audit and accounts clients.
About you
We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:
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ACA / ACCA Qualified.
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Minimum of 5 years audit experience in an accountancy practice.
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Up to date with current auditing and accounting issues and conversant with relevant auditing and accounting standards, company law etc.
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Good tax knowledge, in particular corporation tax. An awareness of VAT and payroll taxes advantageous.
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Confident with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
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Analytical skills and attention to detail and ability to think laterally to be capable of identifying potential problems and providing solutions.
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Show initiative, exercise judgement and take ownership of issues from start to finish.
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Experience of working on a wide range of clients (some FCA experience would be beneficial).
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Computer literate including good Excel experience. A working knowledge of Iris and MyWorkPapers would be an advantage. Experience or knowledge of the Mercia audit methodology would also be helpful.
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Willing and able to work under pressure and cope flexibly with demanding deadlines
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Looking to progress your career and develop.
Full benefits available for the Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager / Manager
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Pension scheme
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Group life assurance x 4
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Social functions and events
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Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations
About us
TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SME’s and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.
We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.
