Are you a proven Audit RI ready to take your career forward with a quality independent firm? We are looking for an exceptional audit professional & qualified RI to step into a Director role with serious potential for future join with the partnership.
This is a rare opportunity for a someone who is at an advanced stage of their career, but now ready to take up a senior leadership with a high-performing independent offering. The firm has an excellent local reputation, an enviable client base and an impressive trajectory of growth, both in fees and headcount. A genuinely lucrative long-term opportunity for the right person.
About the Role
You will join an audit leadership team and take ownership of an existing portfolio of varied, high-quality clients across multiple sectors. Day-to-day, you will drive quality, manage capacity and resource, and act as the key point of contact for your clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a diverse portfolio of audit clients, taking ownership of engagement quality, timelines, and client satisfaction.
- Sign off on finalised jobs from across the audit department.
- Act as the senior relationship holder for a portfolio of clients, providing strategic insight and proactive business advice.
- Oversee resource planning and assignment across engagements, ensuring teams are well-supported and deadlines are met.
- Drive technical quality and compliance across all audit files, ensuring outputs meet regulatory and firm standards.
- Mentor, coach, and develop audit teams - creating a culture of high performance and continuous learning.
- Contribute to business development and the growth of the audit practice, including pitching for and winning new clients.
- Collaborate with partners and other service line leaders to deliver joined-up advice to clients.
Who We Are Looking For
Above all, we are looking for a proven, commercially-minded leader in the audit space. The right candidate will be:
- A confident, skilled portfolio manager with a proven track record of managing multiple audit clients simultaneously. Taking full responsibility for client relationships, expectation management and other high-level comms.
- Currently operating at Senior Manager or Director level within an audit practice.
- ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualified.
- Experienced in managing and motivating audit teams across varying levels of complexity.
- Technically strong with up-to-date knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS, and relevant auditing standards.
- An excellent communicator and relationship builder with a genuine client-first mindset.
- Commercially minded, with an eye for business development and practice growth.
What's On Offer
- Competitive remuneration package, reflective of experience - includes a bonus / profit share scheme, alongside a raft of great benefits.
- Conversation with senior leadership about future or even immediate partnership.
- Genuine autonomy to lead your portfolio and shape the direction of your client relationships.
- A collaborative, friendly & people-first culture that values professional development at every level.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- A strong pipeline of quality clients across diverse sectors.
- Mentoring from seasoned audit partners invested in your success.
If everything above has resonated with you, and you're ready for your next chapter - whether this is a sideways move or a big step up - we would love to hear from you.
Please submit your CV and we'll be in contact ASAP to discuss further details.
Pay: £90,000.00-£120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Profit sharing
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
