Join the Audit team at Simmons Gainsford, a leading independent accountancy and business advisory firm with over 75 years of experience supporting ambitious businesses and individuals. As part of Sumer Group, Simmons Gainsford combines the strength and opportunities of a national network with the collaborative culture of a well-established firm.
This opportunity sits within one of our specialist Audit teams which has a strong focus on the property and construction sector. You'll work with a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from growing businesses to established organisations, gaining valuable exposure to complex and rewarding audit engagements while building genuine expertise in a thriving sector.
As an Audit Senior, you'll play a key role in leading audit assignments from planning through to completion, acting as a trusted adviser to clients and supporting the development of junior team members. This is a hands-on role where you'll have the opportunity to take ownership, build strong client relationships, and make a real impact on engagements.
Whether you're looking to deepen your technical expertise, develop your leadership skills or progress towards Manager and beyond, Simmons Gainsford offers clear career pathways, ongoing professional development and the support to help you achieve your ambitions. If you're looking for a role where you can truly get stuck in, broaden your experience and accelerate your career, we'd love to hear from you.
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Take ownership of audit assignments from planning through to completion
- Supervise, guide, and mentor team members in a collaborative environment
- Perform analytical reviews of financial statements, identifying any audit-related issues
- Prepare statutory accounts and draft tax computations
- Apply a thorough understanding of Inflo methodology to audit processes
- Monitor the status of assignments, ensuring work is on track and budgets are adhered to
- Address issues during audit engagements and prepare files for review by Managers or Partners
- Communicate proactively with clients, resolving queries and offering recommendations for business improvements
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Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA/ACCA) with proven external auditing experience
- Excellent technical knowledge of accounting standards, auditing standards, corporation tax, VAT, and P11Ds
- Experience with consolidations
- A keen eye for detail and the ability to handle multiple assignments effectively
- Proven experience in mentoring teams and delegating tasks
- Working knowledge of Inflo audit methodology would be useful
At Sumer, we know everyone’s journey is different. That’s why we’re committed to fairness, removing barriers, and giving people the support they need to do their best work. If you need any support during the hiring process, just let us know.
Our values represent what matters most to us and guide how we work every day:
- We Shine Together
- We Do the Right Thing
- We Make It Count
We know diverse teams make us stronger. That’s why we’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.
Our size and ethos means that we have a natural empathy with entrepreneurs, start-ups and growing businesses. Our client base is diverse and includes media, entertainment, retail, property, hospitality, manufacturing, recruitment, lawyers and charities. Our remit is to solve problems and create solutions so the compliance work – such as audits and tax returns – is complemented by creative business and strategic planning.
We have grown steadily over the years but not to an extent that we don’t know one another. We’re fortunate in that we have the following teams: Audit & Accounts, Corporate, Personal and Indirect Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll, IT, HR and Internal Accounts so we can all work together to help businesses as we offer a wide range of advice and solutions.
We enjoy what we do, we love being challenged and we are always striving to improve. We’re not going to deny that it can be a demanding environment at times – but that’s a great one in which to learn and grow stronger in our knowledge – and we don’t have a late hours’ culture.
Our Partners and Managers are approachable, incredibly supportive and dedicated to providing an individual career and personal development path for all our staff. Many of them began as trainees themselves so they understand the journey ahead for our new trainees as they mentor them.
We offer CPD training throughout the year as it’s important that our clients receive the most up to date and relevant advice, and our staff are continuously learning so they are empowered by their knowledge. There is always the opportunity for individuals to suggest any ad hoc courses.
We are a sociable bunch too! As well as our annual firm-wide seasonal events, we have a social club who think of even more innovative ways to have fun throughout the year.
We also like to keep everyone updated – and share ideas – by having regular team briefings, employee focus groups and staff meetings.
