Audit Supervisor

SRLV are a medium-sized independent firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors based in Fitzrovia, a vibrant and exciting hub in Central London.

Our client base has a real strength in the music, media, and entertainments sector, whilst maintaining a broad range of clients including prestigious restaurant groups, luxury retailers, professional services firms, property, travel, and technology businesses.

We value our differences and know that diversity across our team is what enables us to deliver the best service for our clients. We are seeking an experienced qualified Senior to join our busy Audit team. Fully responsible for audit jobs from start to finish – including planning, fieldwork, and finalisation
Assist with managing the expectations of partners and other key staff across the practice to ensure work and projects are completed within reasonable and realistic timeframes
Correspond with clients, both on-site where applicable and via telephone / email to resolve any queries or issues
Highlight any work or project delivery issues to partners and key staff
Planning process for smaller jobs to include materiality determination, identification of risks, design of fieldwork tests applicable to the specific client, elements of timetabling and budgeting
Allocate work to junior staff with assistance of managers and brief them on the work to be completed, providing guidance to junior staff and be available to answer queries throughout the audit process
Complete the fieldwork for the more complex sections of audit files (generally to include stock, debtors, creditors, intangibles, investments, provisions, and contingencies)
Being aware of the progress of audits including performance versus budget, identification of any problem areas encountered and keeping management information of progress. Responsible for signing off audit file sections, possibly with the need to pick up any outstanding or complex issues from sections completed by junior staff
Post reclassification journals to ensure correct financial statement disclosure and propose adjusting journals for client approval to correct material errors discovered
Finalisation process for smaller jobs to include clearing manager & partner review points, production of an audit highlights memo, final analytical review, assessment of going concern and post balance sheet events, reconciliation of audit work performed and lead schedules to final accounts and review of financial statements
Statutory account preparation for audit clients, including completion of disclosure checklists to ensure all relevant financial statement disclosures are correct
Develop relationships with the tax team to resolve any queries they have when preparing corporation tax computations
Take on a supervisory or assistant manager role for the audit of smaller, straight forward clients where the audit work can be completed by semi-senior and junior staff
Any other ad hoc tasks as required

Exceptional, effective, and appropriate communication skills both verbally and in writing
Strong technical, commercial and risk awareness alongside thorough understanding of policies, procedures, and processes, applying own technical excellence regularly whilst appreciative of when to refer more complex technical issues up
Frequently seeks feedback on own performance, is able to respond positively to constructive criticism, pursues ways to develop own skills further and strives for additional responsibility
Excellent IT skills along with the ability to use software effectively
Strong ability to cope in a fast paced environment, taking responsibility for own workload and working closely with manager and wider team / firm to deliver quality work to agreed, often tight, deadlines and timescales
Takes responsibility for the quality and accuracy of others’ work, with a clear understanding of what and when to flag issues or gather further information on queries from relevant colleagues
ACCA/ACA time and exam qualified
Experience in large and complex consolidations, experience in IFRS accounts would be an advantage
Fantastic private medical insurance
~23 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 3 additional days over the December holidays
~3% Pension contribution
~ Cashback scheme for medical expenses
~ Group Life Insurance
~ Mental and Physical Health Support
~ Regular social events and activities – including pizza, breakfast and/or drinks on the rooftop terrace, office, or local venues
~ Cycle to work scheme
~ Season ticket loans
~ Excellent office space in Fitzrovia


Flexible working: 3 days (+) in office, 2 days at home