Corporate Audit Senior Specialist

21 hours ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Armstrong Knight Full time

About the Role: We are seeking a Corporate Audit Senior Specialist to join our team at Armstrong Knight. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the audit manager and partner in managing a portfolio of clients, including companies, partnerships, and sole practitioners.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Fully supervise a portfolio of clients, taking responsibility for all aspects of their audit affairs and ad hoc project work as it arises.
  • Plan and carry out audit fieldwork, statutory financial reporting, and completion work.
  • Closely liaise with the tax department and deal with tax computations and personal/corporate tax issues.
  • Maintain and control a portfolio of mainly audit clients.
  • Undertake work at client premises and liaise with clients, including acting as a point of contact for day-to-day ad hoc queries and enquiries.
  • Prepare and update benchmarking data reports for use within both audit and corporate finance work.

What You'll Need:

  • Newly or recently qualified ACA/CA/ACCA.
  • Experience of systems controls testing as well as substantive and analytical review auditing techniques, including consolidations, group audits, statutory accounts, and disclosures and use of paperless electronic audit files.
  • Understand the bigger picture as well as auditing individual balances.
  • Well-developed supervisory skills, e.g., coaching and motivation of audit assistants.
  • Good project management techniques, including decision-making ability, analytical skills, time management, organization, evaluative, and administrative skills.

Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package.



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