Pension Audit Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION: Our Pensions team, audit some of the biggest Pension schemes in the UK, this is a chance for you to get experience working with variety of large multi-national clients. We believe we’re best positioned to make a meaningful impact on the economy. Every day, we provide a diverse range of organisations with the kind of business and financial advice it takes to do this. Our ideas and insights empower our clients to make bigdecisions about the future and unlock sustainable growth. With a relentless focus on quality and integrity, we help businesses, communities and our people to flourish. **Job Description**: Let’s talk about the role Here are some things you can expect from this pensions audit role. Making quality second nature. The work that you will do has a major impact on our clients and our firm. We pride ourselves on the high-level standards and quality we expect from our people. Own your own work. You will lead onsite audit teams, prepare and review financial statements and will keep management updated on progress. Be a part of a team. You will be a part of a dynamic and national pensions audit team, working with junior members of the team to ensure that they understand their responsibilities and are receiving excellent on-the-job training. Take responsibility. We will empower you to act as a trusted business adviser to our clients. You will oversee all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion. Build your brand. Working closely with your people manager, you will find areas where you can develop, collaborate and communicate more effectively with colleagues and clients at all levels. You will get the opportunity to build your brand as a trusted adviserto clients and within our firm. The minimum criteria Professional qualification ACA, ICAS, CA or ACCA (or CIPFA Experience of leading audits (as an in charge) of varying sizes across a diverse range of commercial clients Experience in Pensions Audit is a definite benefit. Skills to set you apart Here are a few more skills we are looking for. Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box. It’s important for us to support you in your role and help you to develop along the way. Excellent knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS102 Extensive experience of using audit software and Microsoft packages A genuine interest in our clients with an ability to confidently discuss business challenges and needs An interest in maintaining and developing your technical knowledge in order to facilitate and lead valuable discussions with our clients Do you care about the same things we do? We have six values we work by. When we meet, we’ll want you to show us how they’re important to you, too. Collaboration: We are aligned around a common purpose that unites us in providing the same quality experience for our clients and our people, seamlessly across borders. Leadership: We are committed to the success of our clients, our people, our profession, and our stakeholders at large, demonstrating leadership at all levels. Excellence: We are passionate about exceeding expectation and delivering high quality work. We love what we do, and it shows. We sweat the details. We see things through, no matter how tricky. Agility: The world moves quickly. To keep up, we stay flexible - changing approaches, changing projects, working offline, online, together and alone to get things done. Respect: A given, of course: we value each other and our clients. We listen, we understand, we care. Responsibility: The decisions we make and advice we give affects people’s lives and livelihoods. We take that seriously and always do well by doing what’s right. Bring your whole self Now you’ve seen our values, it shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re creating a respectful, open, diverse place to work. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues, is not just the right thing to do, it helps our peopleto perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential. "We are committed to making sure that the opportunities within our firm are equally accessible for everyone - regardless of background or gender." Dave Dunckley, CEO There’s more to life than work Families, children, sports, night classes the things you do and the people you’re with outside work matter. They can inspire, motivate and energise you. Inside the office and out. So if you’d like to work flexibly, let us know. We’re happy to look at flexibleworking options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.