Audit Manager

for our Audit Team in Birmingham

Position Overview:

We are a growing audit firm with a focus on UK subsidiaries of international groups. We are looking for an experienced Audit Manager who can lead complex audits, manage client relationships, and contribute to quality and innovation across our team. The role also entails significant involvement in group reporting activities, ensuring that subsidiary reporting aligns with group reporting deadlines and other key deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Audit Engagement & Planning:
• Lead and oversee audit engagements from start to finish, including planning, executing, directing, and completing financial audits.
• Develop an deep understanding of each client's industry and identify key risks areas, business and performance drivers, business trends and emerging technical and industry developments.
2. Group Reporting:
• Oversee and validate the group reporting package prepared by local management, sometimes bridging different GAAPs and ensure compliance with group policies at both parent and subsidiary levels.
• Liaise with local and group management, as well as auditors, to address any discrepancies or issues in the subsidiary's reporting.
• Collaborate with the group finance team and group auditor to ensure consistency and completeness in the consolidated financial statements of the group.
• Support bridging between UK GAAP and other frameworks (e.g., IFRS, German GAAP) where applicable.
3. Team Management:
• Manage, develop, train and mentor associates on audit process and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews.
• Ensure audit teams understand client's objectives, risks and strategic priorities.
4. Client Relationships:
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, managing expectations and identifying areas for internal control and process improvement
• Deliver value-added recommendations to improve internal controls and operating efficiency.
5. Technical Proficiency:
• Stay updated with evolving audit standards, methodologies and tools to enhance the audit quality.
• Review reports and financial statements to ensure clarity, consistency and compliance with professional and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrate proficiency in audit software and ensure adoption of best practices and automation tools where applicable
6. Risk Management:
• Proactively identify and assess risks across audit engagements, implementing tailored procedures to mitigate them.
• Ensure audit procedures are designed to address identified risks.
7. Operational management:
• Contribute to internal audit methodology updates and process optimisation initiatives
• Assist in the preparation of budgets, scheduling audits and managing billing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, 2:1 or above.
• ACCA, ACA, CA or equivalent certification required.
• 7+ years of relevant audit experience
• Proven experience with group reporting and consolidation activities.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and project management skills.
• Confident in communicating with finance directors, group auditors, and stakeholders across jurisdictions.
• Ability to lead and manage in a team-oriented environment with a focus on mentoring and providing career guidance to team members.
• Familiarity with auditing software and tools.

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Work Environment:

Travel to client sites is required. Flexibility is expected during peak periods and supported by a commitment to employee wellbeing and work-life balance.

Your benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
• Annual bonus linked to performance and firm profitability
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid)
• Professional subscriptions (e.g. ICAEW, ACCA) paid in full
• Ongoing CPD and internal technical training
• Clear progression path to Senior Manager and beyond
• Pension scheme
• Travel reimbursement for client-site visits
• Supportive and inclusive team culture

YOUR BENEFITS

• We offer a generous holiday allowance, structured onboarding, pension scheme operated via salary sacrifice,
• Membership of Westfield Health Cash Plan Scheme
• Smart/flexible working to support work/life balance
• Free tea coffee and soft drinks, dress for diary policy and dress down Friday
• Fully expensed Christmas party and Summer social.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME PERSONALLY
Janet Farren  | +44 121 227 8950  | roedl.de/GreatBritain | Job-ID 7860