Audit Manager

About Rouse

Are you looking for a great place to progress your career and make your mark? 

With almost 90 team members, we are a growing and pioneering practice.  We are looking to recruit ambitious, self-starters, who thrive in finding solutions, building great client relationships and working in a collaborative team.  We encourage an all-encompassing culture where people can be themselves.  As a practice, Rouse are passionate about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Your career at Rouse will be underpinned by our four-core values Respect, Integrity, Care and Excellence which are at the heart of everything we do.

We support exciting and prestigious clients based across the UK.  Through the Praxity alliance, we also cater for international clients.

As an Audit and Accounts Manager, you will be working within a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop and progress.  Your individual efforts and contributions are recognised and rewarded, bringing further opportunities for career development and progression.

The role

In this role you will work with the team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of technical audit and other accountancy services. This will include:

• Manage and develop a portfolio of clients developing a good relationship with them, understanding their requirements, monitoring work-in progress against internal budgets and agreed fees, billing and keeping the client partner aware of status and issues.
• Ensuring assignments are fully completed before being passed to Partners.
• Planning the assignment efficiently to meet budgets and recoverability of fees required and communicate to the team.
• Managing the allocation of work to other team members.
• Completing regular review of work to ensure compliance standards are met.
• Interact fully with clients in conjunction with senior audit team ensuring they are kept informed of progress.
• Completion and submission of timesheets within set deadlines.
• Assist Partners with the analysis of WIP.
• Apply up-to-date technical knowledge at all times, advising team as required.
• Report to Partners, Delegates, coaches and manage the team, including completing regular reviews in conjunction with Partners.
• Encourage and maintain regular contact with clients in own portfolio, providing ongoing updates on progress.
• To assist partners and staff in quoting for new work, including identifying specification and time costs involved.
• Develop new systems and processes to ensure the throughput of work is done expeditiously.
• To liaise with the clients on all aspects of audit/accounts/tax and to be the main point of contact for any other ad hoc queries.
• Job planning, supervision and finalisation.
• To plan work and implement that plan, identifying key issues.
• To prepare and finalise statutory accounts.
• To act as an ambassador for the firm, to build up contacts and develop new business opportunities.
• Attend external and internal meetings.
• To plan staffing requirements.
• Work as a team with other managers.
• To coach and develop junior team members and provide constructive feedback.

Essential Skills and Experience

The ideal person for this role will be well organised and able to work to agreed timescales, whilst having the ability to actively engage with clients.  You will:

• Have effective use of IT including Excel, audit and accounts packages (CCH Accounts Production, CCH Audit Automation), Outlook, CCH Practice Management.
• Undertake CPD in accordance with Institute and Rouse Partners requirements and maintain up to date CPD record.
• Maintain high professional standards of conduct and practice.
• Apply knowledge of Rouse Partners, industry, markets and core client base, identifying additional services to clients in your portfolio.
• Be aware of relevant financial targets and constraints and actively assists senior management in achieving these, keeping Partner/client informed of progress and potential problems including actual vs. budget.
• Convert options into recommendations and resolutions to exceed client expectations where possible.
• Proven experience within practice in Audit & Accounts. Qualified may be considered depending on level of experience. A minimum 6 years’ accountancy practice experience in Audit & Accounts.

  What’s on offer

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Flexible working
  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Employee Referral Scheme
  • Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
  • Paid car parking – All employees are entitled to claim car parking expenses for parking charges.
  • Flexible working – we offer a core working hours policy, offering a working environment to fit in with your lifestyle.
  • Social – We offer a range of social events such as end of month drinks, summer and winter celebrations.
  • Central location - 2 minute walk to Beaconsfield Station (Chiltern Line) and 5 minutes from the M40, we

  Views from our team...
  “The training and development on offer made Rouse the perfect place to develop my career. Beaconsfield is also a great location to work.”

  “I get to work closely with the Partners, across varied and interesting clients. I chose Rouse as I didn’t want to be a small fish in a big pond at a larger firm.”

  “My first impressions were that Rouse has a very experienced team and an excellent reputation in the industry. For me, these were important points in determining that I was joining the right team.”