Audit and Accounts Manager

Your new firm
A Top 100 North West based Accountancy firm is seeking an experienced Audit and Accounts Manager to join their growing office in Altrincham. This is a dynamic and expanding accountancy and business advisory service with offices across the North West and Wales that work with a wide range of clients in varying industries and sizes. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking practice, committed to supporting the growth and development of their staff and offer comprehensive training programs, mentorship opportunities and a clear career progression path.

Your new role
As Audit and Accounts Manager, you will be responsible for taking an active role in all areas of an audit from planning through to completion. You will provide professional financial advice and exceptional service to our clients, mainly limited companies. You will manage a portfolio of clients and lead and manage audit assignments. You will be required to prepare accounts for limited companies, building a positive working relationship with clients and the practice and ensuring compliance with all financial regulations. You will deal with any client queries in a timely and efficient manner and, additionally, you will assist in the coaching of juniors and seniors, reviewing their audit and accounts work whilst providing valuable insights to clients.

What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate for this role will have experience working within an audit team in a practice environment, ideally to manager or assistant manager capacity, carrying out high-quality audit work. Experience in all three aspects of an audit and plenty of exposure to coaching junior/senior members will allow you to be successful in this job role. You will ideally be ACA/ACCA qualified or part qualified, working towards final stages of completion. If you are seeking a hands-on, client facing role with a dynamic and growing accountancy practice, with opportunities to develop and progress within the firm, this will be an excellent opportunity for you.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be offered a competitive salary between £45,000 and £55,000 dependent on experience. You will have the option to have hybrid working pattern and work 2 days from home. As well as a competitive firm wide benefits package including 36 days holidays (including bank holidays and Christmas period), the option to buy/sell 5 days of holidays, pension contributions, study support and employee assistance programmes including Life support, Legal information, Bereavement support, Medical Information, and CBT. This firm also offers paid volunteer time and an annual charitable donation on your behalf as well as long service enhancements to employer pension contribution and holiday entitlement.

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