Hybrid Audit Manager

at Kreston Reeves

• Job title: Audit Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chatham, United Kingdom

About the role

• Audit Manager at Kreston Reeves overseeing audit client management and processes to ensure high quality services. Leading a team while maximizing audit efficiency with strong stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of client portfolio/contacts for ongoing management and development
• Ensure the planning, prioritising and allocation of all relevant client audit work ensuring effective team workflow
• Ensure establishment of scope and budget for each piece of client audit work under own control and ensure adequate briefing to team members
• Ensure full agreement from client for audit work to be undertaken and communicate likely fees prior to commencement to maximise fee recovery
• Ensure full implementation of all client audit work in line with agreed budget ensuring adherence to The KR Way standards of performance document, with completed audited accounts ready for R.I. review &sign off
• To proactively look for ways to maximise audit efficiency
• Develop working across the service line in a technical or sector role
• Monitor work progress and ensure appropriate levels of communication with all clients and internal stakeholders on progress for each key task or phase
• Ensure proactive management of instances where the ‘work performed’ exceeds the agreed client fee and ensure agreement of a mutually acceptable outcome
• Ensure preparation of bills for own client audit work done and ensure they are sent to the client in a timely manner
• Research and seeking to resolve issues for upward communication in more complex clients or higher risk aspects of audit work
• Run regular workflow meetings to prioritise work and to ensure deadlines are met, maximum work on track & to tackle any off track
• Manage, support, and develop a client portfolio, with increased technical or complex issues or sector specialisms, ensuring the maximising of client advocacy & fee levels from own portfolio
• Act as a key point of contact for other nominated clients to manage all their Audit & other service requirements
• Return phone calls and written correspondence to all of the above within required deadline and ensure promises are kept
• Attend/lead Audit review and close down meetings for own clients as required
• Proactively contact clients when items of interest or benefit to the client arise therefore adding value
• Ensure overall provision for high levels of client service is in place across own client base
• Provide appropriate access and support for other internal departments to own Audit clients so as to assist the cross selling of services into the Audit client base
• Ensure client hygiene factors are in place, AML, KYC reviews, engagement letters, etc
• Be aware of individual team member capability & aspiration to ‘enable’ best performance of a team of direct reports through coaching & mentoring of audit team members
• Set out the objectives for the audit team at the start of each audit
• Monitor individual and team performance versus original objectives as set at the start of each audit and have an awareness of service line KPIs
• Provide regular feedback to all audit team members on their performance on job specific standards, ensuring praise where due and highlighting of issues for team member learning
• Provide support to Senior managers and Directors for internal & external recruitment of new Audit service line team members at assistant manager level and below
• Oversee professional development of audit team members
• Monitor performance of team and individuals’ KPIs in line with the Audit SL business plan
• Where service line performance is at or above target, ensure this is communicated to own team and the celebration of success is encouraged
• Where service line performance is below target, encourage and instigate remedial action and focus from self and team colleagues to rectify and improve short term performance
• Continue to build own network of intermediaries, seek to generate referrals from own client base and convert prospects into new clients
• Support the Audit team in delivering the required departmental incremental fee target via networking (internal & external), meeting attendance, business pitches, presenting at webinars & writing of articles for relevant sectors
• Develop suitably strong internal Kreston Reeves connections such that access and support are given by all other internal departments to their own client bases

Requirements

• ACA/ACCA qualified
• Audit experience in Academies desirable
• Knowledge of IFRS desirable
• Statutory audit experience gained in public practice
• Knowledge of ISA and UK GAAP essential
• Accounts compilation skills
• Excellent client service skills
• Strong communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy skills
• Strong analytical skills

Benefits

• Financial wellbeing – competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash Plan, Income Protection Scheme and Perks at Work discounts and rewards.
• Leave – 25.5 days plus bank holidays, holiday buying
• Mental wellbeing – hybrid working (3 days in the office/2 from home) and flexible working policies, Employee Assistance Programme and counselling
• Physical wellbeing –Private Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance and an annual flu jab.
• Recognition – monthly nominations for financial awards based on culture and values
• Development – we offer continuous support and development with clear mapped progression routes across the business, as well as access to internal and external training courses
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging – we operate several family-friendly policies and take proactive steps to create an inclusive environment
• ESG – give as you earn, 1 extra day off each year to take up volunteering opportunities. Opportunities to support our commitment to charitable causes
• Travel – other optional benefits include: cycle to work scheme, interest-free season ticket loan (London only), interest-free car/motorbike loan