Audit & Accounts Senior
Job description
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We are recruiting for an Audit & Accounts Senior on behalf of a well-established, dynamic accountancy practice, to join the audit and accounts team at the firm’s Banbury office. The role is available due to continued growth and will support managers and directors in providing services to existing and new clients.
The firm would consider part qualified candidates who have at least two years’ experience, at an appropriate salary, lower than that advertised.
The role will focus upon audit and assurance although some statutory accounts preparation, along with corporate and personal tax will provide some variation in workload. Clients are from a variety of sectors including not-for-profit.
This firm will offer the Audit & Accounts Senior a competitive salary, depending upon experience, and a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday, private medical and health and well-being support, death in service, flexible working and career progression opportunities.
As Audit & Accounts Senior, your main responsibilities will include:
- Audit planning to include identifying audit risks, setting materiality, and designing appropriate tests
- Guiding and developing a team onsite, taking decisions and ensuring audit files have appropriate and sufficient documentation in a clear and concise manner – delivering a positive client experience
- Concluding on key audit findings for the Director’s review
- Developing strong relationships to deliver effective audits and accounts
- Maintaining regular and effective communication with managers and the team throughout the audit process
- Managing budgets proactively and keeping the manager informed
- Prepare Limited company accounts for a variety of clients to be reviewed by Managers/Directors
- Preparation of corporation tax computations for review and preparation of personal tax returns
Please apply for the Audit & Accounts Senior role if you can satisfy the following criteria:
- Qualified ACA / ACCA with a minimum of 3 years’ experience within a UK accountancy practice environment
- Part qualified with less experience, and qualified by experience applicants will be considered at slightly lower than advertised salary
- Extensive audit experience from planning to completion
- Experience of statutory accounts preparation and taxation
- Positive and self-motivated with a desire to learn and develop
- Have a keen interest in supporting and developing trainees
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Strong general IT skills, MS Excel and Word, and ideally with a working knowledge of Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, and CCH
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle to travel to client premises
Submit your CV for this Audit & Accounts Senior role
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.
Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
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⭐ Highlight your ACA/ACCA qualification prominently as this is the primary requirement for the role
📊 Quantify your audit experience: 'Led audit planning for 25+ clients, setting materiality thresholds averaging £15k'
🌐 Emphasise your software proficiency in CCH, Sage, QuickBooks and Xero as these are specifically mentioned
🎯 Showcase team leadership examples as the role involves guiding and developing audit teams onsite
🤝 Demonstrate not-for-profit sector experience if you have it, as this is a key client base for the firm
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- •Led audit planning for 30+ clients annually, setting materiality thresholds and identifying key risks across manufacturing and not-for-profit sectors
- •Guided 4-person audit teams onsite, delivering 95% of audits within budget while maintaining comprehensive documentation standards
- •Prepared statutory accounts and corporation tax computations for 50+ limited companies, achieving 98% first-time approval rate from managers
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Audit & Accounts Senior role at the Banbury practice perfectly aligns with my ACA qualification and extensive audit planning experience across diverse client sectors including not-for-profit organisations.
My background in leading audit teams through risk assessment, materiality setting and statutory accounts preparation has equipped me with the technical expertise and leadership skills essential for this position. I am particularly drawn to the opportunity to guide junior staff while managing client relationships and audit budgets.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach audit risk assessment and materiality setting for a new client?
- ›Walk me through your process for preparing statutory accounts under FRS 102
- ›How do you ensure audit documentation meets professional standards?
- ›What's your experience with CCH software for audit and accounts preparation?
- ›How do you handle corporation tax computations for complex group structures?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time when you had to guide a junior team member through a challenging audit
- ›Tell me about a situation where you identified a significant audit risk that others missed
- ›How do you manage competing priorities when working on multiple client audits?
- ›Give an example of how you've built strong relationships with difficult clients
- ›Describe a time when you had to deliver bad news to a client about audit findings
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time when you had to guide a junior team member through a challenging audit
Tell me about a situation where you identified a significant audit risk that others missed
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