Audit and Accounts Manager
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Audit and Accounts Manager - Corporate Client Portfolio Lead (Hybrid)
£55,000 - £70,000 + excellent benefits package
This is an exciting opening for an experienced Audit and Accounts Manager to join a well-established, forward-thinking firm operating within accountancy. Based in Worcester, this hybrid role offers the chance to step into a genuinely influential position, leading client relationships, shaping service delivery, and supporting the development of a high-performing team.
You'll be joining a modern accountancy environment in Worcester where quality, autonomy, and progression are actively encouraged, not just promised.
As an Audit and Accounts Manager, you'll take ownership of a diverse client portfolio while working closely with senior leadership to ensure exceptional service standards and continuous improvement across delivery and team capability.
This is a hybrid position based in Worcester, offering flexibility alongside a strong platform for career progression within accountancy.
Key responsibilities- Managing a varied portfolio of audit and accounts clients, ensuring high-quality delivery and strong client satisfaction
- Planning and coordinating audit and accounts engagements directly with clients
- Reviewing financial statements, audit files, and year-end accounts with detailed commentary for senior review
- Overseeing timely completion of statutory filings, including accounts and tax submissions
- Building and maintaining long-term client relationships, acting as a trusted point of contact
- Supporting wider advisory work including tax and business consultancy assignments
- Monitoring portfolio performance and driving improvements against key departmental KPIs
- Supporting junior team members with coaching, feedback, and ongoing development
- Contributing to training and succession planning across the team structure
- Strong background within practice, ideally in audit and accounts within accountancy
- Proven experience managing client portfolios and delivering high-quality outputs
- Confident communicator with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Excellent technical ability with strong attention to detail
- Experience supporting or mentoring junior team members
- Ability to manage deadlines and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment
- A proactive mindset with a willingness to contribute ideas and improvements
- Competitive salary of £55,000 - £70,000 depending on experience
- Hybrid working arrangement in Worcester
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Pension scheme and life assurance
- Electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes
- Flexible holiday purchase options
- Structured career progression within a growing accountancy environment
- Employee wellbeing and assistance programme
This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious Audit and Accounts Manager looking to progress within a modern accountancy firm while remaining based in Worcester.
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⭐ Highlight your client portfolio management experience at the top as the role specifically requires managing diverse audit and accounts clients
📊 Quantify your portfolio size: "Managed 45+ audit clients with combined turnover of £12M"
🎯 Emphasise your statutory filing experience as timely completion is explicitly mentioned in responsibilities
🤝 Showcase team development skills since supporting junior members and succession planning are key requirements
🌐 Mention hybrid working adaptability as this Worcester-based role offers flexible arrangements
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- •Managed 38 audit and accounts clients with combined annual turnover of £15M, achieving 96% on-time statutory filing completion
- •Led year-end accounts preparation for 25 corporate clients, reducing average completion time from 6 to 4 weeks through process improvements
- •Mentored 4 junior accountants in audit procedures, resulting in 100% ACA study progression and 2 internal promotions
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Audit and Accounts Manager position at Insite Public Practice represents exactly the client portfolio leadership role I've been seeking in Worcester's growing accountancy sector. My background in managing diverse audit clients and delivering statutory filings aligns perfectly with your requirements for high-quality service delivery and team development.
My background in practice accountancy has equipped me with the technical expertise to review complex financial statements while building long-term client relationships that drive portfolio growth and satisfaction.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you ensure quality control when reviewing audit files and financial statements?
- ›Describe your approach to managing statutory filing deadlines across multiple clients
- ›What KPIs do you use to monitor audit and accounts portfolio performance?
- ›How do you handle complex technical issues during year-end accounts preparation?
- ›Explain your process for coordinating audit engagements with clients
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines across your client portfolio
- ›Describe a situation where you mentored a junior team member through a challenging audit
- ›Give an example of how you improved client satisfaction in your previous role
- ›Tell me about a time you identified and implemented process improvements
- ›Describe how you handle difficult client relationships
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines across your client portfolio
Describe a situation where you mentored a junior team member through a challenging audit