Audit Assistant Manager
Job description
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Audit Assistant Manager
Location: Coventry | Hybrid
Job Type: Full Time
The role
A well-established and growing accountancy practice is looking to appoint an Audit Assistant Manager to join its Coventry team. This is a key role within the audit function, offering the opportunity to lead engagements, manage client relationships, and support the development of junior team members.
You'll work closely with Managers and Partners, taking ownership of audit delivery while helping to drive quality and efficiency across a varied client portfolio.
Key responsibilities
- Leading audit assignments from planning through to completion
- Managing on-site and remote audit fieldwork
- Acting as a key point of contact for clients during engagements
- Reviewing audit work and providing feedback to junior staff
- Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts
- Ensuring audits are delivered on time and in line with standards
- Assisting with risk assessment and planning processes
- Coaching and supporting junior team members
- Building strong and effective client relationships
About you
- ACA / ACCA qualified or equivalent
- Strong audit experience within practice
- Experience leading audits or significant sections of assignments
- Confident reviewing work and supervising junior staff
- Strong technical knowledge of auditing standards and accounts
- Good organisational and communication skills
- Able to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
- Proactive and collaborative approach
The package
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Clear progression opportunities towards Manager level
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Ongoing training and development
- Comprehensive benefits package
LHH upholds the highest standards of confidentiality in every interaction. If you'd like to learn more about the opportunity and how it could align with your experience, please apply today or get in touch for a chat.
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⭐ Highlight your ACA or ACCA qualification prominently as this is explicitly required for the role
📊 Quantify your audit experience: 'Led 15 audit engagements worth £2.3M in client fees, delivering 98% on-time completion'
🎯 Emphasise your team leadership experience as the role involves coaching junior staff and reviewing their work
🤝 Showcase specific client relationship achievements as you'll be the key point of contact during engagements
📋 Detail your experience with statutory accounts preparation and auditing standards compliance
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- •Led 12 audit engagements worth £1.8M in annual client fees, achieving 95% on-time delivery while maintaining full compliance with auditing standards
- •Supervised and coached 4 junior audit staff through complex statutory accounts preparation, improving team efficiency by 25%
- •Managed risk assessment processes for 20+ clients across manufacturing and retail sectors, identifying material issues in 3 cases before fieldwork completion
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Audit Assistant Manager position at LHH Recruitment Solutions' Coventry practice aligns perfectly with my ACA qualification and proven audit leadership experience. Having managed multiple audit engagements and supervised junior staff, I understand the importance of delivering quality audits while building strong client relationships.
My background in practice audit work has equipped me with comprehensive knowledge of auditing standards, statutory accounts preparation, and risk assessment processes. I have successfully led audit assignments from planning through completion while coaching junior team members and maintaining high technical standards.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach risk assessment during audit planning?
- ›Explain the key differences between substantive testing and controls testing
- ›How would you handle a material misstatement discovered during fieldwork?
- ›What are the key considerations when reviewing junior staff audit work?
- ›How do you ensure compliance with current auditing standards?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage multiple audit deadlines simultaneously
- ›Describe a situation where you had to coach a junior team member through a difficult audit area
- ›Give an example of how you built a strong relationship with a challenging client
- ›Tell me about a time you identified and resolved a significant audit issue
- ›Describe how you handle feedback when reviewing junior staff work
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 multiple audit deadlines simultaneously
Describe a situation where you had to coach a junior team member through a difficult audit area