Audit Senior

Audit Senior | South West London/Central London | Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)

About the Role

If you are a recently qualified Chartered Accountant looking for a role that genuinely balances professional challenge with a healthy work-life balance, this could be the right next step for you.

Our client is a close-knit, people-first accountancy practice based in South West London/Central London, with a diverse client base and a genuine commitment to the growth and wellbeing of their team. As an Audit Senior, you will take ownership of audit engagements end-to-end, work alongside experienced directors, and play a meaningful part in developing the next generation of talent within the practice. With a clear path to Manager and a hybrid working model built around flexibility, this is a role where you can thrive professionally without sacrificing your personal commitments.

What You'll Be Doing

• Planning, executing, and delivering audit engagements to a high standard and within agreed timescales
• Reviewing financial statements and accounting records to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations
• Conducting substantive and analytical audit testing to verify the accuracy of financial data, including evaluation of balance sheets and income statements
• Assessing and identifying financial and compliance-related risks, and recommending appropriate strategies to address them
• Acting as a key point of contact during audit engagements, keeping communication with stakeholders clear and transparent
• Reviewing the work of junior team members, ensuring accuracy and adherence to auditing standards, and providing constructive feedback
• Supporting, mentoring, and training junior colleagues to help them grow their skills and build their careers
• Ensuring all audit findings, processes, and decisions are thoroughly documented
• Gaining exposure to wider areas of accountancy, including accounts preparation and consolidations
• Ensuring compliance with internal audit methodology and risk management frameworks, as well as external regulatory requirements

What We're Looking For

• ACA ICAEW, ACCA, or equivalent qualified
• Extensive working knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS101 and FRS102)
• Demonstrable experience of leading, supervising, and coaching members of staff
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review financial records accurately and efficiently
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with both colleagues and external stakeholders
• A proactive, organised approach to managing workloads and meeting deadlines
• Experience working on smaller engagements 1-4 weeks

Nice to Have

• Exposure to accounts preparation or consolidations
• Experience working within a practice environment with a varied client base
• An interest in progressing into a management role in the near term

Why Join

Our client places real value on the people who make up their team. You will be joining a supportive, friendly environment where collaboration and social connection are part of everyday working life, including socials and a culture where people genuinely enjoy coming to work.

The hybrid working model (3 days in the office, 2 days from home) is designed to give you the flexibility you need to perform at your best, both professionally and personally. There are good examples of staff progressing through the ranks and you will have an opportunity to progress towards a Manager role as you develop within the practice.

How to Apply

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining why you are a strong match for the role and what you would bring to the team. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Ambition is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

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