Our client services clients of all sizes, in a diverse range of sectors, delivering high quality External Audits and Audit related services and is growing rapidly. This senior manager role will ensure you have exposure to an unparalleled breadth of client exposure, the very best technology and fantastic opportunities for career development.

The city of Aberdeen sustains over 1000 energy businesses and boasts the busiest heliport in Europe. Aberdeen also boasts a rich and vibrant food and drink industry, innovative tourism organisations, and burgeoning private business and life science sectors that are investing and growing.

The role:

As a Senior Manager, you’ll lead a team of forward-thinking individuals to deliver high quality audits. You’ll be responsible, alongside  the audit engagement leader, to develop and nurture relationships with our client’s senior leaders and work with them to plan the audit process from beginning to end. A rewarding career path awaits – join our team to develop yourself as a strategic leader, benefit from the wide range of development opportunities alongside contributing to the success of the audit business.

The responsibilities:

• Leading large multi-location, often international, teams using your people and relationship management skills to deliver high quality audit work from project planning to completion;
• Developing trusted senior client relationships and demonstrating curiosity that allows you to have insightful conversations and provide appropriate challenge during the Audit;
• Building connections across teams and specialist areas to bring insight to the organisations we audit. This includes managing specialist teams supporting the audit, building consensus around conflicting views and making recommendations where appropriate;
• Leading the delivery of the areas of complex or judgemental audit work, including identifying issues, analysing multiple data points to draw informed conclusions and clearly articulate these conclusions in written and verbal form to senior stakeholders;
• Ensuring the team’s audit documentation meets the highest standards, reviewing financial statements to ensure they comply with relevant requirements;
• Managing the financial and resource aspects of Audit engagements, demonstrating a commercial approach throughout;
• Mentoring and coaching junior staff members in your business unit;
• Putting the team first by coaching with purpose, being present with the team and openly communicating expectations; and
• Encouraging an inclusive team environment that promotes innovative thinking, collaboration and constructive challenge – helping people realise their potential and support their long-term aspirations.

Requirements:

• Be a Chartered Accountant / ACA / ACCA / ICAS qualified accountant (or international equivalent) or have equivalent work experience in Audit (including international candidates who technically qualify in their home country by experience);
• A high level of experience of IFRS and/or UK GAAP and be highly skilled in using international standards on auditing;
• Highly developed project management skills and a strong track record of managing larger or more complex audits to the highest standard from planning to completion;
• Has the ability to communicate complex or contentious audit matters clearly and concisely in both verbal and written form to colleagues and senior client stakeholders;
• Has the ability to offer considered points of view in client conversations around broader industry topics and provide knowledgeable challenge to senior clients in the context of an audit; and
• Takes pride in their work and in the Audit profession. Shows resilience and demonstrates dedication to self development including being agile and innovative in the digital world.

To apply please email your CV to rebecca.moore@williamscottassociates.com

Digital Audit is a specialist team within our client’s Audit practice that combines a mix of technology, data, business and accounting expertise to digitally audit clients across all industries. We’re constantly investing in audit technology and the skills of our people to keep up with rapid pace of change and to deliver trust that is deeper, broader and more forward looking.

The role

In Audit you’ll spend time working on the financial side of the audit and focussing on the IT systems and controls. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a variety of clients, industries and technologies.

You’ll need to be a people person, tenacious and resilient. You’ll have exposure to contacts such as financial controllers, heads of IT or finance directors to understand and test IT systems and controls. You’ll be checking IT systems to ensure they are appropriately controlled by management and to check that data produced is accurate, highlighting and questioning any differences. It’s investigative work where you’ll regularly speak with clients, using in-person meetings or leading-edge collaborative technology.

You’ll be part of a variety of teams, taking real responsibility for the work you do. Above all, your work is client focused, which can mean travelling to client sites and will involve working to deadlines.

Working with our prestigious client list, you’ll develop the business skills, knowledge and relationships you need to do well in a career that’s about so much more than numbers. You’ll go beyond the obvious and develop real insights into a client’s markets, technology, people and management, as well as its finances.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and/or Partners
• Training, coaching and leading junior staff.
• Establishing effective working relationships directly with clients
• Contributing to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Keeping up to date with local and national business and economic issues
• Continuing to develop internal relationships and your brand
• Taking action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all
• Establishing the root causes of issues and tackling them, rather than just the symptoms
• Initiating open and honest coaching conversations at all levels
• Moving easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail
• Anticipating stakeholder needs, and developing and discussing potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required
• Developing specialised expertise in one or more areas
• Advising stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area
• Navigating the complexities of global teams and engagements
• Building trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation
• Upholding the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct

Preferable experience and qualifications:

• CA / ACA / ACCA/ICAS qualified (or international equivalent)
• Or part Qualified and working towards your full CA / ACA / ACCA / ICAS (or equivalent) qualification
• Or have equivalent work experience in Audit (you’re an international candidate who technically qualifies in your home country by experience)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification, or equivalent;
• Specialist system experience (i.e. SAP, Oracle, SQL, Python).
• Industry experience is preferable (e.g. Banking and Capital Markets or Retail)

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