Senior

We are recruiting two Audit Seniors to join our London and St Albans offices. This is a great opportunity to join our busy and expanding Audit Department and progress your professional career.

The main duties involve the audit of clients’ accounts either at clients’ premises or working remotely from home or from one of our offices in addition to the preparation of clients’ accounts from books and records supplied to us.

Our Audit Department provides services to a wide and varied client base specialising in owner managed businesses. The client sectors are extensive and include manufacturing, distribution, retail, wholesale, property, FCA regulated entities, professional organisations, recruitment, charities and pension schemes with turnovers ranging from below the audit threshold to above £150m.

Working within a busy department, the role requires good communication skills and the ability to multi-task and complete assignments to deadline. Ideal candidates will have relevant previous experience in a similar role, will be qualified to ACA standard or equivalent by experience and will have the ability to work effectively in a team environment both with colleagues and the firm’s Managers and Partners.

As well as offering a competitive salary, we also offer a range of benefits including 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and a flexible working policy allowing for staff to work from home depending on client’s needs.

Our work is paperless using CCH Audit Automation and CCH Central for accounts production and document management.

• The audit of clients’ accounts from books and records provided to us. The work involved will cover conducting audits at clients’ premises as well as on site in either of the Rayner Essex offices.
• The preparation of clients’ accounts from books and records supplied to us. The work involved will cover both audit and non-audit clients which will be in the form of Sole Traders, Partnerships, Limited Companies, Trusts and Charities.
• The preparation of tax computations for both income tax and corporation tax based upon accounts prepared.
• Extract information at the time of preparing the accounts recording information that will be required by the Tax Department for the preparation of P11Ds.
• Reporting either directly to the manager or client of improvements which could be made to the client’s accounts function as noted when conducting the audit or preparing the accounts.
• Reconciliation of VAT and PAYE accounts and advising the manager or client directly of any adjustments needed regarding underpayments or overpayments to the Tax Authorities.
• The occasional preparation of cash flows, forecasts and business plans etc for clients and to aid third party presentations.
• Ad-hoc arrangements, either in house or at client’s premises covering any of the above areas or general accounting, due diligence, investigation and taxation matters.
• Assisting the Audit Manager in the planning and review of audit assignments and with due diligence assignments as and when required.
• Supervising the audit process on site, supporting and developing junior members of staff.
• Monitor and manage the progress of the audit assignment against the original plan.
• Other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time in order to assist the smooth running of the Audit Department or to provide additional assistance to clients.