Save Job Back to Search Job Description Summary Similar JobsJoin a collaborative, people‑first audit team within a growing regional practiceWork with a wide variety of entrepreneurial SMEs across multiple sectorsAbout Our ClientOur client is a well‑established regional practice with a decades‑long heritage and a strong reputation for guiding SMEs, owner‑managed businesses, and private clients with intelligent accounting solutions and partner‑led support. Now part of a wider national group, the firm combines the personal service of a local practice with the breadth of expertise, technology, and progression opportunities of a large organisation-while maintaining a people‑first culture rooted in collaboration, integrity, and continual learning.Job DescriptionYou'll deliver end‑to‑end audit engagements for a diverse client base, undertaking fieldwork, preparing audit files, reviewing junior staff work, and ensuring compliance with audit and accounting standards. You'll work closely with managers and directors, contribute to process improvements, liaise directly with clients, and collaborate with other service lines to deliver joined‑up advisory and compliance solutions.Key Responsibilities* Lead audits from planning through to completion* Review working papers and mentor junior team members* Prepare statutory accounts and audit documentation* Present audit findings and recommendations to clients* Maintain compliance with professional and regulatory standards* Use modern audit and accounting technology (training provided)* Support ad hoc assurance and related advisory workThe Successful ApplicantSuccessful Candidate* ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent)* Solid background in audit within practice* Confident managing audits and developing junior staff* Strong communicator with client‑facing experience* Proactive, team‑orientated, adaptable, and committed to high‑quality delivery* Comfortable commuting to the firm's Stoke officeWhat's on Offer* 48,000 Salary DOE* Flexible working and flexi‑time options, including early‑finish Fridays* Hybrid working* Profit‑share bonus scheme* Annual pay reviews* Pension scheme* Retail discounts and wellbeing support, including a health cash plan and Employee Assistance Programme* Discounted gym membership and wellbeing initiatives* Regular social events, charity initiatives, and team‑building activities* Clear career paths, leadership development, internal mentoring, and professional study support* Modern, friendly office environment within a collaborative and inclusive cultureContactAnthony DyneQuote job refJN-022026-6953551Phone number+441618286205Job summaryJob functionAudit & AdvisorySubsectorPractice (Audit) & AssuranceSectorBusiness ServicesLocationEnglandContract typePermanentConsultant nameAnthony DyneConsultant phone+441618286205Job referenceJN-022026-6953551