Audit Senior
Cambridge
£41,000 - £47,000

A leading UK accountancy practice is seeking an Audit Senior to join its East Anglia team. This is a client-facing role offering responsibility for managing a portfolio of audit assignments, working closely with managers and partners, and supporting the development of junior team members. The position provides exposure to a varied client base, with the opportunity to take ownership of audit files from planning through to completion, while ensuring high technical standards and strong client service delivery.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of audit clients, ensuring assignments are planned, diarised, and delivered in line with deadlines and expectations.
• Take ownership of audit assignments from planning through to completion, including review of working papers and financial statements.
• Act as a main point of contact for clients throughout the audit process, responding to queries and providing updates on progress and findings.
• Support fee discussions with clients, including identifying scope changes and supporting the preparation of revised fee proposals.
• Ensure engagement terms are up to date and reflect any changes in scope or services provided.
• Identify and communicate audit risks, issues, and scope variations to senior management early in the assignment.
• Lead and support junior team members, including performance feedback, coaching, and on-the-job training.
• Review audit files to ensure technical accuracy, compliance with UK GAAP/IFRS, and high-quality documentation standards.
• Attend client meetings and audit committee meetings, presenting findings to those charged with governance where required.
• Assist with budget management, resource planning, and tracking audit progress against agreed budgets.
• Support quality control processes, including addressing findings from internal or external file reviews.
• Maintain strong awareness of auditing standards, ethical requirements, and regulatory developments.

Personal Requirements

• ACA / ACCA qualified or qualified by experience with relevant practice experience.
• Strong background in UK accountancy practice audit work.
• Experience managing or assisting with audit portfolios across multiple clients.
• Good working knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capability with junior staff.
• Confident communicator with client-facing experience.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to review complex audit files.
• Ability to manage deadlines, prioritise workload, and work across multiple assignments.

Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Enhanced holiday entitlement with option to buy/sell additional leave.
• Pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan options.
• Life assurance and income protection.
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) and wellbeing support.
• Cycle to work scheme and electric vehicle salary sacrifice options.
• Access to flexible benefits platform (including dental, travel insurance, and additional perks).
• Structured career development and progression pathways.
• Paid study support (where applicable for further qualifications).

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.