Business Partner - Statutory Audit

In the role, you will be responsible for managing and delivering our most complex audit engagements to a high standard of quality, from planning through to completion. You will be responsible to manage and nurture client relationships and manage team effectively to deliver the audit assignments maintaining quality standards.

You will have your own portfolio of large and/or complex audit clients, with responsibility for overseeing the audit engagement and audit team (including specialists), monitoring budgets, and supervising the audit process. You will manage and nurture stakeholder relationships at audited entities throughout the engagement, working with senior level staff.

Role & Responsibilities

• Leading the client service management team on the formulation of audit strategy and planning.
• Technical expert, providing advice and leadership to the audit team and client.
• Overseeing client audits and ensuring that they are completed in a timely manner within budget.
• People management coaching, feedback, performance management, training and development, engaging high performing teams.
• Maintains control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency.
• Ensure standards and procedures maintained by whole team.
• Presenting audit opinion summaries and any other reporting documents, including group reporting and audit committee papers.
• Identifying and capitalising on opportunities and prospects for new work.
• Business development, including working with colleagues in other teams.
• Acts as a point of contact for both senior management and client.
• Building strong working relationships with clients.
• Show vision and strategic perspective.
• Delivering confident and clear presentations of service features and benefits to clients.
• Ensures audit services provided are genuinely appropriate for the client in line with quality expectations
• Assesses and produces high quality work in line with the Firm's policy and processes, meeting relevant regulatory requirements.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• ACA / CA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualification.
• No of years of post-qualification experience 7 to 12+ Years
• Having experience in handling listed and overseas clients
• Exposure to working with firms having international affiliation / network
• Holds significant experience of leading external audits managing a portfolio of clients and leading audit teams.
• Client relationship management experience
• Up to date technical knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS102 and IFRS preferred.
• Experience of using audit software and Microsoft packages and SAP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills as well people and team management skills
• Experience of developing new initiatives and methodologies.
• Experience of identifying issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen.
• Takes ownership of projects, effectively delegates to others within the team and takes responsibility for quality control.
• Develops a network of client contacts and contacts in the wider market.