Audit Senior – Corporate Audit | Belfast
A growing professional services firm is keen to appoint an Audit Senior to join its Corporate Audit team in Belfast. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified ACA / ACCA accountant with experience gained within a Big 4 or medium-sized accountancy practice, and a strong background in corporate audit.
Joining a firm on a strong growth trajectory, this is an opportunity to take the next step in your audit career within an ambitious, high-performing team. The firm offers genuine opportunities for career progression, with an approach that recognises and rewards ability, ambition and performance rather than simply time served.
Key Details
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Department: Corporate Audit
Position: Audit Senior
Qualification: ACA / ACCA or equivalent
Practice Background: Big 4 or medium-sized accountancy practice experience essential
Sector Experience: Corporate Audit
About Your New Employer
You'll be joining an established and growing professional services firm with an ambitious vision for its future.
The firm is on a strong growth trajectory, creating exciting opportunities for individuals who want to develop their careers and play an important role in the continued success of the business.
Unlike more traditional environments where progression can be heavily influenced by length of service, this firm places genuine emphasis on recognising ability, ambition and performance. For the right individual, there is real scope to elevate their career in audit, take on increased responsibility and progress based on the value they bring to the team.
You'll become part of a high-performing Corporate Audit team, working with a diverse portfolio of clients and developing strong technical and client-facing experience.
About Your New Job
As Audit Senior, you will take responsibility for delivering audit and assurance services across a varied corporate client portfolio.
You will:
Prepare accounts and financial statements for a portfolio of corporate clients.
Act as a technical resource within the Audit and Assurance team, working across IFRS and UK GAAP.
Plan, design and implement audit programmes, ensuring engagements are delivered effectively and to a high standard.
Take responsibility for managing and delivering audit engagements from planning through to completion.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, providing a professional and responsive service.
Work across a diverse portfolio of corporate clients, gaining exposure to different sectors and business environments.
Support, manage and mentor junior team members, including trainees, helping develop the next generation of audit professionals.
Identify opportunities to improve audit processes and contribute to the continued development of the team.
This role would suit an ambitious Audit Senior who is technically strong, confident managing client relationships and keen to take ownership of their development within a firm that actively supports career progression.
What You Need
Essential:
Fully qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
Previous experience gained within a Big 4 or medium-sized accountancy practice is essential.
Strong Corporate Audit experience, with exposure to managing and delivering audit engagements.
Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
Experience preparing accounts and financial statements.
Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively across a diverse client portfolio.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build strong client relationships.
A proactive approach, strong initiative and genuine ambition to progress your career.
Must currently reside in Northern Ireland.
Must already hold valid permission to work in the UK, including an appropriate visa where applicable.
What's On Offer
Opportunity to join a professional services firm on a strong growth trajectory.
Genuine opportunities to accelerate your career within Corporate Audit.
A performance-led environment where ability, ambition and results are recognised and rewarded over time served.
Exposure to a diverse portfolio of corporate audit clients.
Opportunity to develop your technical expertise across IFRS and UK GAAP.
Increased responsibility and the opportunity to take ownership of audit engagements.
Opportunity to develop leadership experience by supporting and mentoring junior colleagues.
Join a high-performing team with ambitious plans for continued growth.
What's Next
If you're a qualified ACA / ACCA Audit Senior currently based in Northern Ireland, with Big 4 or medium-sized practice experience and a strong Corporate Audit background, I'd be keen to hear from you.
If you're ambitious, looking for your next career move and want to join a growing firm where progression is driven by ability and performance rather than simply time served, this could be an excellent opportunity.
Apply now or contact me for a confidential conversation about the role and the firm behind it.
Skills:
Corporate Audit | External Audit | Audit & Assurance | ACA | ACCA | IFRS | UK GAAP | Financial Statements | Audit Planning | Audit Management
Benefits:
Career Progression | Professional Development | Diverse Client Portfolio | Leadership Opportunities | Growing Professional Services Firm