Audit Senior

Audit Senior | Top 20 Firm | Scotland

Are you a qualified ACA, ACCA, or ICAS audit professional looking to step into a high-impact, front-facing role with a rapidly expanding Top 20 firm? If you thrive on leading audit fieldwork, developing commercial advisory insights for clients, and mentoring junior auditors, this is an outstanding opportunity for you.

This fast-growing Top 20 accountancy group brings together an established network of regional offices across Scotland and the UK. Driven by a supportive community ethos that puts people first, the firm provides an exceptional environment where ambitious audit professionals can build strong business partnering skills, deliver high-quality assurance services, and accelerate their career progression.

As an Audit Senior you will:

Lead and supervise audit juniors during fieldwork, ensuring audit plans, testing methodologies, and project timelines are executed to high-quality standards.
Analyse audit findings, conduct risk assessments, and identify weaknesses in internal controls to provide actionable, value-add commercial recommendations to client leadership.
Serve as a primary front-facing contact for clients, communicating audit scope and progress while building trusted advisor relationships across diverse business sectors.
Review and sign off audit file completion for technical accuracy and compliance with professional auditing standards, providing constructive feedback to junior team members.
Participate in quarterly audit committee meetings and network to support business development, marketing events, and continuous audit practice improvements.

As the successful candidate you will:

Hold a recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, ICAS, or equivalent).
Possess proven experience operating in an Audit Senior capacity within a public practice environment.
Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of UK accounting standards, auditing regulations, risk assessments, and internal control evaluation.
Demonstrate a strong track record of managing workflow, delegating tasks effectively, and coaching junior team members during audit assignments.

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