Location
London
Department
Audit
Contract type
Full-time
Are you a self-motivated, hardworking, ambitious person looking for your next challenge? If you are, and you’re looking to join a national operation with international reach, then we have a great role for you, based at our London office near Tower Bridge.
Our firm
The UHY Hacker Young Group is a leading network of chartered accountants with 20 offices spanning England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are also a founding member of UHY International, our Top 20 global network, which has over 340 offices in all major global business jurisdictions.
We are a people-first business, and we recognise that you, and the rest of our team, are essential to deliver on our purpose of helping you prosper, whether you are a client, a member of our team, or part of our wider community.
We want you to be challenged, to learn and grow while you’re with us, to have fun in the workplace, work with like-minded individuals, and deliver great services.

Are you looking to join a team that:

• is values driven?
• believes in and delivers a culture of work-life balance, with a focus on wellbeing?
• provides a clear career framework and routes to progress?
• understands the importance of rewarding and retaining high calibre teams?
• delivered 20% growth in the last 12 months?

If so we would love to hear from you.
Role overview
The Audit Assistant Manager will be the key member of the Business Advisory Services Department. They will be the first point of contact for the client during fieldwork and will be responsible for managing and assisting the audit team on-site. They will also be responsible for keeping management up to date on the status of the audit.
Job description

As an Audit Assistant Manager, your key responsibilities will include;

• Acting as a key day-to-day point of contact for clients during the audit process, identifying audit issues and opportunities to add value.
• Conducting background research and preliminary assessments to identify key audit risks and tailor the audit approach accordingly.
• Assessing the clients’ systems and internal controls to determine their reliability for audit testing purposes, identifying control weaknesses and making practical recommendations.
• Leading fieldwork teams on audits of varying size and complexity, ensuring delivery of high-quality work within agreed scope and deadlines.
• Reviewing audit work prepared by junior team members, providing clear constructive feedback and on-the-job training.
• Managing workload, anticipating issues, and raising potential overruns with managers proactively.
• Preparing draft statutory financial statements and reviewing financial disclosures against the applicable disclosure checklist.
• Discussing proposed audit adjustments with the client during fieldwork.
• Ensuring all queries are responded to promptly and professionally throughout the audit
• Clearing review points and addressing any outstanding queries with the client and audit team through to the signing of the audit report.
• Maintaining and developing technical knowledge by attending relevant training and keeping up to date with technical and regulatory changes.

Working arrangements
The working week: 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday) to be worked from 09:30-17:30 with flexibility of hours to meet specific work demands.
Location: Your principle work based is our London Office.

At UHY it’s all about you – our benefits

• 31 days holiday ( including bank holidays & Compulsory Christmas shutdown counted as part of holiday entitlement)
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office and 2 days at home)
• The ability to ‘purchase’ extra days leave in salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance at discounted rates
• Private dental cover at discounted rates
• Subsidised corporate gym membership at Fitness First
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Season ticket loan (for travel)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
• Pension Scheme arrangements
• Employee discount platform – UHY Plus
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car scheme

Person specifications – Desirable experience and skills

• ACA, ACCA, CA (or equivalent) qualification.
• Proven experience leading audits from planning through to completion, including dealing with complex technical issues
• Good project management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage deadlines, and support junior staff.
• Experience supervising audit fieldwork, allocating tasks, reviewing work, providing training and feedback.
• Be confident communicator with the ability to collaborate across audit teams and engage with clients professionally.
• Ideally proficient with Excel, and Pro Audit (Audit Automation), CCH Accounts Production or Caseware.
• Demonstrates professionalism, objectivity, and independence in all client interactions.
• Actively contributes to a positive team environment and wider departmental initiatives.

Our core values and behaviours run through everything we do and support our purpose of helping you prosper. They set the tone for our team to work by and we are looking for people who value the same things as us: living empathy, making progress, being present and enjoying it!

• Acting as a key day-to-day point of contact for clients during the audit process, identifying audit issues and opportunities to add value.
• Conducting background research and preliminary assessments to identify key audit risks and tailor the audit approach accordingly.
• Assessing the clients’ systems and internal controls to determine their reliability for audit testing purposes, identifying control weaknesses and making practical recommendations.
• Leading fieldwork teams on audits of varying size and complexity, ensuring delivery of high-quality work within agreed scope and deadlines.
• Reviewing audit work prepared by junior team members, providing clear constructive feedback and on-the-job training.
• Managing workload, anticipating issues, and raising potential overruns with managers proactively.
• Preparing draft statutory financial statements and reviewing financial disclosures against the applicable disclosure checklist.
• Discussing proposed audit adjustments with the client during fieldwork.
• Ensuring all queries are responded to promptly and professionally throughout the audit
• Clearing review points and addressing any outstanding queries with the client and audit team through to the signing of the audit report.
• Maintaining and developing technical knowledge by attending relevant training and keeping up to date with technical and regulatory changes