Audit Senior Manager

About RSM and our Public Interest Entity/Listed Audit offeringThere has never been a more exciting time to pursue or continue a career in Audit at RSM.
Audit is our largest service line nationally and we are continuing to increase our market share amongst listed and PIE audits across the UK. This represents a fantastic opportunity, for the right candidate, to work within our Senior Management team, who are focused primarily on the delivery of the highest quality audit work to our clients.
We provide statutory audits to listed PLC's (PIEs, OEPIs and main list/ AIM groups) across a wide variety of sectors and across a number of locations.
To support our growth plans we are currently looking for experienced Audit Senior Managers to manage a portfolio of client work and to drive forward our internal initiatives around people development, audit quality and technical excellence.
RSM has a culture of transparency and supportiveness; we remain people focused, and we care about your development. Within Audit, we promote 'from within' wherever possible, we listen to your career goals and aspirations, and we will support you in your short-term and long-term goals.
About the Role
You will be a critical member of a growing team, working directly with like-minded Audit Partners and Directors, to deliver quality audits to PIEs, OEPIs and other listed entities. With your strong leadership, proven track record in a Senior Manager role and technical auditing skills, you will manage audit engagement teams comprising Managers, Assistant Managers, Supervisors and Assistants, to ensure audits are completed effectively, to the right level of quality.
You will bring your existing Senior Manager experience to bear as well as learning from colleagues as you contribute to the future shape of our PIE/listed audit business. We encourage secondments to our Audit Quality team and Quality Assurance Department as part of the ongoing development of our people.
Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of audit engagements focused on PIEs, OEPIs and other listed entities
Motivate our audit teams, seek and provide feedback, and act as line manager for a pool of our talented people
Project manage audit engagements from end to end
Keep fully up to date with the latest developments in reporting standards, FRC pronouncements and the ongoing evolution of audit methodology and quality standards
Take active participation in the design and delivery of internal (in-person/ virtual) technical and commercial meetings involving our listed audit professionals throughout the UK
Manage each audit assignment in accordance with the firm's standard procedures and International Standards on Auditing, ensuring quality and excellence at all times, including liaison with Engagement Quality Control Reviewers
Liaise with the audited entity throughout the year, on matters including timetable, audit visits, delivery of information and billing arrangements practising the principles of excellent client service at all times
Brief staff on the client's business and the pre-assignment instructions, to supervise and control the completion of work, and to undertake 'on the job' training and appraisals where necessary
Perform the firm's review and completion procedures, including attendance at clearance meetings and Audit Committee meetings
Manage WIP and billing, considering budgets, scope changes and engagement profitability
Support Partners and Directors with new audit business opportunities, including scoping audit opportunities, preparing audit tender documents and presenting audit pitches
About YouDo you enjoy leading teams and helping others to develop and grow? Do you have proven experience managing listed and/or PIE audits? Do you possess excellent project management skills to work to firm reporting deadlines? Do you want to work in a growing team, with a supportive culture, providing audit services to exciting businesses to the very highest standards?
Our culture is our greatest strength, and as an Audit Senior Manager at RSM we will support your development in both the technical and leadership skills required to continue to progress in your career.
Requirements
Candidates must be ACA or ACCA qualified or equivalent
Proven experience in client handling
Proven Audit experience in producing high quality audits, ideally at Senior Manager level
Experience of coaching and developing audit teams
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Diversity and Inclusion at RSMAt RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.
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