Audit Assistant Manager

Audit Assistant Manager to join a dynamic, entrepreneurial-focused accountancy firm, supporting ambitious businesses across East Anglia. As Audit Assistant Manager, you'll lead and grow a varied audit portfolio, delivering quality audits, mentoring junior staff, and liaising with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage audit engagements end-to-end: planning, fieldwork, completion, and reporting, ensuring high-quality & transparent audits
• Supervise, coach, and develop junior team members on-site
• Coordinate proactively with Senior Managers, Directors, and Partners to deliver accurate reporting to stakeholders.
• Apply sound judgment, business awareness, and strong technical compliance-including UK GAAP, IFRS, GAAS, regulatory, and AML considerations.

About You

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, ICAS (or equivalent)
• Degree-level education (or CTS)
• Experience overseeing audit teams and coaching junior members
• Working knowledge of UK & International GAAS, IFRS, UK GAAP, and compliance articulation
• Confident communicator with technically strong, client-facing capabilities

What's on Offer

• Autonomy and support to define and achieve your vision of success
• A people-focused, collaborative culture supported by agile/mixed working
• Structured career development-mentoring, coaching, promotion pathways
• Wide-ranging benefits: pension, private medical, income protection, bike-to-work, purchase holidays

Why Apply?

• Contribute meaningfully to audit quality and public trust, working with entrepreneurial and growth businesses
• Be part of a supportive, values-driven environment where agile working, wellbeing, and development are at the heart
• Build your network and knowledge across multidisciplinary teams in a national firm with global reach

Take the Next Step

If you're a qualified audit professional ready to take the lead-drive audit excellence, mentor teams, and work closely with senior stakeholders-this confidential opportunity could be for you.

Please contact Cara Whyte at Hays to discuss or apply directly online

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