Job Title: Audit and Accounts Senior (Newly Qualified)
Location: Beaconsfield
Experience Level: Qualified
Position Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 (Depending on your experience) + Benefits
About the Company
With a history spanning over a century, our client is an independent, well-established accountancy firm with a team of over 90 professionals. They have a proven track record of delivering high-quality financial solutions and proudly rank among the top 100 UK accountancy firms.
Recognising that their strength lies in their people, the firm places strong emphasis on investing in their staff, building a talented and diverse team across all areas of accounting.
While committed to delivering first-class service, this is not your typical accountancy firm. There’s no formal dress code, and the culture is built around creativity, innovation, and embracing technology to better serve clients.
Their client base spans the UK, and as a member of Praxity—the world’s largest alliance of independent accounting firms—there are also opportunities to work with international clients, offering valuable exposure and potential career growth on a global scale.
The firm is proud to offer outstanding learning and development programmes, clear pathways for career progression, employee recognition, wellness initiatives, and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
About You
Are you recently ACA or ACCA qualified and looking to build on the experience you have already gained in audit and accounts?
As Audit and Accounts Senior at Rouse, you will join a supportive team where development and progression are encouraged, to help you move forward to the next stage of your career.
The Role
In this role, you will work with the team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of technical audit and other accountancy services. This will include:
To support seniors on larger assignments:
* Complete tasks allocated to standard required by senior.
* Receive feedback & discuss this with the senior, learning from this to apply next time.
Run smaller assignments with assistance from other members of the team as required:
* Completing assignments for managers & supervisors to level required.
* Delegate tasks to new trainees and provide on-going feedback.
* Act as role model for new trainees.
* Support a varied portfolio of clients.
* Preparation and submission of statutory accounts – FRS 102, Groups, Limited Companies and LLP Accounts.
* Lead audits from planning through to completion, liaising with the team and client where necessary.
* Host and conduct pre-audit and post-audit meetings with clients.
* Review the work of Junior Accountants and provide on-the-job training.
* Manage assignments with assistance from other members of the team as required.
Essential Skills and Experience
The ideal person for this role will be well organised and able to work to agreed timescales, whilst having the ability to actively engage with clients. You will:
* Be ACA or ACCA qualified
* Have a minimum of 3 years’ accountancy practice experience in Audit & Accounts.
* Be adept at team management.
* Possess excellent communication and advisory skills. Confident working alongside senior management.
* Have effective use of IT including Excel, audit and accounts packages (CCH Accounts Production, CCH Audit Automation), Outlook, CCH Practice Management.
* Exhibit a can-do attitude to problem-solving.
* Be able to manage your own workload effectively.
* Undertake CPD in accordance with Institute and Rouse Partners requirements and maintain an up-to-date CPD record.
* Apply knowledge of Rouse Partners, industry, markets and core client base, highlighting potential business opportunities to line manager.
* Complete planning and finalisation sections of audit files, maintaining the quality of work.
* Be able to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively.
* Be aware of relevant financial targets and constraints and contribute to achieving these, keeping manager informed of progress and potential problems including actual vs budget.
* Convert options into recommendations and resolutions.
* Have demonstrable experience within an accountancy firm within a senior audit and accounts role.
* Be technically proficient in audit with excellent attention to detail.
* Maintain high professional standards of conduct and practice.
* Stay aware of changes in ICAEW guidelines and internal systems.
Please note that candidates with British citizenship or indefinite leave to remain (ILR) will be considered for the position.
How to Apply:
If this role is of interest to you, please apply online or call Senal on 07553 148486.
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