About the role...
Our thriving Operations team exists to build, optimise, and deliver the Cooper Parry platform – a foundation that empowers our service lines to grow and deliver outstanding client experiences. We are reimagining what operations in professional services can be, with a focus on leveraging technology to drive efficiencies, streamline processes, and deliver maximum value to clients.
As part of this mission, we are seeking an Operations Business Partner with a strong background in audit, operational efficiency, and a passion for using technology to transform processes. In this role, you will act as a critical bridge between Operations and the Audit service line, identifying opportunities to optimise processes, reduce costs, and increase margins. By collaborating with Audit leadership and other divisions of Operations, you will implement innovative strategies that enable scalable, efficient, and tech-enabled audit delivery.
You will bring expertise in audit workflows, helping the Audit service line adopt cutting-edge tools and technologies to streamline engagements, manage risk, and maintain high-quality client delivery.
Your key responsibilities:
* Partner with the Audit leadership team to identify and implement operational improvements, leveraging technology to enhance audit workflows and create efficiencies.
* Monitor and evaluate the operational performance of the Audit service line, identifying risks, issues, and opportunities for process optimisation.
* Stay ahead of industry trends and technological advancements in audit, championing the adoption of tools such as data analytics platforms, workflow management software, and automation.
* Collaborate with the Finance and Risk & Compliance teams to ensure all audit operations align with financial goals, industry regulations, and compliance standards.
* Support Audit leadership in budgeting, forecasting, and cost control, ensuring operational changes lead to measurable impact on profitability and growth.
* Work closely with Operations leadership to build a robust, scalable platform for service delivery, creating a framework for sustained growth and innovation.
About you...
At Cooper Parry, we’re in it together. All we ask of our people is that they play all in. You’ll continuously strive to keep learning – whether you’re a trainee or a Partner – and you’ll be brave, stepping out of your comfort zone to tackle new challenges. Above all, be nice. A simple notion, but an irreplaceable part of what makes CP, CP.
In addition to those core values, as an Operations Business Partner, we’re looking for someone with deep experience in audit and a proven track record of driving operational and technological efficiencies. You’ll combine your audit expertise with strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate across teams. Specifically, you will bring:
* Significant experience in audit, ideally at a senior management or leadership level.
* A strong understanding of audit workflows and how technology can be used to drive efficiencies, such as automation, data analytics, and workflow tools.
* Proven ability to manage and improve operational processes and systems, with a focus on reducing cost and improving margin.
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to tackle complex challenges.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, inspiring trust and collaboration at all levels.
* Experience in professional services is highly desirable.
About us...
We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. So, we don’t give run-of-the-mill advice.
We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.
That’s how we’ve become the fastest-growing accountancy firm in the UK, and we’ve never been the type to rest on our laurels.
What's in it for you?
Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you’re given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you’ll produce amazing results.
That’s why we offer things like:
* A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients.
* A generous holiday entitlement.
* An enhanced parental leave policy.
* No dress code – just “wear something!”
* A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health.
* Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities.
* Cooper Parry social/sports clubs.
Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.
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