Audit Senior Manager - Banking in London

Forvis Mazars cares about your career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development. 

About the team

In Audit, you will join a growing team of over 1,100 relationship driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our Audit Teams provide audit assurance services which are vital to our clients' business controls, shareholder confidence and credibility of their financial statements. Our expertise ranges from servicing private, entrepreneurial companies through to UK listed companies, financial services clients and some of the largest FT Global organisations in the world. By joining a unique integrated structure you will benefit from working in collaborative teams and be given responsibility for delivering robust and independent audit services in a supportive environment. 

About the role 

• Technical expert for audit assignments, providing advice to audit team and client.
• Leading an audit team, ensuring the team complete in a timely manner within budget.
• Managing audit assignments from planning through to finalisation of reports in line with agreed timescales.
• Controlling time spent and monitoring actual time within budget.
• People management – coaching, feedback, performance management, training and development, engaging high performing teams.
• Maintains control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency.
• Ensure standards and procedures maintained by whole team.
• Drafts the audit opinion summary for the Partner and any other reporting documents, including group reporting and audit committee papers.
• Identifying and capitalising on opportunities and prospects for new work.

What are we looking for?

• ACA / CA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualification.
• Holds significant experience of leading external audits managing a portfolio of clients and leading audit teams.
• Client relationship management experience.
• Relevant banking sector audit experience.
• Up to date technical knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS102 and IFRS.
• Experience of using audit software and Microsoft packages.
• Experience of developing new initiatives and methodologies.
• Experience of identifying issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen.
• Takes ownership of projects, effectively delegates to others within the team and takes responsibility for quality control.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading international professional services firm delivering exceptional quality in audit, accounting, tax, financial advisory, outsourcing and consulting. 

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.  

At Forvis Mazars, we celebrate individuality and thrive on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.  

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here  

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

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