Audit & CASS Assurance Manager

Job Description

Audit & CASS Assurance Manager\n\nThis is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Audit & CASS Assurance Manager with At least 2 year’s post qualified audit experience from a UK Accountancy Firm to assist our Watford team in helping to grow the firm.\n\nEmployment Details\n\nFull time role – Monday to Friday (Hybrid) 3 days office / 2 days home.\n\nRemuneration will be dependent on experience.\n\nRight to work in the UK required.\n\nThe package will include:\n\n * Annual Christmas Bonus equivalent to 1 week’s salary.\n\n * Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme all staff are auto enrolled. (Employer: 5%; Employee: 3%) subject to eligibility.\n\n * Private Medical Insurance following completion of 3 months service (this is a taxable benefit).\n\n * Death in Service scheme cover (4x salary).\n\n * Group Income Protection Scheme (non-contributory) following completion of 3 months service.\n\n * Annual Leave will be 25 days per annum (pro rata). 3 days are normally taken at Christmas/New Year.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n * Managing a full portfolio of regulated financial service firms and other statutory audit clients.\n\n * Booking appropriate staff to complete each engagement.\n\n * Reviewing files and highlighting key issues to the audit RI.\n\n * Liaising with clients in an appropriate manner and style.\n\n * Setting budgets and negotiating fees with clients.\n\n * Raising invoices in accordance with agreed billing profile.\n\n * Tracking delivery against budgets / identifying any cause of overruns.\n\n * Involvement with appraisals/reviews and identifying training as required.\n\n * Engaging in business development / networking events.\n\n * Beginning to demonstrate the ability to introduce new clients to Hillier Hopkins through personal contacts, or networking, or existing client introductions.\n\nThe ideal candidate will have the following:\n\n * FCA Client Asset (CASS) Direct Investment Firm specialist experience and knowledge\n\n * FCA Statutory Audit experience and knowledge\n\n * ACA or ACCA qualified.\n\n * At least 2 year’s post qualified audit experience from a UK Accountancy Firm.\n\n * Technically strong in UK GAAP and IFRS.\n\n * IT competent and be familiar with computerised packages (ideally Caseware).\n\n * Excellent communication skills.\n\n * Ability to prioritise, work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and multi-task effectively.\n\n * Strong ability to identify key risk areas at planning and completion.\n\n * Able to work on own initiative and be flexible, also being a team player and effective delegator of tasks whilst continuing to accept responsibility for delegated activities.\n\n * Demonstrating a positive attitude and acting as a role model