Audit Director

Audit Director Birmingham Salary £85,000 - £100,000 (DOE) Butler Rose Public Practice is delighted to be supporting our client a Top Ranking Firm in Birmingham who's got a great opportunity for Audit Director to join their team. You'll be someone who is comfortable working pro-actively and, managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with Senior Managers, Directors, and Partners. You'll help deliver accurate and transparent reporting to all relevant stakeholders as you provide long term value. Responsibilities-

• Act as audit lead on fully listed and AIM listed audited entities. The expectation is that on large assignments this role will be supported by one (or more) Managers. Overall responsibility for each assignment will be retained by the Partner.
• Responsible for leading and directing all aspects of audit services delivered.
• People management responsibilities covering resource planning and allocation, performance management, training and recommendations for promotion. Act as a mentor to team members and provide coaching with a view to assisting them to achieve their personal career goals. Act as a role model for Manager level.
• Responsible for maximising profitability from a portfolio of audited entities.
• Liaison with central departments on risk management, technical and other matters.
• Take part in wider practice management at local level.
• Support Partners in group sales and marketing activity, including playing a leading role in audited entities pitch teams, attendance at group networking, and other marketing events as appropriate.
• Contribute to development of new business relationships and business proposals through high level sales and marketing activity. This will include winning work by targeting new audited entities.
• Support Partners with the implementation and communication of any new business strategy for existing audited entities, target audited entities and the internal business.
• Participate in Key Account Management.
• Develop specialist knowledge of a sector and/or technical area, and/or commercial area.
• Engage with audited entities more directly on technical and audit judgement decisions.

Personal Requirements-

• ACA/ACCA/ICAS qualified or equivalent
• Significant experience of delivering audit and other assurance services to major companies, including listed (full list and AIM) companies and companies with international interests.
• Excellent working knowledge of UK and International GAAS, IFRS, UK GAAP and Financial Reporting requirements.
• Managing and developing staff (not only audit teams), i.e. coordinating staff projects, mentoring, counselling, appraising, recruiting etc.
• Business development experience- able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work.
• Proven experience in managing a wide portfolio of concurrent projects and project teams in a project management framework.
• You'll be able to be yourself we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.

This is an outstanding opportunity for the right individual to join this firm of choice. Please apply now if you have the relevant skills and experience to meet the requirements as set out above and we will be in contact to discuss further.

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This role is advertised by Liezl Botha, Butler Rose (AGY)

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.