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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage a diverse portfolio of charity and not-for-profit clients
- Act as the primary day-to-day client contact and maintain stakeholder, trustee, and senior management relationships
- Lead audit engagements from planning through completion and final sign-off
- Review audit files and financial statements for accounting and auditing standards compliance
- Manage audit budgets, timelines, and resource allocation
- Identify and address audit risks and provide recommendations
- Provide technical guidance on charity accounting, reporting, and governance
- Support complex accounting and compliance matters and resolve technical audit issues
- Lead, coach, and develop Audit Seniors, Auditors, and Trainees
- Review junior team members' work and provide feedback
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and talent development
- Identify business development opportunities and support proposals, tenders, presentations, networking, and sector initiatives
- Collaborate across audit, tax, and advisory service lines to deliver integrated client solutions
- Ensure internal quality control and risk management compliance
- Monitor engagement profitability and utilisation
- Support continuous improvement across audit processes and client service delivery
- Maintain professional and ethical standards
Requirements
What you’ll need- ACA, ACCA, ICAS or equivalent professional qualification
- Significant external audit experience gained within practice
- Experience working with charities, not-for-profit organisations, educational institutions or social enterprises
- Knowledge of Charity SORP and sector-specific reporting requirements
- Previous experience managing audit assignments and client relationships
- Strong understanding of audit methodology, financial reporting and regulatory requirements
- Experience leading and developing teams
- Excellent project management and organisational skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Commercial awareness and a client-focused approach
Benefits
Comp & perks- Tailored training
- Professional qualifications
- Continuous career support
- Tools, encouragement, and opportunities to lead, learn, and make an impact
- Collaboration, trust, and enthusiasm-focused culture
- ESG and charitable initiative involvement