About the role
At Saffery, clients choose us for our tailored, personal approach, deep expertise, and collaborative way of working. As an Audit Manager or Senior Manager in our growing Not-for-Profit team, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality audit and advisory services to a wide range of organisations across the sector.
This is a role for someone who takes ownership of their work and client relationships, while thriving in a culture built on collaboration, shared success, and mutual support. You’ll work closely with partners, colleagues, and clients — contributing to a team that values insight, integrity, and excellence.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a varied portfolio of charity and not-for-profit clients, delivering audits and advisory work tailored to your clients’ needs.
- Take ownership of engagements from planning to completion, while working collaboratively with your team to ensure quality, insight and compliance.
- Act as a trusted advisor, offering technical guidance on accounting, practical advice on controls and wider advice.
- Support business development through tenders, networking, and identifying opportunities to add value within existing relationships.
- Mentor and develop audit seniors and trainees, contributing to a culture of learning, support and shared success.
- Stay informed on regulatory and sector developments, particularly those affecting charity governance and reporting.
- Contribute to firm-wide initiatives including recruitment and training.
- Use systems such as MS Teams, Excel, Word, CCH Audit Automation, CCH Accounts Production and Inflo to manage workflows and deliver high-quality outputs.
Qualifications
- ACA/ACCA qualified with a strong audit background.
- Experience working with charities or not-for-profits is essential for this role.
- Strong familiarity with the Charities SORP and VAT/tax issues affecting charities.
- You’re personable, professional and commercially minded, with excellent communication and organisational skills.
- You take pride in your work and thrive in a collaborative, professional environment.
Our practice
Our Not-for-Profit practice is one of the most respected in the sector, acting for over 400 organisations in a range of sectors including education, environment, grantmaking and heritage. The role provides a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, friendly team whilst being able to develop this role and our client base further.
Clients include start-up charities and centuries-old livery companies, clubs and membership organisations, social enterprises, independent schools, service delivery charities, grant-giving foundations, endowed trusts, theatres and cultural institutions. Clients value our pragmatic advice, deep sector knowledge and genuinely partner‑led service.
We work closely together, sharing knowledge and supporting each other to deliver outstanding client outcomes.
About Saffery LLP
Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services.
Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm. When you work with us, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We are a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional.
We are proud members of Nexia, an international network of independent accounting and consulting firms that gives us access to local insight on a global scale.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.
Saffery is a partner‑led and people‑focused firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers. We pride ourselves on an informal and inclusive culture, building an environment where people can be themselves and enjoy challenging, interesting, rewarding careers.
Reward & Benefits
- A 35‑hour working week with a hybrid working policy and flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10–4).
- Excellent benefits including a contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, life assurance cover and flexible benefits and family‑friendly policies.
- Eligibility for the firm’s profit‑sharing plan. Paid in December.
- Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.
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