Are you looking to develop your career in Audit? Do you want to be part of a team who put their people at the heart of what they do? Then come and join our growing audit team. At Thomson Cooper our purpose is to “listen, advise and support our clients to achieve their goals” and having the right people on board to deliver that service is key. As a dynamic growing firm, we are looking for people who share our purpose and values to join our audit ‘family’ and make a positive impact.
THE FIRM
Thomson Cooper is an independent firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across Central Scotland with offices in Edinburgh and Dunfermline We have grown from our small beginnings to now having 8 partners and over 100 staff. In recent years our Audit portfolio has grown significantly and is now a large and diverse portfolio of commercial and third sector entities in various sectors.
THE TEAM
At Thomson Cooper we nurture talent and offer training and development opportunities to ensure we get the best from our people. Working in smaller teams helps us maintain personal relationships and our values are at the heart of everything we do.
THE ROLE
- Manage a varied client portfolio for including entities in the following sectors: Technology, Health Care, Construction, Manufacturing and Charities. Clients range from corporate clients, owner managed businesses, and group entities.
- Work closely with Responsible Individuals and audit managers, reviewing the work of junior staff prior to overall RI review, resolving queries wherever possible and providing constructive feedback.
- Lead own audits with minimal support.
- Manage and direct the audit process taking responsibility for planning and co-ordinating the work.
- Liaise with clients to develop an understanding of the client’s industry and the general business/economic regulatory environment.
- Guide the team in designing tests to the ensure adequacy of controls/identify weaknesses in systems and make recommendations to clients.
- Develop less experienced staff, providing on the job training and assist in their professional development.
- Liaise directly with clients, maintaining and building relationships to deliver a service that exceeds clients’ expectations.
- Take responsibility for your own workload, including timely completion of audit work, ensuring work is completed within budget.
- Prepare statutory accounts and draft corporation tax computations.
ABOUT YOU
- Qualified ACCA/ICAS or equivalent
- At least 3-4 years’ experience within audit, of which 1 year at a supervisory level
- Strong work ethic with commitment to deliver first class service
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Excellent technical knowledge and IT skills
- Strong communication skills both oral and written
- Can demonstrate a track record of success working within teams
THE BENEFITS
- Hybrid, agile and flexible working practices
- Access to paid CPD training and payment of subscriptions to professional bodies
- Workplace Pension and 3 x Salary Life Cover
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to our Reward Gateway
- Client referral bonus
- Staff referral bonus
- Opportunity to participate in our Healthy Working Lives or ESG or student mentoring Groups
This is an exciting, full-time opportunity based in our Dunfermline office.
We take pride in having a great team of people and you can find out more about what life is like at Thomson Cooper by visiting our website news and reading our team blogs .
As part of the recruitment process, you must provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.Please be aware that this post does not satisfy the qualifications or salary requirement to qualify for skilled worker sponsorship, and Thomson Cooper do not currently hold a valid skilled worker sponsor licence to employ workers from outside the UK.
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