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Audit Associate

Job Title

Audit Associate

Location

Bury St Edmunds

Business Area

East (UK)

Contract Type

Permanent

Reference

AZ05045

Audit Associate

The Role

Azets are a leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisers operating across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, we have over a wide network of employees and an abundance of inspiring opportunities to join one of our many offices! We are a top ten accountancy firm in the UK and are the number one largest SME practice. Our Norwich office for Ensors – part of Azets, has seen significant growth since it opened in March 2024 and an exciting opportunity is now available for a part qualified audit associate to join the team.

Core Skills

As an experienced Audit Associate at Azets, you will have the ability and motivation needed to: • Begin to take ownership of your own portfolio of smaller assignments with support from your manager • Support the Senior or Assistant Manager on larger and more complex assignments • Support in delivering revenue and profitability targets • Begin to develop enduring client relationships • Participate in local networking and business development events Day to day duties • Heavily involved in the completion of audit fieldwork/planned substantive and analytical audit procedures, including on site at client premises where necessary • Responsibility for the planning and completion of audit assignments, whilst ensuring audit files have appropriate and sufficient documentation • Prepare statutory financial statements from client data and highlight high level risk areas or matters of concern to the Partner/Manager whilst using a significant degree of your own judgement Planning the execution and finalisation of the audit assignments for Partner/Manager review

Key accountabilities

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of IFRS/UKGAAP and Auditing Standards • ACA/ACCA/AAT part qualified • A minimum of 2 years experience working in an audit environment for a UK practice • Experience of auditing clients within a variety of industries Experience coaching and mentoring junior members

Qualifications

ACA/ACCA/AAT Part Qualified

Essential Experience

It is expected that the above core and technical skills will have been developed through study alongside work experience in an accountancy practice.