Audit Senior Associate - Flexible Work Options

Title: Audit Senior Associate
Location: Bristol
Salary: Competitive plus benefits
Flexibility Options: PwC is open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

We&rsquore looking to recruit several qualified Audit Senior Associates to join our assurance team based in Bristol as we continue to grow. You&rsquoll be responsible for the delivery of your engagements and ensuring the high quality of your team?s audit work and reporting. You will also lead and coach your team members, and manage relationships with clients. More broadly, you will also contribute to the running of our business unit, including business and people development. You will also have the opportunity to work on advisory engagements, on both our audit and non-audit clients.

About our business

We have a hugely diverse portfolio of fascinating clients in financial services, retail, manufacturing, charity, government and public sectors. Our clients range in size from manager owned fast growing businesses to multi-national household names. Including exciting opportunities to work on one of a number of FTSE listed clients.  Our team consists of over 200 professionals from many different backgrounds. We are an inclusive organisation who celebrates difference.

Our people are exposed to a wealth of career opportunities, including overseas secondments. We have a busy social and sports calendar, including having our own football, cricket, netball and hockey teams, as well as lots of opportunities to get involved in ongoing community and charitable initiatives. We fully support PwCs corporate responsibility agenda. We have teams that participate in the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge, our national PwC triathlon that helps to raise money towards our charitable ?Race for £3m campaign?. Staff volunteer to help on conservation projects others mentor local school students on entrepreneurial business projects. There&rsquos always something going on for people to get involved with and ?give something back?.

About the role

This role will include:

Provide audit and business advice to a variety of clients

Provide an on-site co-ordination role for audit clients including planning, day to day management of the audit team, liaising with clients and completing audit assignments

Build and maintain strong relationships with new and established audit clients

Work and liaise with other members of the audit team and colleagues in other parts of the firm as necessary to provide high quality clients service

Strong business awareness, sound reporting skills and the ability to work under your own initiative

Report directly to a partner, director, senior manager or manager

Have supervisory responsibility for teams of up to 10 people

Responsible for the coaching and development of others with an opportunity to take personal responsibility for an individual&rsquos career development

A chance to give back to community and social welfare projects, often using your business skills.

We fully support internal mobility both nationally and internationally

Although the majority of your time will be spent servicing clients in the west, at times, there is a requirement to support the other West and Wales offices in Cardiff, Swansea and Plymouth.

Additional information

Opportunity for working from home? - Minimal but depends on ad hoc projects and we encourage flexibility to allow people to commit to out of work interests and responsibilities.

Amount of time client based - 80% 

Need to travel/overnight stays away from home - Yes

Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes

Amount of time PwC office based 20%

Requirements

ACA/ACCA/CA qualification essential

Have significant auditing and accounting experience

A passion for client service

A keenness to further your own personal development and career goals

Other relevant competencies include financial reporting frameworks such as UK GAAP, IFRS and auditing frameworks such as UK ISAs. Although limited, some assignments may require travel outside of the immediate West and Wales vicinity and include certain nights staying away from home.

Upon completing your application, Flexiworkforce will submit your application for review with PwC.