Audit Manager - Pensions Team

Company Description

S&W a top ten UK accountancy and advisory firm. Since 1881, we've worked with our clients to unlock opportunities and navigate the challenges of a changing world. As a trusted partner, we bring clarity to clients with complex requirements, shaping solutions that make a difference. Offering a broad range of services spanning business and private client tax advice, assurance and business services and a suite of advisory and digital services, we work with clients to understand their needs, uncover value and support every stage of business and of life. We believe this is how we can best support our clients' growth.

It's our vision to be the go-to professional services firm for sophisticated businesses and private clients with complex needs and our success hinges on our people. We are a team of highly skilled and passionate professionals, who are empowered to achieve their career aspirations, as we continue to build our business.
 

Job Description

We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Pensions Audit Team in Bristol.

The primary responsibility of the Pensions Audit Manager will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of pension audit clients. You will also provide assistance to Partners in both client work and in the management of the group, and on occasions the wider firm. Where appropriate, you may become involved in special assignments on an ad hoc basis.

If you would like to have a focused client base with the opportunity to work with colleagues in the wider audit team this role could be for you. 

Why join S&W audit Bristol?

We're proud of our highly successful S&W audit department. We hold ourselves to high standards and work together to produce quality, incisive audit work in a collegiate environment. We're focused on working with an expanding client base of dynamic mid-market businesses who are evolving and changing, which gives our team continual development opportunities and new experiences.

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Qualifications

Skills, Experience

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Significant external audit experience gained within a professional services environment.
• Experience of working with pension funds;
• Experience of (and appetite for) business development activities such as targeting, preparation of proposal documents, proposal presentations and attendance of networking events
• Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting and auditing standards, industry specifics and their application.
• Good working knowledge of skill requirements of staff at various levels to ensure work undertaken by appropriate individual.
• Strong communication skills in order to liaise with clients, Partners, staff and other professionals.
• Previous experience of management and motivation of staff to ensure best performance.

Professional Qualifications and Education

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA).

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.