My Client, a well respected and expandin Top20 firm, are currently looking to expand their Government & Public Sector team based in Leeds City Centre. They are currently growing our Risk Assurance business across the North of England and looking to recruit senior associates across the region to support their Public Sector team.

The role will appeal to candidates with Internal Audit experience who are looking to expand their experience into External Audit and beyond with a growing firm, their is plenty of opportunity to develop and progress your own career. This close knit community means that you will have more face to face interaction with Partners and Directors whilst having a varied and challenging portfolio of clients.

Joining as a Senior Associate, you will work in teams of varying size. You are likely to work across a range of different sectors and you can expect to be involved in a variety of interesting and challenging work.

The role will be based in Leeds and the role will require an element of travel.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing audit and business advice to a variety of clients
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with new and established clients
• Working as part of a team, liaising with both client and other specialist staff in the practice to provide high quality client services
• Providing an on-site coordination role for audit clients including the coaching and training of junior staff
• Supervising teams and reporting directly to senior staff and client
• Working as part of our business development strategy team in the local marketplace and taking responsibility for developing your own personal network both internally and externally

We are seeking candidates with the following skills and qualifications:

Essential:

• ACA / ACCA qualified or equivalent
• Experience of audit work from the planning stages onwards
• Flexibility in your approach to meeting goals as part of the team
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and clients at all levels
• A proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships
• A proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions
• You will have experience of interacting with clients at all levels and developing/maintaining business relationships, ideally in government & public sector although private sector experience will also be considered
• Candidates will also be required to demonstrate an awareness of Business Development activities and how they could contribute to such initiatives
• A reasonable degree of flexibility in relation to travel will be expected to serve the regional nature of our client base

Interested candidates should apply as soon as possible for immediate consideration.