Audit Supervisor

Ready to move beyond audit delivery and begin building your leadership experience?

This Audit Supervisor opportunity offers the chance to lead your own portfolio of smaller audit assignments while continuing to develop alongside experienced Senior Managers and Partners. You'll combine hands on technical work with team leadership, client management, and audit planning, giving you the experience needed to progress confidently towards an Audit Manager position. Joining a collaborative Top 20 firm with an outstanding reputation, you'll enjoy broad client exposure, excellent support, and a genuine opportunity to shape your own career.

Job Title:         Audit Supervisor

Job Type:        Perm

Location:        Godalming

Salary:              £50,000 – 57,000

Reference no:  16110

Audit Supervisor – Benefits

Generous annual leave

Option to buy or sell annual leave

Hybrid working

Life cover

Critical illness cover

Income protection

Employee wellbeing support

Perkbox employee discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Excellent career progression within a Top 20 firm 

Audit Supervisor – About The Role

You will lead audit assignments across a varied client portfolio, taking responsibility for planning, delivery, and completion while ensuring work is completed efficiently and to a high technical standard. Alongside managing day to day client relationships, you will review work prepared by junior team members, provide coaching and feedback, and work closely with Managers on larger and more complex engagements. Key responsibilities:

Lead audit assignments from planning through to completion

Review audit work prepared by junior team members

Support, coach, and develop Audit Seniors, Semi Seniors, and trainees

Complete audit planning and risk assessments

Review statutory financial statements and audit files

Liaise directly with clients and respond to technical queries

Monitor budgets, deadlines, and assignment progress

Ensure compliance with UK auditing standards, FRS 102, and UK GAAP

Work closely with Managers and Partners on complex audit engagements

Contribute towards the continued development of the wider audit team

The successful Audit Supervisor will have:

ACA or ACCA qualified

Strong UK external audit experience within practice

Previous experience leading audit assignments

Experience reviewing work and supporting junior team members

Strong technical knowledge of FRS 102 and UK GAAP

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously

Ambition to progress towards Audit Manager and beyond

Full right to work in the UK 

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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