Audit Assistant Manager

Audit Assistant Manager

Cheltenham Full Time

Permanent

Salary - DOE

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified audit professional ready to step into a leadership role and take ownership of high-profile, complex audit engagements.

You ll lead teams, manage client relationships, and deliver audits from planning through to completion. The role offers real autonomy, exposure to large and sophisticated clients, and the chance to shape how audits are delivered in a fast-moving, quality-driven environment.

The Opportunity

As an Audit Assistant Manager, you ll combine technical excellence with people leadership and commercial awareness.

Your role will involve:

• Leading end-to-end statutory audits, from initial planning through to final sign-off
• Taking ownership of delivery, budgets, and timelines, ensuring work is completed efficiently and to a high standard
• Leading, mentoring, and developing audit teams on site and remotely
• Reviewing work prepared by junior team members and providing clear, constructive feedback
• Supporting senior stakeholders on large and complex audit assignments, including group audits
• Managing a portfolio of audit clients alongside project-based work
• Producing insightful findings and recommendations that add real value to clients

What You ll Bring

You ll be confident, commercially aware, and motivated by responsibility and challenge.

We re looking for someone who:

• Is fully qualified with a recognised professional accounting body
• Has strong experience leading audits within a professional services environment
• Is comfortable working with complex groups, reporting structures, and multiple stakeholders
• Has a strong understanding of audit risk, controls, and business processes
• Can translate technical findings into clear, practical advice
• Is organised, proactive, and thrives in a deadline-driven environment
• Is committed to ongoing learning and professional development

If you re looking for a role that combines technical challenge, leadership, and genuine progression in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, this could be a great next move.

Apply now or get in touch to explore this exciting opportunity.

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