Audit Senior – Financial Services
Glasgow
Hybrid & Flexible Working
Competitive Salary + Benefits
We’re recruiting an Audit Senior – Financial Services in Glasgow on behalf of a well-established and growing accountancy practice. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified audit professional to manage day-to-day audit engagements, develop junior staff, and build strong client relationships within a specialist financial services team.
The Role
As Audit Senior, you will take responsibility for managing the audit workflow for a portfolio of financial services clients. You will ensure that audit files are completed to a high standard, deadlines and budgets are met, and junior staff are supported and trained effectively.
Key responsibilities include:
- Completing or overseeing audit planning documentation
- Arranging and coordinating audit work with the Audit Manager
- Planning, scheduling, and delegating work to Audit Assistants, ensuring complex work is prioritised and client-provided information is followed up
- Briefing, training, and debriefing Audit Assistants, providing formal feedback as required
- Liaising with client staff, building effective professional relationships
- Monitoring budgeted versus actual time spent, reporting scope issues, fieldwork issues, and overruns to the Audit Manager
- Keeping clients informed of progress and key issues while maintaining confidentiality
You will be a key point of contact for your clients and play an active role in maintaining high-quality service delivery across your audit portfolio.
About You
You will be a qualified CA (or equivalent); part-qualified candidates may be considered where relevant experience exists.
You will demonstrate:
- Strong ability to develop and maintain client relationships
- Excellent organisational skills and a proactive approach to your work
- Relevant experience within audit, ideally in financial services or a similar sector
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to positively influence colleagues and clients
- A leadership mindset, taking ownership of your work and supporting your professional development
You are detail-oriented, client-focused, and committed to delivering exceptional audit services while mentoring junior staff.
What’s on Offer
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
Exposure to a specialist financial services audit portfolio
Leadership and mentoring responsibility for junior staff
Opportunity to develop expertise within the financial services sector
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Competitive salary and benefits package
Location
Glasgow
Commutable from Paisley, Bearsden, Milngavie, East Kilbride, Hamilton, and surrounding areas
Apply
For a confidential discussion or to apply, contact Jack Wood at jack@oscar-wood.co.uk or 07817 796391.