Audit Associate Director

About the accountancy firm
Pentagon Talent are thrilled to be partnering once again with a dynamic and forward-thinking Top 50 Accountancy Firm based in the City of London to recruit for an Audit Associate Director. This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving and collaborative Audit division at a senior level, where you will play a key role in shaping the department's future. This firm is renowned for delivering exceptional service to a diverse client portfolio, and for fostering a progressive and people-focused culture.

Duties and responsibilities
As an Audit Associate Director, you will take on a high-impact leadership role with responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Acting as a strategic advisor to a portfolio of clients, including SMEs, LLPs, groups, and subsidiaries across a range of sectors.

• Overseeing and reviewing complex audits and providing technical guidance to teams.

• Leading audit planning meetings, risk assessments, and final presentations to senior client stakeholders.

• Driving quality and consistency across audit engagements in line with regulatory and internal standards.

• Managing, mentoring, and developing managers and senior staff, supporting their technical and leadership growth.

• Working closely with Partners on business development initiatives and contributing to tenders and proposals.

• Taking responsibility for billing, budgeting, and overall client satisfaction.

• Leading on strategic projects and process improvement within the audit function.

Qualifications and skills required
To excel in this role, you will:

• Be ACA or ACCA qualified, ideally with significant post-qualification experience.

• Have extensive experience managing audits from planning to completion across a range of industries.

• Demonstrate strong technical audit knowledge and commercial awareness.

• Show exceptional leadership, communication, and client relationship management skills.

• Be confident managing teams and developing junior talent.

• Ideally have experience with Pro-audit and CCH.

What's on offer
As an Audit Associate Director, you'll benefit from a range of perks designed to reward your expertise and support your work-life balance:

• Hybrid working: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home two days a week.

• Summer Fridays: Between June and September, finish at 1pm every Friday.

• 35-hour work week to support work-life balance.

• Clear, merit-based career progression opportunities to partner.

• Annual bonus, competitive pension scheme, and generous holiday allowance.

• A relaxed dress-for-the-day culture.

• Regular social events, a supportive buddy pairing programme, and your birthday off.

If you're a seasoned audit professional ready to make a lasting impact in a collaborative and ambitious firm, we'd love to hear from you.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.