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Service Line/Department

Technical & Compliance

Location

London

Employment type

Full-time

Closing date

28/02/2025

Description

The role

This role will help respond to technical queries from fee earning teams, carry out technical reviews of financial statements and support with a variety of technical projects across the firm. There is also the opportunity to be involved in the delivery of high-quality training at all levels from trainee to partner should this be of interest to the candidate.

Overall, we can offer a varied and challenging workload and the potential for progression for the right candidate. We require someone who will be able to make an instant contribution with their technical skills and knowledge but who also has the potential to take ownership of their own areas if their skills are proven.

The responsibilities

• Responding to technical audit and accounts queries from client teams on the internal technical helpdesk
• Performing technical reviews of financial statements
• Support for technical projects such as implementation of new auditing and financial reporting standards
• Preparing audit and financial reporting technical material for training events, and internal and external publications
• Support the co-ordination and preparation (online) of director/RI drop in sessions
• Support the co-ordination and preparation (face to face and online) of national events such as national audit conference and trainee development programs

The team

The Technical Department is responsible for audit and accounts technical advisory, technical communication, development of firm’s policies on technical matters, audit quality monitoring and maintaining the firm’s technical resources. It is increasingly involved in organizing, preparing and delivering training to audit teams across the firm.

You

The successful applicant will be a confident, enthusiastic self-starter with the experience and desire to play an important role in a technical department that fully meets the needs of a mid-tier firm, predominantly based in the UK.

The successful candidate will be outgoing with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

The position will require an extremely high level of ability, attention to detail and commitment and therefore candidates should be self-motivated, display a positive approach to work and have the drive and ability to get things done.

In addition, they should possess the confidence and professionalism to establish credibility at all levels, be commercially minded and have a clear perception of the firm’s technical requirements and of client requirements.

Applicants should ideally be ACA/ACCA qualified with a good exam record and relevant experience.

The successful applicant will also be required to present training material to Partners and staff and therefore experience in giving presentations is desirable.

Knowledge base – essential

• Knowledge of and experience of UK GAAP and IFRS
• UK auditing standards and other related guidance, including narrative reporting requirements
• The FRC Ethical Standard
• Companies Act 2006
• Excellent IT skills in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Knowledge base – desirable

• AIM listed company reporting requirements
• Knowledge of LLPs, Charities and Pension schemes
• Experience of ESG reporting engagements
• Familiar with accounts and audit software (CCH preferably)

Skill base – essential

• Interacting confidently with senior personnel including Partners across the whole firm
• Technical writing skills - preparation of technical training material and technical briefings
• Problem solving particularly in relation to the application of standards to issues
• Risk awareness and strength to deliver difficult messages where necessary
• Ability to manage concurrent assignments independently

Skill base – desirable

• Training and presenting skills – experience of delivering technical training material

Reward and benefits

• A 35-hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am-4pm
• Agile working policy giving you the option to work from home for up to 3 days per week.
• 25 days annual leave. After 5 years’ service, the entitlement will be increased by 1 day.
• In addition, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Contributory pension scheme (The firm will contribute 5% of salary on a matched basis with employee from their date of joining)
• Life assurance cover of 4 x annual salary,
• Working from home allowance of £25 a month.
• Company car as per Managers’ Car Scheme. May opt for a company car to the value to £15,100 by sacrificing £3,611 per annum of salary. (Pro-rata for lower vehicle cost).
• Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year. The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm. Payment is usually c£1,000. Paid in December.
• New client referral scheme. Members of staff introducing a new client to the firm, have the potential to receive a referral payment of up to 10% of the first year’s total fees.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme. This is based on both individual performance and firm performance.
• Private Medical - entitled to join on successful completion of probationary period (Manager only)
• Access to a number of additional benefits with preferential rates under the flexible benefit programme, health cash plans, health screening/GP support, critical illness cover, dental and travel insurance, Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Gymflex and a Workplace ISA.
• Paid travel expenses when working at offices other than your contracted office.

About us

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm.

When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We’re a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We’re committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset – our people.

As a proud member of Nexia, a leading, international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we’ve got access to local insight on a global scale.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.

We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength. Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.