Total 142 Accounting / Auditing job vacancies in Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 4LP

A little about William Buck:

We believe in Changing Lives!


Forget the 'number crunching' stereotype, this firm is 100% people focused. 

Our bold brand promise 'Changing Lives' recognises the difference our people make in the lives of their clients, colleagues and wider community. ‘Changing Lives’ is more than just a brand promise, it's part of everything we do.

William Buck is fast growing a reputation as a place that provides a professional and friendly working environment with a great culture, benefits and clear and progressive career opportunities.



The opportunity:



An exciting opportunity has presented for a talented individual to join our Audit Division.

With an existing portfolio including mature privately-owned businesses, quality not-for-profit entities, as well as small to medium sized listed and unlisted public companies, your focus will be to provide leadership for the team of high calibre and collaborative individuals. 

We are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Supervisor to join our growing Audit & Assurance division.



Get involved with:

Executing end to end External Audit for various clients, both private and listed companies, including identifying and reporting financial risks
Ensuring accuracy of information contained in financial reports and compliance with statutory requirements
Examining operating costs and organisations’ income and expenditure
Providing Financial advice on business structures, plans and operations
Liaising with financial institutions to establish funds management arrangements
Evaluating the design effectiveness of clients’ internal controls and testing and evaluating control activities, including revenue cycle, property, plant and equipment, construction in progress, purchasing cycle, payroll cycle and period- end financial reporting
Evaluating and responding to fraud risk, and the risk of maternal misstatement due to fraud involving management override controls
Providing recommendations to clients regarding improvements to internal controls
Appraising cash flow and financial risk and capital investment projects
Conducting financial investigations, preparing expert reports, and advising of matters such as purchase and sale of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, restructures, financial modelling, due diligence and capital financing, insolvency and taxation
Preparing financial statements of presentation to management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies.
Assisting in the preparation of tenders and business proposals
Management of client expectations and attendance at client meetings
Management of WIP and client billing processes
Assisting Directors in monitoring team budgets and individual team members performance
The management of workflows for a team of people
Identifying and resolving technical issue


The role will suit someone with:

Can oversee the delivery of first-class service
Has completed a degree in Commerce, Economics or similar discipline, majoring in Accounting or Business is essential
Is CA, ACA or ACCA qualified 
Has exceptional knowledge of local and international audit standards, IFRS
Has approximately 4+ yrs experience working in the profession, locally or internationally
 William Buck Services (NSW) Pty Ltd

Level 29, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Total Remuneration Range: $95,000,00 to $115,000 pkg, dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Following internal promotion, the role of Head of Corporate Accounting has arisen working hybrid from our Head Office in Birmingham. The role sits within the Group Finance team and has two direct reports: Corporate Accounting Manager and Finance Business Partner – IT. The Head of Corporate Accounting is one of three direct reports to the Head of Group Accounting & Reporting.

The role has four broad requirements:

• Overseeing the accounting for the PLC statutory entity, including a thorough understanding and robust management of the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow;
• Controlling central costs, including business partnering the Group Executive and other senior management with regard to their cost centres. This also involves budgeting and forecasting central costs, managing risks and opportunities and presenting information to the Group CFO and Deputy CFO as required; and
• Responsibility for treasury accounting and supporting the Group Treasurer and their team on varied and complex treasury matters including derivatives, refinancing, interest expense and credit rating agencies.
• Oversight of financial reporting and business partnering to the Group and UK IT functions through management of the Finance Business Partner – IT role.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious person to develop in an international listed business environment. We are looking for candidates who are capable of being successors for other senior finance roles within the Group and as such we are recruiting with this in mind, in addition to the requirements for this particular role. For high performers there are significant career development opportunities across the Group.

What you'll do...

• Control of a significant cost base. This includes setting and presenting the budget, monthly reforecasting and monitoring and reporting on the actual costs; ensuring that spend is controlled, risks and opportunities are identified, and that the appropriate level of challenge is applied.
• Through leadership of the team, ensure proactive business partnering on central costs for the following key Group functions: Procurement, Commercial, IT, Safety, HR & Comms, Legal & Co Sec, Internal Audit, Finance.
• Monitor the PLC company’s distributable reserves, ensuring that appropriate arrangements are in place to maximise the available reserves.
• Controller for the PLC and NEUK entities, including ensuring that the appropriate internal controls are in place and are adhered to. Specifically, this role is required to review, understand and challenge the PLC and NEUK balance sheet and cash flows on a monthly basis.
• Owner of the accounting for the Group’s share-based incentives, including liaison with the Company Secretarial and HR teams.
• Overseeing the Group’s derivatives accounting, including understanding the arrangements we have in place at any given time and the accounting for them. This role will liaise with our outsourced derivatives accounting advisors, as well as having close working relationships with the Group Treasury team.
• A member of the Treasury Committee and a business partner for the Group Treasury team, assisting and advising on treasury matters.
• Supporting the Group Treasury team on refinancing projects as well as ad hoc support with credit ratings agency interactions.
• Working with the Deputy CFO, Head of FP&A and Group Treasury team on cash and net debt management.
• Liaison with the Group’s auditors, particularly with respect to derivatives accounting, share-based payments and the PLC statutory entity.
• Overseeing the production and sign-off of statutory accounts for the UK head office entities in the group structure and also the PLC Company accounts in the Group’s Annual Report.
• Manage and develop a high performing team, including nurturing future successors and supporting them with professional or other training requirements.
• Provide ad-hoc decision-support and insight as directed by the Group CFO and Deputy CFO.

What you'll need...

• Qualified accountant (ACA) essential with experience of working in a large organisation preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years experience post qualification essential.
• Line management experience desirable.
• Strong IT skills, in particular Excel, Powerpoint and accounting systems experience. Experience of using a ledger accounting system would be a particular advantage.
• Excellent attention to detail, with an ability to consistently produce reports that are free of error.
• Able to communicate confidently with senior personnel and to present information in a succinct and professional manner.
• Able to collaborate well with employees across all levels within the organisation.
• Highly efficient and with the energy and tenacity to see work through to completion, in a timely manner, ensuring deadlines are met at all times.
• Able to cope well with pressure and have the organisational skills to manage a diverse range of tasks.
• A motivation to identify and implement process improvement within the role.

What we offer in return for your hard work and commitment...

• Free Bus & Coach travel for yourself
• Complimentary coach travel for a Nominated Person or complimentary bus travel for a Spouse or Partner
• 50% discount for friends and family on full fares on our coach services
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance programme
• Private online GP service
• Life Assurance

National Express is proud to be a Disability Committed organisation. We therefore welcome applications from disabled candidates. Please let us know in your application if you have any accessibility needs.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications before the advertised closed date.

Things to Note...

At National Express, we are really proud of our health and safety record and as a result, we operate a Drugs and Alcohol Policy which is applicable to all employees.

As part of your initial assessment, we will complete Drug and Alcohol testing and you may be subject to random tests during your employment.

Your new company
Rapidly growing, independent, Midlands accountancy firm now seeking to recruit in their audit team at Associate level. You will join a successful team who have seen ongoing expansion and success throughout this year. With further investment and ongoing client growth, this role offers strong opportunities for you to progress your career within a firm who have a clear strategy and ambitious plans for the future.

Your new role
Working within a team of auditors ranging from graduates through to experienced qualified accountants, you will have the opportunity to work on audit assignments from planning through to delivery, reviewing financial statements and identifying areas of risk. Clients will include SME businesses, large groups and significant corporate entities, so you will gain broad experience and will have opportunities to take on more responsibility over time.

What you\'ll need to succeed
The ideal candidate for this role will possess at least 12m audit experience gained within a UK accountancy firm. You will have started studying towards professional accountancy qualifications such as AAT/ ACCA or ACA and will be an excellent communicator with clear ambition and a desire to progress your career in audit.

What you\'ll get in return
If successful, you will benefit from a competitive salary, a full study package with flexibility on exam pathway, support from more experienced colleagues to enable you to further your knowledge and plenty of scope to progress your career with support from senior leaders.

What you need to do now


If you\'re interested in this role, click \'apply now\' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Your new company
Leading National Accountancy firm with growing Midlands team seeking to recruit within their Audit team in Birmingham at Audit Semi Senior or Audit Senior level. Great opportunity to join a progressive firm with approachable and supportive Managers and a good focus on work-life balance.


Your new role
Working with direction and support from Audit Managers you will work with clients ranging from SMEs through to large groups supporting with audit and accounting services. The main focus of your role will be to work on a range of audit assignments from planning through to completion - reviewing financial statements, testing to identify risk and accuracy and to ensure accounting standards are met. Some work will be undertaken at clients premises, with some work completed remotely. As an Audit Semi Senior/Senior you will supervise more junior team members and may lead aspects of the audit as well as liaising with clients.


What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this role, you will possess prior experience in external audit either as part of your current practice role or as your main focus. You will possess excellent statutory accounts preparation experience, knowledge and experience of UK accounting standards and will be at least ACCA/ACA part qualified. Additionally you will possess good communication skills and will be able to build rapport with clients and work effectively with colleagues at all levels.


What you'll get in return
If you are successful, you will benefit from a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, performance related bonuses and flexible working. If you are in the process of completing your exams full study support will be offered with salary increments given on passing exams and flexibility on when you sit exams. Upon joining a personalised plan will be put in place for the next steps in your career within the firm so you know how you can progress. You will be invited to attend regular office socials and will be part of a friendly, diverse and supportive team.


This is a firm offering the benefits of working within a National practice whilst still being part of a mid-sized office where each member of the team is seen as an individual. Hybrid working is in place so you will split your time between the office, client sites and working from home.




What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

EY is a global professional services organisation providing consulting, assurance, tax and strategy and transaction
services. We are committed to doing our part in building a better working world, to help create wider economic and social benefits today, and a strong legacy for a better tomorrow.

Our Audit team are looking to hire Associates and Senior Associates based in Melbourne & Sydney. Key duties of the
role are:

• Leading fieldwork, managing performance, coaching and mentoring more junior team members and keeping
engagement leaders updated on audit engagements
• Effectively managing Audit processes with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters, including revenue, financial instruments and income taxes
• Engaging clients and providing advice and professionalism throughout transactions, including identification of
areas for improvement in clients’ business processes

Essential skills for the role are:
• Proven experience as an Auditor delivering external audit and assurance engagements to clients in the financial
services industry
• Experience leading the planning, execution and reporting on audits
• Proven track record with developing and maintaining client relationships

The sponsored approver for this role is Ernst & Young Services Trust Ltd.

Regarding this role, the minimum salary is AUD68,500 including superannuation for Associates and AUD87,000 inclusive of superannuation for Senior Associates.

EY is a global professional services organisation providing advisory, assurance, tax and transaction services. We are
committed to doing our part in building a better working world, to help create wider economic and social benefits today,
and a strong legacy for a better tomorrow.

We are actively recruiting Audit professionals to join our teams across all EY office locations in Australia. Our Audit
opportunities are offered on a flexible full-time basis.

Key duties of the role are:
-Effectively managing Audit processes with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical
matters, including revenue, financial instruments and income taxes
-Engaging clients and providing advice and professionalism throughout transactions, including identification of areas
for improvement in clients’ business processes
-Leading fieldwork, managing performance, coaching and mentoring more junior team members and keeping
engagement leaders updated on audit engagements

Essential skills for the role are:
-Experience delivering external audit and assurance engagements
-Experience leading the planning, execution and reporting on audits
-A relevant degree and progress towards/completion of CA or any CA ANZ affiliated qualification

The sponsored approver for this role is Ernst & Young Services Trust Ltd.

The salary range is AUD 64,900 to AUD 100,500 including superannuation dependent on skills, experience and work location.

EY is a global professional services organisation providing consulting, assurance, tax and strategy and transaction services. We are committed to doing our part in building a better working world, to help create wider economic and social benefits today, and a strong legacy for a better tomorrow.

Our Assurance team are looking to hire an Associate and Senior Associate based in Sydney.

Key duties of the role are:
• Helping clients to identify and extract required data from complex IT systems
• Be first point of contact for your projects and providing guidance to other team members
• Using analytical and visualisation software to access, transform, integrate, analyse and visualise client data to help solve real problems and identify opportunities through identification of anomalies and unusual patterns and trends in data
• Delivering results by using automated data analytic solutions to deal with large, disparate volumes of data, to gain critical insights quickly
• Assisting in the development of additional analytic capabilities within the Assurance Digital team, including building tools around emerging technologies (e.g. blockchain, cyber, artificial intelligence)

Essential skills for the role are:
• Tertiary education qualification(s) in Business, IT or STEM related disciplines
• A minimum of 1 years’ experience in a data analytics role
• A passion for working with data and learning new methodologies, applications and skills for analysis
• Experience with using Alteryx, Monarch, Tableau, Spotfire or PowerBI to access, transform, integrate, analyse and visualise client data
• Experience with Databases such as Microsoft SQL or Oracle SQL
• Ability to adapt to a constantly changing and growing business environment

The sponsored approver for this role is Ernst & Young Services Pty Limited

The minimum salary for this role is AUD78,000 inclusive of superannuation and dependent on skills and experience.

To apply please click on the following link: https://careers.ey.com/job-invite/1465004/