Senior Audit Manager – Nonprofit

Role Overview

• Client & portfolio management
• Take overall ownership of a portfolio of large and complex nonprofit clients, ensuring exceptional service delivery and client satisfaction
• Build strong client relationships, providing clear advice and explaining technical concepts in a practical way
• Provide clients with strategic advice, and support them with governance matters
• Audit & accounts delivery****Lead audit and accounts assignments from planning through to completion, including:
• Planning, budgeting and resourcing
• Managing timelines and ensuring delivery to agreed deadlines
• Delegating work and overseeing performance
• Monitoring progress and proactively addressing issues
• Reviewing files, ensuring quality and compliance with relevant standards
• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders
• Working closely with tax specialists
• Team leadership
• Lead, coach and inspire the team’s managers/assistant managers, as well as the team’s trainees
• Promote a collaborative, high-performing team environment
• Drive system improvements
• Provide strategic direction and leadership
• Business development & firm contribution
• Support the development of client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand services
• Contribute to the preparation and delivery of client tenders and proposals
• Represent the firm at client meetings, seminars and relevant sector events
• Promote the firm’s values and contribute to the wider success of MKS
• Operational & commercial responsibilities
• Contribute to effective engagement management, including budgeting and financial performance
• Support billing and WIP management in collaboration with Partners
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies within the team

Requirements

• ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualified
• Proven experience managing a client portfolio of similar size and complexity
• Strong nonprofit audit experience
• Good working knowledge of UK auditing and accounting standards
• Technically strong with a high level of attention to detail
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive, adaptable and able to use initiative
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop others
• Commercial awareness and an interest in business development