Audit facilitation & delivery: Own day-to-day coordination with external auditors across assigned jurisdictions to ensure audits progress to plan.
PBC (Prepared By Client) management: Independently gather, review, reconcile, and quality-check audit support including schedules, listings, and sample evidence.
Financial reporting & compliance: Support the preparation and alignment of financial statements with local statutory requirements and Group standards (IFRS / UK GAAP).
Issue resolution: Proactively identify and resolve audit queries, discrepancies, and technical accounting bottlenecks—escalating clearly where needed.
Stakeholder management: Coordinate across multiple time zones and teams, aligning priorities between local finance teams and corporate finance in London.
Project tracking: Maintain clear progress reporting, risks, timelines, and next steps to keep milestones on track

3+ years’ experience in External Audit (Big 4 or strong second-tier background preferred) or similar experience in technical accounting / financial reporting within a multinational environment.
Strong grounding in audit processes, accounting fundamentals, and financial reporting standards.
Working knowledge of IFRS and/or UK GAAP.
Experience supporting statutory audits across multiple jurisdictions (Europe and/or Middle East is a plus).
Advanced Excel capability; comfortable working with large datasets and reconciliations.
Familiarity with ERP systems and finance data flows.
English: Good working proficiency (written and spoken).

Equal Opportunities

Audit Assistant Manager, 6-Month FTC (x2 Roles)

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