With offices across the South West, Burton Sweet has developed into a regional centre of excellence, assisting businesses, charities and individuals with their financial needs. Our offices are friendly places to work that mix experienced members of staff with fresher faces. We’re looking to grow our team in 2025 to enhance the services we can provide, as well as encouraging our existing team to broaden their expertise.
Accounts & Audit Senior
Burton Sweet are looking for an Accounts & Audit Senior to add to our charities team in our Bristol office. A successful candidate will build experience auditing entities and will be responsible for the fieldwork section of an audit, for a manager to review. Experience in planning and completion sections of the file are desirable, but can be developed with us. Candidates must be able to cultivate productive working relationships with our clients and the rest of our team.
The person:
- Self-motivated and positive
- Attention to quality, and pride in delivering an excellent service
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Organised, can multi-task proficiently
- Team player
- Self-starter, with a continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to work with minimum supervision, is proactive and takes initiative
- Interested in professional development
Duties include:
- Financial accounts preparation from source documentation, primarily charity accounts
- Examination of charity accounts for smaller charities
- Financial accounts review, provide feedback on financial reporting/disclosure matters
- Conducting audits of financial statements, primarily charities, reporting to manager and RI as required
- Liaison/support meetings with clients, and report/letter writing and telephone support as necessary
- Coaching and supporting junior team as required
Specific skills and experience required:
- Multiple years of audit experience
- ACCA/ACA qualified/part qualified, or equivalent
- Use of industry standard products such as Xero, SAGE and QuickBooks, plus use of Microsoft Excel for data analysis and scheduling
- Desirable to have experience with audit software, such as Caseware or ProAudit
The role will report to Accounts & Audit Manager.
Desirable to hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a car.
Burton Sweet are a training practice and seek to provide support our team with their professional development throughout their time with us.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!