Experienced Audit Assistant

Thomson Cooper & Co; Dunfermline; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing audit firm in Dunfermline is seeking a candidate with 12 – 18 months of audit experience. The role involves drafting documents, testing, and preparing Statutory Accounts. The ideal candidate should have a strong work ethic and excellent communication skills, with access to hybrid working and various benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid, agile and flexible working practices

Access to professional training

Workplace Pension and life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Client referral bonus

Staff referral bonus

Qualifications

• At least 12 – 18 months of working within a busy audit team.
• Ability to work on own initiative and within teams.
• Strong technical knowledge and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft planning and completion documents for senior review.
• Undertake substantive testing and analytical review.
• Prepare Statutory Accounts from client data.

Skills

Audit experience

Strong work ethic

Time management

Communication skills

Technical knowledge

Job description

Overview

Are you looking to develop your career in Audit? Do you want to be part of a team who put their people at the heart of what they do? Then come and join our growing audit team. At Thomson Cooper our purpose is to “listen, advise and support our clients to achieve their goals” and having the right people on board to deliver that service is key. As a dynamic growing firm, we are looking for people who share our purpose and values to join our audit ‘family’ and make a positive impact.

The Firm

Thomson Cooper is an independent firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across Central Scotland with offices in Edinburgh and Dunfermline. We have grown from our small beginnings to now having 8 partners and over 100 staff. In recent years our Audit portfolio has grown significantly and is now a large and diverse portfolio of commercial and third sector entities in various sectors.

The Team

At Thomson Cooper we nurture talent and offer training and development opportunities to ensure we get the best from our people. Working in smaller teams helps us maintain personal relationships and our values are at the heart of everything we do.

The Role

The position will suit an individual with 12 – 18 months’ experience working within audit and who has a keen interest in that area.

You will work within our audit team across a variety of client and industry sectors including owner managed businesses and not-for-profit clients. Working under the supervision of our audit seniors and managers, you must have the necessary skill set to develop and maintain relationships with both clients and colleagues.

• Drafting planning and completion documents for senior review
• Undertaking substantive testing and analytical review
• Attending stock counts
• Liaising with audit seniors ensuring clear lines of communication
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Working between client premises and our offices
• Working as part of a team
• Ad hoc tasks for the audit team
• Preparation of Statutory Accounts from client data (experience preferred but not essential)

About You

• At least 12 – 18 months’ experience of working within a busy audit team.
• Strong work ethic with commitment to deliver first class service
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Good technical knowledge and IT skills
• Strong communication skills both oral and written
• Can demonstrate a track record of success working within teams

The Benefits

• Hybrid, agile and flexible working practices
• Access to professional training available
• Workplace Pension and 3 x Salary Life Cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our Reward Gateway
• Client referral bonus
• Staff referral bonus
• Opportunity to participate in our Healthy Working Lives or ESG or student mentoring Groups

This is an exciting, full-time opportunity based in our Dunfermline office.

We take pride in having a great team of people and you can find out more about what life is like at Thomson Cooper by visiting our website news and reading our team blogs .

As part of the recruitment process, you must provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.Please be aware that this post does not satisfy the qualifications or salary requirement to qualify for skilled worker sponsorship, and Thomson Cooper do not currently hold a valid skilled worker sponsor licence to employ workers from outside the UK.