Audit Associate

At Chiene + Tait (“C+T”), the success of our business is founded on being able to recruit the best people, who share our values and are driven to make a positive impact. As a result, we are recognised as a market leader and a firm that creates real and lasting value for our clients. We provide you with opportunities to drive change and make a difference.

We are looking for a part-qualified auditor to join our Audit Assurance team based in our Inverness office, to support our growing client base of SMEs and individuals in the Highlands. This is a developing team which provides services to a range of clients including high net worth private clients, SME’s/corporates and entrepreneurs. We believe in providing our clients with a high quality, cost effective and reliable personal service. Like many organisations, we have adapted our working practices to ensure the safety of our team and our clients. Our teams are all currently working remotely, and this is likely to continue for the foreseeable future before we move to a dynamic working model.

We recognize individual achievements through opportunities for development and advancement. Candidates should have UK based external audit experience, strong technical and communication skills. Attention to detail, technical strength, commercial awareness, good communication and PC skills are essential.

What you will do

Your role will involve:

• External audit of accounts for a varied portfolio of clients including for example entities in the following sectors: owner managed businesses, technology, life sciences, financial services, property groups, charities, housing associations and pension schemes.
• Liaison and communication with colleagues, Managers and Partners
• Coaching more junior staff and assisting with in-house training sessions
• Developing and maintaining client contact and relationships
• Ensure that work is completed within the required timescales and to the agreed budget
• Undertake ad-hoc work as directed by the Management team

What we are looking for

• Experience of accounts preparation essential
• Recent experience in public practice essential
• Recent external audit experience essential
• Part-qualified CA or ACCA
• Good communication skills required
• Willingness to take responsibility and suggest solutions to problems encountered
• Proven success as a team player
• Demonstrable ability to work to budgets and deadlines
• IT literate – Microsoft Office, CCH Audit Automation, SAGE, Xero, CaseWare IDEA preferred

C+T brings together more than 150 specialists providing a wide range of high-quality professional services. Headquartered in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre, we also have an office in Inverness and virtual offices in Glasgow and London. As members of a globally connected network of more than 175 firms in 83 countries, we bring world-class capabilities and high-quality services to clients, and a fantastic workplace culture and global opportunity to our people.