Audit Director

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About the Role

Are you an ambitious Audit Director looking to join a rapidly growing accountancy firm that is a certified Great Place to Work®? Join us in our new Birmingham office and play a pivotal role in shaping its success.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our West Midlands expansion, with a clear career path to progress quickly to Partner.

You will be joining a business that consistently demonstrates year-on-year growth and regularly wins audit clients from the Big 4 and Top 10.

We are keen to hear from individuals who want to take a leading role in the development and growth of our Birmingham office – you can have real input into our long-term strategic direction. We have big ambitions for our new Birmingham office and are looking for Audit Directors who are interested in being part of the journey, helping to develop our offering and

Responsibilities will include:

Leading our Birmingham audit team to successfully deliver a broad range of Corporate, NFP, and Charity audit engagements.
Developing our audit team – including recruiting team members and mentoring our Managers/Senior Managers to help them reach their potential.
Working with our Partner team on our Birmingham strategic growth plans.
Building relationships, managing client expectations, and winning work.
About You

To be considered for the role, you will need to be:

ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with experience managing a diverse portfolio of audit clients across sectors.
An excellent communicator capable of building rapport with people at all levels.
A great people manager who enjoys developing and coaching their team.
A strong business developer eager to build contacts and network within the Birmingham business community.
Highly commercial with a drive to contribute to Bishop Fleming’s growth.
Why Bishop Fleming?!

Bishop Fleming is an award-winning and certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands. With a turnover of £48m, the firm saw growth of almost 15% over the last 12 months. Currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and is also the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.

From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; Bishop Fleming offers full services across a diverse range of sectors.

Bishop Fleming is also a member of Kreston Global, a global network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

With 9 offices, over 47 partners, and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients’ needs. From owner-managed businesses to large businesses; to schools, not-for-profit and public sector organisations; and private clients we have the full-service expertise to advise our clients.

If that’s not enough, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including:

30 days holiday plus bank holidays plus Christmas off!
Hybrid working
A contributory Pension scheme
Life assurance
Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
Yulife employee wellbeing app
Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
Numerous opportunities for development Read more