Part Qualified Auditor

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About the role...:
Our Audit team are on the lookout for keen and ambitious part qualified Audit Trainees/Semi-Seniors and Audit Seniors to come and join the team as we enter our next phase of growth.


There has never been a better time to join us! So, if you have a passion for what you do, keen to get stuck in the mix, keep learning and strive to be the best you, then we want to hear from you.


Our award-winning Audit team various specialities, this role would revolve around private business clients - a broad, multi-industry client base; we service more privately-owned firms in the Midlands than anyone else.


Whether you are looking to become specialist or want to keep things open and have a mixed portfolio, we have an opportunity waiting for you.


You will:


Work as part of a team to meet deadlines and contribute to help the team as a whole to meet its objectives and ensure client demands are exceeded
Manage a number of priorities to deliver high quality results
Proactively follow up on review points raised by the manager and completing them in a timely manner
Plan and organise effectively to ensure all client work is carried out within the appropriate timescales set by the manager and providing regular updates to the manager without being prompted
Provide technical expertise to ensure audit procedures performed are conducted to correct standard and accounts preparation is accurate
Be confident to seek guidance and support from colleagues and managers when required
Have the ability to problem solve to clear audit issues and be flexible to meet manager and client expectations
Manage your feedback and development, seek support from your line manager, and be open and honest

Whilst you continue to learn the ropes, we'll also support you with continuing your ACA/ACCA journey.

About you...:
At Cooper Parry, we’re in it together. All we ask of our people is that they play all in. You’ll continuously strive to keep learning – whether you’re a trainee or a Partner – and you’ll be brave, stepping out of your comfort zone to tackle new challenges. Above all, be nice. A simple notion, but an irreplaceable part of what makes CP, CP.


In addition to those core values, as an Audit Semi-Senior/Audit Senior, you should;


Studying towards their ACA or ACCA qualification at least within their 2nd year of a trainee or apprenticeship contract, also open to those in their 3rd year and working towards qualification
Experience in Private Owned Businesses or mixed portfolio
Great at relationship building as you will have the opportunity to work closely with the manager and the client
A top notch problem solver, never settled with base level information and always ready to dig for the facts and find resolutions to problems
Approach your work with a positive attitude to perform above and beyond expectation
About us...:
We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. So, we don’t give run-of-the-mill advice.

We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.

That’s how we’ve become the fastest-growing accountancy firm in the UK, and we’ve never been the type to rest on our laurels.

Over the last couple of years alone, we’ve achieved some fantastic feats:

Best Companies’ 1 Accountancy Firm No.30 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK
Became B Corp Certified in 2023 and we’re still the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
Came No.3 overall at the Inspiring Workplace Awards in 2024, against all businesses of all sizes in the UK and Ireland. We were recognised as “Best-in-class” for Inspiring Culture and Purpose, Wellbeing, Employee Voice and Employee Experience Read more