Audit Partner – Bristol

Overview

In this Audit Partner role based in Bristol, you will lead a portfolio of audit and assurance engagements to ensure high-quality delivery. You’ll work to grow the Bristol audit practice, building strong client relationships and providing commercial insights to SME, owner-managed, and larger groups. You will mentor teams, drive audit quality, and collaborate with other service lines to offer integrated solutions. This is a partner-level opportunity with significant client-facing and business-development responsibility. You will shape the practice’s direction and contribute to strategic growth in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Competitive Partner-level package
• Opportunity to grow the Bristol audit practice
• Significant client-facing and business development responsibility
• Diverse portfolio of clients and sectors
• Leadership and team development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of audit and assurance engagements
• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships
• Deliver high-quality audits in line with UK GAAP, IFRS and professional standards
• Act as a trusted adviser, providing commercially focused insight to clients
• Identify and develop new business opportunities
• Support the strategic growth and development of the audit practice
• Lead, mentor and develop audit teams
• Drive audit quality, technical excellence and continuous improvement
• Work collaboratively with other service lines to deliver integrated client solutions
• Contribute to the firm’s wider strategic and commercial objectives

Key requirements

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified
• Significant post-qualified external audit experience
• Proven experience leading audits and managing client relationships
• Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and auditing standards
• Experience working with SMEs, owner-managed businesses and/or larger groups
• Previous experience at Audit Manager, Senior Manager, Director or Partner level
• RI status, or the ability and willingness to obtain RI status
• Strong commercial awareness and business development skills
• Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills
• Entrepreneurial and proactive approach with the ambition to contribute at Partner level

• leadership
• communication
• relationship-building
• UK GAAP
• IFRS
• auditing standards

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