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    Audit Senior

    Accounting
    Pro Talent
    Kent, Sittingbourne
    Permanent
    Competitive
    On-Site

    Job Description

    Audit Senior

    Sittingbourne, Kent Hybrid

    Location: Sittingbourne, Kent (hybrid) Salary: Competitive, depending on experience Contract: Permanent, full time Qualification: ACA or ACCA

    Newly qualified and ready to run your own audits? Or already a senior and looking for a team where you can properly lead jobs and bring juniors on? This Sittingbourne role could be a good fit.

    ABOUT THE FIRM

    My client is a well-established local practice that's part of a large UK and Ireland accountancy and business advisory group. It has the feel of a close-knit local office, with the training, technical support and specialist colleagues of a much bigger firm behind it. The audit team is growing, which is why they're hiring.

    THE ROLE

    You'll lead audit assignments from planning through to completion, running the fieldwork, keeping the file in good order and getting it ready for manager review. You'll be the day-to-day contact for your clients, so there's plenty of client time. You'll also help the juniors on each job and answer their questions, which is a big part of what makes a good senior.

    WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

    • Leading audits from planning to completion

    • Making sure files are complete, well organised and ready for sign-off

    • Analysing client data and giving practical recommendations

    • Building relationships with new and existing clients

    • Supporting and mentoring junior team members on site

    • Preparing and reviewing accounts, and some tax, VAT and PAYE work

    • Planning your own workload to hit deadlines WHO THIS WILL SUIT

    • ACA or ACCA qualified

    • Previous audit experience in practice

    • Some experience supervising or mentoring juniors

    • Organised, with a good eye for detail

    • Comfortable dealing with clients and building rapport WHAT'S ON OFFER

    • Hybrid working

    • 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 more

    • Office closure over Christmas

    • Life assurance at 4x salary, pension, and enhanced family leave and sick pay

    • Flexible benefits including private medical and dental

    • An expanding audit team where you can build your people and client skills GET IN TOUCH

    If you're an audit senior in Kent, or newly qualified and ready for the step up, I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a line for a confidential chat.

    Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent

    ProTalent.eu

    Posted on October 4, 2026

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