Senior Audit Manager

Senior Audit Manager – Leatherhead, Surrey

£75,000 – £90,000 + Comprehensive Benefits Package
Hybrid Working | Flexible Working | Senior Client Exposure

A Senior Audit Manager opportunity in Leatherhead, Surrey offering London-quality client work, complex audit assignments and advisory exposure, without the daily commute.

This role sits within an award-winning independent Accountancy and Tax practice with a strong client-focused culture and an exceptional portfolio of privately owned, entrepreneurial and international clients. The work is technically interesting, commercially varied and well-suited to an experienced audit professional who wants senior-level responsibility, Partner access and long-term career progression.

Fletcher George is delighted to be supporting this appointment. The firm continues to enjoy significant success while retaining its independence, relationship-led approach and strong commitment to client service.

Clients include entrepreneurial business owners, substantial privately owned groups, international organisations, high-net-worth individuals and businesses operating across sophisticated sectors including technology, financial services, property development, luxury retail, media and motorsport.

Many of the assignments are complex and advisory-led, offering a breadth and depth of experience which is rare to find outside London.

The Opportunity

Working closely with the Audit Partners and Directors, you will take responsibility for a diverse portfolio of audit clients ranging from owner-managed businesses through to large and complex groups.

Alongside statutory audit assignments, you will also have the opportunity to become involved in advisory and project-based work, including due diligence, investigations, valuations and complex financial reporting projects.

This is a senior client-facing audit role offering regular access to business owners, Boards and senior decision-makers. It would suit an experienced Audit Senior Manager, Audit Manager or senior audit professional who enjoys both technical audit delivery and wider commercial advisory work.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a varied portfolio of audit clients across a range of sectors
• Leading audit planning, risk assessment and delivery from inception through to completion
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients and providing commercial and accounting support
• Working closely with Partners and Directors on client engagements and strategic matters
• Reviewing statutory financial statements prepared under UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS
• Ensuring audits are delivered efficiently while maintaining high technical standards
• Supporting quality control initiatives and continuous improvement projects
• Managing, mentoring and developing junior team members
• Contributing to business development activity, proposals and new client opportunities
• Participating in wider advisory assignments, including due diligence, investigations and valuations

• Managing a varied portfolio of audit clients across a range of sectors
• Leading audit planning, risk assessment and delivery from inception through to completion
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients and providing commercial and accounting support
• Working closely with Partners and Directors on client engagements and strategic matters
• Reviewing statutory financial statements prepared under UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS
• Ensuring audits are delivered efficiently while maintaining high technical standards
• Supporting quality control initiatives and continuous improvement projects
• Managing, mentoring and developing junior team members
• Contributing to business development activity, proposals and new client opportunities
• Participating in wider advisory assignments, including due diligence, investigations and valuations

About You

You will be ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified and currently operating in a senior audit role within an accountancy practice.

You may already be working as a Senior Audit Manager, Audit Manager, Audit & Accounts Senior Manager or Audit Associate Director, and you will be looking for a role which offers greater client exposure, technical challenge and long-term career development.

You will bring:

• Extensive experience managing statutory audit assignments
• Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS
• Experience managing a varied audit portfolio
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical business advice
• Strong leadership, delegation and team development skills
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• A proactive, hands-on and collaborative approach
• The ability to work independently while supporting the wider audit team

Exposure to transaction support, due diligence or other advisory-led assignments would be advantageous, although not essential.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary guide set by Fletcher George of £75,000 – £90,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Exposure to an exceptional and varied client portfolio
• Opportunity to work closely with highly experienced Partners and Directors
• Advisory and project-based work alongside statutory audit assignments
• Genuine long-term career progression opportunities
• Modern offices and an excellent working environment
• Supportive, independent accountancy practice environment

Location

The role is based in Leatherhead, Surrey and is easily accessible from across Surrey and South West London, including Guildford, Epsom, Cobham, Esher, Weybridge, Woking, Reigate, Dorking, Kingston, Sutton, Croydon and South West London.

For audit professionals currently commuting into Central London, this opportunity offers access to a genuinely impressive client portfolio, complex assignments and direct exposure to Partners and business owners, while allowing you to work closer to home. 

Next Steps

Please apply now or contact Fletcher George for a confidential discussion about this Senior Audit Manager job in Leatherhead, Surrey.

We would be pleased to discuss this opportunity, the wider Surrey and South West London audit market, and how this role could support your longer-term career plans.

Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK.