The Role

About EQ: 

We are EQ Accountants Limited, an accounting, taxation, audit, and business advisory practice based in the East of Scotland and offering the full spectrum of solutions to meet our clients’ financial needs. Our specialisms include Agriculture, Engineering and Manufacturing, Healthcare, Leisure, Professions, Property and Construction, Technology and Charities.  

We have been supporting our clients since the early 1990s, but there has never been a more interesting or important time to come onboard.  Joining the EQ team at this juncture is an exciting opportunity propelled by the recent investment from Sumer Group. With an ambitious plan to triple turnover within the next five years, EQ stands as a frontrunner in Scotland’s accountancy sector.  

Bolstered by Sumer’s backing, EQ gains access to a vast network of over 1,000 colleagues across 40 offices while retaining the localised expertise of its core team.  Led by a dynamic leadership team and fuelled by strategic acquisitions, EQ is poised for growth. As part of this journey, EQ fosters a culture of development and empowerment, exemplified by employee-focused initiatives.  

If you are looking for a firm that inspires development, encourages progression, and will allow you to fulfil your potential while being part of a transformative endeavour reshaping the landscape of UK accountancy, there is a rewarding career waiting for you at EQ.   

The role: 

The Audit Senior role is a varied and rewarding role that is guaranteed to develop and grow your business partnering, commercial finance skills and your ability to analyse and interpret data. 

As a key front-facing member of the Audit team, your ability to build strong working relationships and effectively implement our audit plans, projects and initiatives will be crucial to our success in enabling our clients to safeguard their controls and compliance and ultimately add commercial value to their businesses. 

Key Responsibilities: 

In the Audit Senior role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end client audit experience with support from the Manager and Audit Partner. 

You’ll be planning, organising, documenting, supervising, and completing a case load of client audit fieldwork assessing the effectiveness of internal controls and identifying risks. 

As part of each audit assignment, you’ll have the opportunity to propose recommendations to the Audit Partner and Manager. 

You’ll also be responsible for reviewing the work of our audit juniors and assisting them with their training and development. 

What you’ll need to be successful: 

ACCA/CA qualified including newly qualified but with a minimum of two years of general practice experience. 

• Technically competent with a deep understanding of accounting principles and auditing standards and regulatory requirements with business advisory skills.
• The ability to assess risks, evaluate controls and identify areas of improvement.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse complex financial information, identify patterns and draw meaningful conclusions as well as develop appropriate audit procedures.
• Positivity and confidence in your abilities, but you’re also a kind, empathetic person.
• Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate audit findings, recommendations, and accounting concepts clearly and concisely.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with clients and colleagues in a conscientious and diplomatic way that motivates people to arrive at solutions that achieve their targeted outcomes.
• Computer literate with knowledge and experience of audit and practice management systems as well as the usual MS Office applications.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to effectively analyse and report on outcomes and issues.
• You understand how to organise and maintain audit planning systems that keep you on track to deliver the expected outcomes of several audit projects at once.
• The expectation is that you’ll work across our client locations in Dundee and Angus, therefore, your ability to travel independently is a must.

Benefits: 

We offer an inclusive culture that values difference, pride in the service we provide to our clients, belonging, employee welfare and continuous improvement as critical aspects of our organisational performance. As well as ongoing learning and development opportunities and a career development programme, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package (subject to conditions) which includes:  

• Life cover.  
• Income protection.  
• Financial planning consultation.  
• Pension contribution scheme.  
• Flexible working.  
• Approved professional subscriptions.  

• Enhanced annual leave.  

Closing date: 17th May 2024