Audit Manager Job in Kettering

Lead corporate audit assignments and develop your team in this Audit Manager job in Kettering, paying £52,000–£65,000 and combining client portfolio management, accounts review and involvement in business planning and advisory work.

Garry Howling Recruitment is recruiting for a confidential accountancy practice in Kettering, Northamptonshire, within the East Midlands. You will manage a corporate services portfolio, oversee assignment quality and work with Partners to deliver an efficient service.

For professionals exploring Audit Manager jobs in Kettering, this role combines technical leadership with client relationships and commercial responsibility. The brief seeks ACA or ACCA qualification, or equivalent experience, alongside substantial audit practice and staff management experience. You will review audit, accounts and corporation tax work while helping colleagues develop and contributing to the practice’s wider services.

About this Audit Manager Opportunity in Kettering

You will plan and manage work for a portfolio of corporate clients, becoming a regular contact for their day-to-day accounting and audit requirements.

The role involves balancing technical quality, deadlines and cost-effective delivery. You will coordinate assignments with Partners, delegate work appropriately and ensure colleagues receive useful feedback and development opportunities.

Alongside compliance delivery, you will identify business opportunities and support advisory assignments, including business planning. Your contribution will also extend to accounts preparation and relevant outsourcing work for corporate clients.

The Corporate Audit Manager Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and managing audit and corporate services assignments.
• Building your understanding of clients’ businesses and maintaining effective relationships.
• Responding promptly to client and third-party queries, including enquiries from HMRC.
• Reviewing and finalising audit files, accounts and corporation tax work prepared by colleagues.
• Maintaining the practice’s quality and compliance standards.
• Allocating work according to experience, capacity and development needs.
• Providing staff appraisal feedback and identifying training requirements.
• Supporting Partners with business planning, advisory and other audit-related projects.
• Identifying opportunities to provide additional services.
• Monitoring assignment progress, budgets and statutory deadlines.
• Managing work in progress and helping move completed work through to billing.
• Contributing to the development of the corporate services team.

About You

The brief seeks ACA or ACCA qualification, or equivalent experience. FCA or FCCA status would be advantageous.

The stated experience requirements are:

• At least two years’ post-qualification experience within an audit practice environment.
• At least two years’ experience managing staff within accountancy practice.

If you are applying on the basis of equivalent experience, contact us to discuss how your background meets the role’s requirements.

You should also demonstrate:

• Experience leading audits and reviewing completed files.
• Detailed knowledge of audit and accounts preparation.
• Corporate taxation knowledge.
• Confidence managing client relationships and resolving problems.
• Effective delegation, feedback and people management.
• Commercial awareness, including assignment efficiency and work in progress.
• Networking and business development skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and relevant accounting systems.
• Clear communication, organisation and professional confidentiality.

Experience working with charities or academies would be beneficial, but is not essential.

Audit Manager Salary and Benefits

Salary: £52,000–£65,000.

Contact Garry Howling Recruitment to discuss the benefits package, working hours and arrangements attached to the appointment.

The brief requires candidates to live within commuting distance and to work outside normal hours when necessary. Discuss these expectations with us before applying.

Audit Management Jobs in Kettering and Northamptonshire

For candidates considering audit management vacancies in Kettering, this position combines responsibility for client delivery with technical review and team development.

The corporate services scope extends beyond audit alone, encompassing accounts, corporation tax and appropriate advisory work. It may suit an experienced practice manager who enjoys maintaining client relationships while improving how assignments are organised and delivered.

Professionals exploring corporate audit jobs across Northamptonshire and the East Midlands can discuss how the portfolio and responsibilities align with their experience.

Kettering and Northamptonshire Location

The advertised job base is Kettering, Northamptonshire. Candidates must live within commuting distance.

Nearby areas such as Corby, Wellingborough and Market Harborough may offer potential commuting options, depending on the precise workplace, attendance requirements and your preferred journey.

These towns are commuting options rather than additional vacancy locations. Contact us to discuss the office base, client-site travel and working arrangements.

Apply for this Audit Manager Job in Kettering

Apply through Garry Howling Recruitment or email your CV to garry@garryhowlingrecruitment.co.uk.

If you have audit leadership and staff management experience within practice, contact us for a confidential discussion about this Audit Manager job in Kettering and your priorities for your next move.