Audit and Accounts Assistant Manager

We are hiring for a leading, established firm in Kilkenny who are seeking an Audit and Accounts Assistant Manager to join their growing regional practice at a time of sustained client expansion. The role offers a clear career milestone for an ambitious professional who has built a strong technical foundation in practice and is ready to step into greater client ownership and a leadership position within the team.

You will manage a diverse portfolio of audit and accounts assignments, supervise and mentor junior team members on engagements, and act as a direct point of contact for clients. You will report to the Audit and Accounts Manager while benefiting from regular, direct partner access.

This is a key development role within a progressive firm that heavily values internal advancement and actively supports its people to grow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engagement Delivery: Plan, execute, and finalise audit and accounts assignments across a varied portfolio of clients, including family businesses, owner-managed companies, and not-for-profit organisations.
• Client Relationship Management: Build direct working relationships with clients, becoming a reliable, go-to contact for day-to-day business matters.
• Team Leadership: Supervise trainee and qualified staff on engagements, reviewing workflows and providing proactive, on-the-job coaching.
• Project Management: Manage your own timeline and the time of your team across multiple assignments to meet budgets and deadlines.
• Advisory Support: Assist managers and partners in delivering technical advice to clients, collaborating with the wider specialist teams when needed.
• Professional Growth: Take an active role in your own technical development and champion the career progression of the trainees around you.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to internal initiatives that refine how the team operates and works together.

Skills and Experience:

• Qualifications: Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Experience: Two to four years of post-qualification or relevant practice experience specifically across audit and accounts.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial reporting standards and current auditing standards.
• Leadership Capabilities: Proven experience supervising or mentoring junior staff on live engagements.
• Communication: High confidence dealing with clients directly, backed by strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Execution: Highly organised, with the ability to effectively prioritise across multiple live assignments.
• Mindset: A genuine appetite for professional development—both your own and that of the people around you.

What is on offer:

• Impact: A highly varied client portfolio with real responsibility and ownership from day one.
• Culture: Direct partner access within a flat, highly collaborative team structure.
• Progression: Genuine career advancement opportunities in a firm that is actively growing.
• Flexibility: Flexible working hours by agreement, built around an environment of trust.
• Development: Continuous investment in your professional training and CPD.
• Stability: A modern, long-established regional office hub with a stable, supportive team that prioritises low staff turnover.