Company Description
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.
Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.
Job Description
Why join S&W Group Audit?
We're really proud of our highly successful S&W Audit department. We hold ourselves to high standards and work together to produce quality, incisive audit work in a collegiate environment. We're focused in working with an expanding client base of dynamic mid-market businesses whom are evolving and changing; which gives our team continual development opportunities and new experiences.
If you see yourself in an environment with an exciting and varied career journey and given the opportunity to perform and develop in one of the fastest growing audit firms in the UK and Ireland, the S&W audit department might be exactly what you're looking for.
As an Audit Associate, your responsibilities will include among others:
- Complete audit programmes by undertaking tasks allocated and signing off to evidence completion
- Document fully work completed
- Conclude on each individual test and sections
- Highlight issues and problems for attention
- Review working papers of more junior staff where agreed
- Obtain information and explanations from client staff
- Establishing relationship point as for trainee
- Resolution of queries whether of an audit or accountancy nature
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should
- Be Part Qualified Accountant, ideally ACA or ACCA.
- Have demonstrable audit experience gained within a professional services firm.
- Have track record of strong academic performance.
Additional Information
As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include
Competitive salary
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Pension contribution
Hybrid working model (role dependent)
Generous holiday package
Option to purchase additional holiday
Shared parental leave
Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Eye care support
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.