Director - Audit

Job Description

Director / Partner Designate opportunity in a high-growth, advisory-led firm

Your new firm
This isn’t a traditional audit-heavy practice ticking boxes in the background. It’s a fast-growing, privately owned Advisory-led firm where audit exists - but it doesn’t define the business.
The client base is ambitious, entrepreneurial and increasingly international, with complex needs that go far beyond compliance. Audit is delivered properly, but the real focus is on adding value, building relationships, and driving commercial outcomes.
Culturally, it’s modern, collaborative and forward-thinking. There’s real investment in systems, people and ideas. Decisions happen quickly, senior leadership is accessible, and progression is based on impact - not time served.
The leadership team is young, energetic and genuinely growth-focused. It’s a business that rewards initiative and gives people the space to build something meaningful.If you enjoy being client-facing, commercially involved, and not defined purely by audit cycles, this environment will suit you.
Your new role
This is a newly created Director / Partner Designate role, with a clear emphasis on growing a Business Advisory offering alongside a selective, high-quality audit portfolio.You won’t be stepping into a purely audit-led role. Instead, your remit will be balanced towards relationship ownership, advisory work and growth - with audit acting as a gateway, not a limitation.
Key responsibilities include:

• Owning a portfolio that blends audit and advisory, with a clear shift towards higher-value work
• Developing and deepening client relationships beyond year-end engagements
• Driving business development, particularly across advisory services
• Hiring, mentoring and shaping a team aligned to a more commercial service offering
• Working closely with senior leadership on service line growth and positioning

This is ideal for someone who has strong audit foundations but doesn’t want to remain in a purely compliance-driven seat long term.
What you’ll need to succeed

• ACA or ACCA qualified (CTA / RI support available if required)
• Solid audit background, with exposure to broader advisory or a clear desire to move in that direction
• Experience managing client relationships, ideally with some portfolio responsibility
• Background within a mid-tier, independent or growth-focused firm
• A commercial mindset - someone who naturally looks beyond the audit file
• A people-focused leadership style
• The ambition to build a client base and shape a service offering

What you’ll get in return

• £85,000 - £105,000 + bonus
• A genuine and achievable route to Partner / Equity Partner
• The opportunity to transition from audit-heavy work into a more advisory-led role
• Hybrid working and exposure to complex, international clients
• Strong internal support, without the bureaucracy of a larger firm
• The chance to build a team and portfolio that reflects your strengths

What you need to do now
If you’re an Audit Manager or Senior Manager starting to lean into advisory, or a Director who wants to rebalance their role away from pure audit, this is a rare opportunity to accelerate that shift.
Apply now for a confidential conversation. Please note: due to regulatory and client-facing requirements, applicants must be UK qualified and have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.#4797767