CASS Manager/Senior Manager

We are looking to recruit a CASS Audit Manager/Senior Manager to deliver the effective completion of CASS Audits (reasonable assurance and limited assurance engagements), coach and train the audit team, and ensure deadlines and budgets are met.

We are actively building out Financial Services practice, to fulfil the market potential that Johnston Carmichael has in the UK. Our longer-term goal is to also provide CASS advisory services, providing development opportunities to attract new clients, together with opportunities for staff to develop their careers.

We are flexible on location within the central belt of Scotland, however, would consider other Scottish locations in a commutable distance to our offices.

Responsibilities

• Planning and managing the effective, professional, and efficient delegation, flow-through, and completion of CASS Audits.
• Maintaining up to date technical knowledge of CASS and related FCA regulations.
• Assisting the Audit Partners and Directors with CASS Audit planning work and internal reporting.
• Providing CASS technical and CASS Audit planning support to clients.
• Working closely with the audit team to ensure audit work is managed efficiently and effectively from start to finish and is undertaken in accordance with Johnston Carmichael's Audit policy and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with Johnston Carmichael colleagues at all levels.
• Being the principal contact for clients on day-to-day audit matters.
• Building effective working relationships with client staff at all levels.
• Managing and supporting audit staff to achieve their goals and objectives ensuring they are developing their CASS skills and capabilities.
• Acting as an ambassador for Johnston Carmichael.

About you

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (or equivalent)
• Experience in leading CASS Audits is essential
• Strong technical knowledge of CASS and understanding of key current issues and regulatory developments facing CASS Audit clients
• Strong industry knowledge, ideally within wealth and investment management
• Experience working on a range of CASS governance, risk, and operational frameworks, including monitoring and control testing
• A leader of your own work and your professional learning
• Practical experience of using software systems in the preparation of audit files, and audit working papers. Full training will be given on all software packages
• Ability to budget and manage audit finances
• The successful candidate will have excellent organizational skills and be pro-active in their approach to their work
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively impact, influence, and manage others.

Why Johnston Carmichael?

With 14 offices across Scotland and beyond, we're one of the country's leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers. Working at Johnston Carmichael means working in a team of over 900 sharp minds - each of which is valued and heard. We support our people to ensure they can grow their own way through proactive learning and development.

At Johnston Carmichael, we want what's best for our clients, our people, and our communities. You'll be joining a team that's engaged with its local communities and committed to supporting them. Over the last decade, we've raised over £450,000 for charitable causes across Scotland, and we're also Gold Sponsors of the Kiltwalk.

We have a People and Culture Forum that generates ideas for positive change and has several subgroups, including LGBTQIA+ and Gender Equality, which seek to educate and encourage everyone in our firm to be themselves in order to do their best work.

If you value enabling leadership, quality, integrity, and a workplace that prioritizes giving back as much as you put in, then Johnston Carmichael is the firm for you.

How working for us can work for you:

As a valued member of the Johnston Carmichael team, you'll benefit from a number of employee benefits including but not exhaustive to; a personal pension scheme, annual leave, and life assurance, as well as your own personal training and development plan. [Click here](insert link) to see what's on offer at Johnston Carmichael.

We know that 9-5 office hours aren't for everyone. We support flexible working and also use a hybrid working model. One size doesn't fit all, so let's discuss what might work for you and our firm.

Doing the Right Thing and Standing in Other People's Shoes are two of our core values. We nurture and celebrate individuality at Johnston Carmichael. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all communities. Our culture is one where everyone is enabled to be a leader of their work and their learning.

If you're ready to work in an innovative and forward-thinking firm alongside talented, sharp minds, apply today.

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