Interim External Audit Lead

Post title: Interim External Audit Lead

Day rate: £465 per day umbrella

Location: London (2 days a week on site)

Length: 3-4 months

We are recruiting for a well known London based Charity who are looking for an ideally immediately available and experienced external audit lead, who can come in and support the Head of Financial Accounts as their right hand person in managing the delivery of the external audit of the statutory accounts, working in close partnership with internal senior Finance managers and the external auditors.

You will assist in managing the successful delivery of the external audit of the statutory accounts including planning, resourcing, testing and review stages in line with the audit plan, coordinating with staff across the organisation to deliver audit information according to the established timetable and required standards, and will liaise with the external auditor at every stage.

Establishing collaborative and effective working relations with senior and executive level managers across the organisation to ensure both understanding of their department requirements and commitment to quality and timescales will be key, and you will also be required to assist the Head of Financial Accounting in preparing reports to be taken to the Audit Committee, detailing progress and issues, together with proposed solutions.

You will have previous significant experience of successfully delivering an external audit of the statutory accounts for other large charitable organisations, be fully qualified and a SORP/ Charity financial reporting expert with strong project management skills.