Audit Senior Manager - Milton Keynes

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£65,000 - £90,000 with excellent benefits
Ref: 2017 Date Posted: Sunday 22 Feb 2026

Audit Senior Manager
📍 Milton Keynes
💰 £70,000 – £90,000 + Bonus & Excellent Benefits (DOE)

Are you an experienced Audit Senior Manager looking to take on a strategic leadership role within a Top 15 UK firm with genuine progression opportunities?

We are partnering with a nationally recognised accountancy practice with a strong international network and an established presence in Milton Keynes. The firm combines technical excellence with a people-first culture, offering clear pathways to Director and beyond.

This is a pivotal leadership role, supporting Partners and Directors in delivering strategic growth while leading complex audit assignments and managing key client relationships.

 

The Role

As Audit Senior Manager, you will oversee a substantial and varied portfolio, balancing client expectations, technical delivery and commercial performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading complex audit and accounts assignments from planning to completion

  • Managing a large and diverse client portfolio, including OMBs across multiple sectors

  • Acting as the primary relationship lead on key client engagements

  • Supporting Partners and Directors in executing the firm’s strategic objectives

  • Motivating, developing and coaching Managers and wider team members

  • Ensuring quality control, technical compliance (UK GAAP, FRS102, FRS101, IFRS) and budget management

  • Identifying growth opportunities within your portfolio and contributing to business development initiatives

  • Managing WIP, recoverability and resource planning across multiple projects

This is a visible leadership role with real influence over team direction and client strategy.

 

About You

  • ACA / ACCA qualified

  • Minimum 5 years’ post-qualified experience within external audit and general practice

  • Strong technical expertise across UK GAAP, FRS102, FRS101 and IFRS

  • Proven experience managing large client portfolios

  • Demonstrable leadership ability with experience developing and mentoring managers

  • Commercially astute with the confidence to identify and pursue new opportunities

  • Strong organisational and communication skills

You’ll be a natural leader — someone who challenges the status quo, drives performance and builds trusted, long-term client relationships.

 

What’s on Offer

  • £70,000 – £90,000 salary (depending on experience)

  • Discretionary bonus

  • Hybrid and agile working (including two home-working days)

  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays, with option to buy/sell additional days

  • Structured succession planning and genuine Director pathway

  • Comprehensive wellbeing support, including 24/7 confidential assistance

 

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Audit Senior Manager seeking a strategic leadership role within a forward-thinking and growing firm.

For a confidential discussion, please get in touch.