Audit Director - Corporate Audit & Accounts

Are you an Audit Senior Manager or Associate Director ready to take on a more visible, commercially focused leadership role? Do you bring broad sector audit experience and the confidence to develop new business opportunities? Are you looking for a role that combines client leadership, team development and a clear pathway to RI and partnership? We are delighted to be supporting a growing accountancy practice based in Birmingham. They are looking to appoint an Audit Director to play a key role in the continued development and expansion of its Corporate Audit & Accounts offering across the Midlands. This is a senior, business–development–led role, suited either to an individual already holding RI status, or an ambitious Associate Director/Senior Manager looking for a clear and supported route to achieving RI status and progressing towards Partnership. The Opportunity Working closely with Partners and senior leadership, you will take a lead role in shaping the audit offering in the region. You'll combine technical leadership with commercial focus – developing new client relationships, expanding existing ones, and strengthening the firm's presence in the Midlands market. Alongside winning work and building your own portfolio, you will oversee complex audit engagements, support audit quality and play an active role in developing people, processes and culture within the department. This role offers genuine autonomy, visibility and progression, and is positioned as a key stepping stone towards future Partnership. Key Responsibilities

• Act as a senior ambassador for the practice across Birmingham and the wider Midlands
• Lead and oversee audit engagements for a varied portfolio of corporate clients across multiple sectors
• Take on or work towards RI responsibility, with increasing exposure to complex audits
• Build, develop and sustain a strong client portfolio, with a clear focus on growth
• Drive business development activity, leveraging your existing Midlands network to win new work
• Identify cross–service opportunities in collaboration with Tax, Accounts and Advisory teams
• Lead client meetings and maintain senior–level relationships
• Work closely with Partners to support the strategic growth of the Birmingham office
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the audit function, including quality, training and operational efficiency
• Lead, mentor and develop senior and junior audit team members
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive and high–performance culture

About You You will be a commercially minded audit professional with strong leadership capability and a passion for building and growing a business. You will bring:

• Significant experience within audit in a professional services / practice environment
• RI status, or a clear track record and ambition to achieve RI status
• Broad sector audit exposure, ideally across owner–managed and mid–market businesses
• A strong professional network across the Midlands, with evidence of business development success
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships and win new work
• Experience leading complex audit engagements and senior client conversations
• Strong people–leadership skills, with experience developing high–performing teams
• A proactive, commercially focused approach and comfort operating at Director level

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary – flexible dependant on experience
• Senior Audit Director role with clear progression towards RI and Partnership
• Hybrid working model
• High–profile, growth–focused position with real influence
• Opportunity to build and shape a regional audit offering
• Competitive benefits package, including:
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + option to purchase more
• Electric car scheme