Senior Audit Manager

Are you an experienced audit professional ready to step up into a senior leadership role? Join our Audit & Assurance team in Melbourne, where you'll manage complex client engagements, deepen key relationships and lead a team of talented auditors to reach their full potential. It's an ideal next step for someone with ambitions to progress towards Partner in the future.

Your role, your contribution!   

• Manage and guide the planning of complex audit engagements, identifying risk, setting timetables and negotiating fees
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, developing a detailed understanding of their business needs
• Review audit files and prepare business reports, ensuring compliance with relevant Audit Metholodgy and standards.
• Identify opportunities to add value to clients' scope of work and prepare fee proposals to help win new business
• Manage, coordinate and delegate work across the team in line with the Audit Plan
• Lead, develop and mentor a team of auditors through coaching, training and regular performance reviews

The benefits of joining us!  

• Nine-day fortnight (compressed working week), designed to support your wellbeing
• Flexible working policies, including time off in lieu, hybrid working arrangements and opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to industry-leading learning and development designed to accelerate your development

What you will bring to the role:

• 7+ years' audit experience, including at least 3 years in professional services or a client-facing role
• CA qualified or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or similar would be highly desirable 
• Strong technical knowledge of audit standards and relevant statutory and regulatory requirements
• Proven people leadership skills, with excellent communication and stakeholder management ability

If this role sounds like a good fit - Apply now! 

Our Impact: Why Crowe/Findex?   

At Crow/Findex, we help clients manage, grow, and protect their financial future with confidence. Since 1987, we’ve become a leading Australasian provider of integrated accounting, advisory, and wealth solutions, delivered through our “Wealth Accountant” and Family Office models. With 2,500 professionals across 90+ offices, we combine local expertise with global reach and remain committed to supporting clients and communities in creating long-term financial security.

For the Community - The Findex Community Fund (FCF) is dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve. Since 2018, we have donated over $4.3 million to more than 800 charities across Australia and New Zealand. Collectively, our team has dedicated over 9,000 volunteer hours, making a tangible impact in their communities through personal engagement. 

For our Customers - Together, Findex and Crowe champion the success of over 75,000 Australasian businesses, helping them grow with expert advice, fresh thinking, and top-tier professional services. Here, you’re empowered to work in a way that brings out your best — supporting your growth, your team, and the clients who trust us to make a real difference. 

For You - At Crowe/Findex, we focus on developing our people first. With structured training and development opportunities, we allow our people to grow their career in a way that sets them up for success. We actively support our people by giving them extra support to external studies that is relevant to their role.  

For Diversity & Inclusion – Crowe/Findex is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and encourage applications from candidates with a variety of strengths, backgrounds and experiences.