Audit Senior (UK Social Housing)

Audit Senior – UK Housing Associations (Registered Providers)
Remote (South Africa or Zimbabwe–based) | 12-Month Contract | UK Client Portfolio

GCO Partners is a people-first Talent-as-a-Service business connecting high-calibre professionals from Africa and beyond to meaningful global work—without relocation. We embed experienced auditors directly into UK engagement teams, delivering consistent quality, accountability, and long-term value to our clients.

We are hiring Audit Seniors with recent UK Housing Association (Registered Provider) audit experience to support a leading UK mid-tier accountancy practice across its social housing portfolio. This is a 12-month, long-term engagement for auditors who understand the Housing SORP environment and can deliver to UK standards at pace.

The Role

As an Audit Senior within GCO Partners UK delivery model, you will operate as an extension of the UK engagement team, taking ownership of audits from planning through to completion while working fully remotely from South Africa or Zimbabwe.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead external audits end-to-end, from planning and risk assessment through to completion and partner review

• Deliver high-quality audit work across UK Housing Associations (Registered Providers) in line with Housing SORP, FRS 102, and UK audit standards

• Perform robust risk assessments, substantive testing, and analytical review procedures

• Review and coach junior team members, ensuring consistency, quality, and adherence to methodology

• Liaise directly with UK client finance teams to resolve audit queries and maintain momentum

• Prepare clear, well-structured working papers and audit deliverables within agreed timelines

Minimum Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

• Recent UK Housing Association (Registered Provider) external audit experience, including Housing SORP, ideally within the last 2–3 years

• CA(SA), ACA, or ACCA qualified, with 2+ years post-qualification (or equivalent senior-level) external audit experience

• Strong working knowledge of FRS 102 and UK GAAP in a social housing context

• Confident user of CaseWare, CCH, or comparable UK audit software

• Strong communication, planning, and stakeholder-management capability in a remote, UK-aligned environment

• Based in South Africa or Zimbabwe, with reliable infrastructure to support UK delivery hours

Advantageous Experience

• Exposure to charities, public sector, or other regulated entities alongside housing associations

• Experience managing multiple concurrent engagements during UK peak periods

• Proven ability to operate autonomously while aligning to UK engagement team expectations

Why GCO Partners

• Global UK work without relocation, fully remote from South Africa or Zimbabwe

• Long-term, structured engagements—not short-term contracting

• Direct integration into UK teams with real responsibility and real standards

• A people-first delivery model where performance, visibility, and progression are taken seriously

• Work that compounds career capital, not just project volume