Varied client exposure
Work can span small and mid-sized businesses, owner-managed organisations, listed businesses and international groups.
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PW“What makes Audit at Gravita interesting is the breadth of experience available. We work with everything from owner-managed businesses and charities to international and listed groups, so there is always something new to learn. We care deeply about audit quality, but we also want our people to understand their clients, develop their judgement and continue taking on greater responsibility as their careers progress.”
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Paul WooseyHead of Service Line
Explore the pack
A practical introduction to Audit & Assurance at Gravita
01
About Gravita
Who we are, what we do and how the firm has grown.
02Audit & Assurance
The clients, work, team and environment around the service line.
03Your career journey
How responsibility and development can evolve over time.
04Meet the team
Some of the people shaping the service line.
05Explore opportunities
Current vacancies, benefits and ways to get in touch.
About Gravita
About Gravita
Gravita is a full-service, tech-enabled accounting firm working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals.
The firm brings together accountancy, audit, tax, managed business services and advisory expertise, supported by intuitive technology.
Gravita works with thousands of SMEs, with the aim of becoming the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs.
We work as one team with one agenda, collaborating respectfully to deliver a great service to clients.
What this can mean for your career
Expertise supported by technologyGravita combines high-calibre professional expertise with intuitive technology to help clients plan better and grow faster.
Relationship-led serviceThe firm’s approach is built around strong client relationships, clear advice and practical support.
A growing, collaborative firmGravita is bringing together like-minded advisers to build a full-service accounting partner for ambitious SMEs.
The firm at a glance
Gravita in context
Firm fact5UK office locations listed on the Gravita careers site
Firm fact500+Team members across the firm
Firm fact11,000+Client relationships
Firm fact8Previous firms now working as Gravita
Firm fact50Expert Partners across the firm to learn from
Information last checked: July 2026
Our journey
Built through growth and collaboration
Gravita launched as a new accountancy platform in 2021 and has continued to grow by bringing together complementary firms, teams and expertise.
2021
The platform begins
Tenzing invests to build a differentiated, tech-enabled accountancy group for ambitious businesses.
2022
Gravita launches
The Gravita brand and proposition are introduced, creating a shared identity and direction.
2023
Broader expertise
New firms and specialist teams join, extending the group’s reach, client base and capabilities.
2024
One growing business
Teams continue to integrate, collaborate and build a stronger national platform.
2025
Continued expansion
Further investment and growth create new opportunities across offices and service lines.
Today
The next chapter
Gravita continues to develop its people, technology and services while staying focused on quality and relationships.
Our values
How we aim to work
We are ambitious
We challenge the status quo, think ahead and aim to achieve meaningful things.
We communicate clearly
We set expectations, share feedback constructively and keep people informed.
We value relationships
We build trust and put strong, lasting relationships at the heart of our work.
We get things done
We work with pace and precision, balancing momentum with doing things properly.
We care deeply
We bring expertise and effort while treating colleagues and clients with consideration.
Audit & Assurance
Inside Audit & Assurance
Gravita’s Audit & Assurance team delivers independent audit and assurance work across a broad range of organisations, sectors and reporting frameworks.
A broad client base
The team works with organisations of different sizes and levels of complexity, from small businesses to listed and international groups.
Small and mid-sized businesses
Owner-managed businesses
International groups
AIM-listed and other listed businesses
Charities and not-for-profit organisations
Audit and assurance work
Gravita provides statutory and voluntary audits, together with other assurance services designed to support transparency, stakeholder confidence and sound decision-making.
Statutory audits
Voluntary audits
Group audits
Other assurance services
Technical accounting and audit support
A collaborative audit environment
A dynamic and inclusive environment for experienced auditors and people starting their careers in assurance.
Work alongside engagement teams and technical specialists
Build experience across varied clients and sectors
Develop professional judgement and communication skills
Contribute to a growing full-service firm
Quality and technical rigour
Audit quality is supported through technical consultation, file reviews, training, internal methodology and compliance with evolving professional and regulatory standards.
UK GAAP and IFRS
ISAs (UK)
Audit quality reviews
System of Quality Management
Regulatory and ethical standards
Information last checked: July 2026
The experience
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What you could experience here
The detail will vary by role and level, but these themes describe the kind of environment we aim to create across Audit & Assurance.
Technical depth
The team works with UK GAAP, IFRS and UK auditing standards, with access to technical support on complex accounting and audit matters.
Audit quality
Quality is reinforced through engagement reviews, post-completion reviews, internal methodology and regulatory readiness.
Client relationships
Gravita positions audit as more than a compliance exercise, with the potential to add value and support internal and external stakeholder management.
Learning and progression
Current careers content commits to progression planning, learning and development, and support to help people grow and unlock their potential.
A growing firm
Team members join a fast-growing, full-service firm and can contribute to how Gravita develops its services and ways of working.
Career journey
Find your place in the team
These stages are illustrative rather than a rigid promotion ladder. They show how focus, responsibility and contribution can evolve.
Associate
Build strong audit foundations while working towards your professional qualification.
Your contributionSupport audit engagements from planning through to completion, complete assigned audit work, build relationships with clients and develop an understanding of different businesses, sectors and reporting requirements.
Development and supportFully funded ACA training, structured learning, practical client experience, support from more experienced colleagues and access to Gravita’s Early Careers Programme.
Senior Associate
Take greater ownership of audit work and begin supporting the development of others.
Your contributionLead sections of audit engagements, review more straightforward work, communicate directly with clients, help coordinate the engagement team and apply growing technical knowledge and professional judgement.
Development and supportOngoing technical learning, coaching from managers and senior colleagues, broader client exposure and opportunities to build confidence in supervision, review and client communication.
Associate Manager
Develop the skills needed to manage engagements, teams and client relationships.
Your contributionSupport the planning and delivery of audit engagements, manage day-to-day activity, review work, identify and escalate issues, coach junior colleagues and help ensure audits are completed to the required quality and timetable.
Development and supportDevelopment focused on engagement management, people leadership, technical judgement, audit quality and effective client communication.
Manager to Associate Director
Lead high-quality audit delivery while building deeper client, commercial and people leadership capability.
Your contributionManage a portfolio of audit engagements, lead teams, oversee audit quality, resolve complex matters, build trusted client relationships and contribute to the development of the wider Audit & Assurance team.
Development and supportProgression planning, leadership development, technical support, exposure to more complex clients and opportunities to contribute to team, service-line and firm-wide priorities.
Director to Partner
Shape the direction, quality and growth of Audit & Assurance at Gravita.
Your contributionLead significant client relationships, take responsibility for audit quality and risk, develop senior talent, support business development and help shape the strategy, culture and future growth of the service line.
Development and supportThe opportunity to work alongside Audit leadership and Partners across Gravita, contribute to strategic decisions and build a long-term leadership career within a growing full-service firm.
Learning and development
How we support your development
Gravita will support each person’s growth journey through progression planning, professional learning and practical experience.
Development throughout your career
Support should evolve with your experience, from technical foundations through to leadership, commercial confidence and wider influence.
Professional qualificationsGravita’s Early Careers Programme offers fully funded professional training, with our audit associates following an ACA training programme.
Technical learningTechnical learning can include UK GAAP, IFRS, ISAs (UK), audit methodology, ethical standards, corporate reporting and emerging regulatory developments.
Coaching and feedbackYou will receive regular coaching and practical feedback from managers, senior colleagues and engagement leaders. Feedback is grounded in live client work, helping you understand what you are doing well, where you can improve and how to take the next step in your development. As you progress, you will also have opportunities to coach others and build your own confidence as a reviewer and people leader.
Leadership developmentLeadership development grows with your level and responsibilities. This can include leading parts of engagements, managing teams, reviewing work, handling complex client conversations and supporting the development of others. At more senior levels, the focus broadens to portfolio leadership, audit quality, commercial judgement, business development and contributing to the future direction of the Audit & Assurance service line.
Career conversationsGravita works with colleagues to build a progression plan setting out how they can grow and what support will be provided depending on their level and stage of career.
Additional opportunitiesEarly Careers participants receive real client experience, professional training, workshops, team events, socials and a buddy programme.
The people
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Meet some of the team
A selection of colleagues from across Audit & Assurance.
PWPaul Woosey
Partner · London
Paul has worked with owner-managed businesses for the past 20 years, helping them through the minefield of accounts and tax issues they face on an ever more frequent basis. Paul frees clients up to do what they want to do: create and run successful, vibrant businesses.
View profile →SWSarah Wilson
Partner · London
Sarah is a specialist audit and accounts partner with over 20 years’ experience of working with a wide range of clients. This ranges from large multinational corporates during her time at a Big Four firm, through to charities and small owner-managed businesses.
View profile →KWKatherine Wilkes
Partner · Oxford
Katherine is a Chartered Accountant. She trained with a firm in Tunbridge Wells before spending time in industry. Katherine returned to practice in 2003 and has spent a large portion of her career with KPMG, where she gained extensive accounts and audit experience in both the commercial and charitable sectors. She specialises in charity and academy audits, and her diverse charity portfolio includes many Oxford colleges through to small local charities.
View profile →DHDan Howarth
Partner · London
Dan has more than 15 years’ experience in accountancy practice. He audits some of Gravita’s largest and most complex groups, including businesses with overseas subsidiaries, and helps lead the firm’s work across crypto and financial services. His expertise includes insurance entities, regulated reporting, fast-growth businesses, internal controls and group audit requirements.
View profile →DRDan Rose
Partner · London
Dan is an Audit Partner and leads Gravita’s Financial Services sector. His experience includes complex group and subsidiary audits, Public Interest Entities, regulatory reporting, IFRS, CASS audits and international groups. He combines strong technical knowledge with clear stakeholder communication and also supports advisory work involving share valuations, forensic accounting and transactions.
View profile →MBMatt Bracher
Regional Lead Partner · Bristol
Matt’s career has focused on the Bristol business community for the last 30 years. After working for a large local practice and a Top 10 firm, Matt joined Gravita to use his skills in advising small and medium-sized businesses across business, accounting and tax. Matt has specialist knowledge in several sectors, including professional practices, and previously sat on the ICAEW’s Solicitors’ Group Committee.
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Practical information
Questions candidates often ask
The answer may vary slightly by role, level and location. Talent Acquisition can provide the detail for a particular opportunity.
What types of audit does Gravita provide?
Gravita provides statutory audits, voluntary audits and other assurance services.
What kinds of clients does the Audit team work with?
We work with small teams and SMEs through to owner-managed businesses, international groups and AIM-listed or other listed businesses.
Which reporting and auditing frameworks are used?
IFRS, FRS 102, UK GAAP, ISAs (UK) and ISQMs (UK).
Does Gravita recruit people starting their audit career?
Yes. Gravita’s Early Careers Programme includes an Associate, Audit ACA training route and combines real client experience with professional training and support.
Does Gravita recruit experienced auditors?
Yes. Please check our current live roles to see which Audit & Assurance opportunities we are currently recruiting for.
What is the work pattern?
Gravita operates a 37.5-hour standard working week with core hours of 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
How does Gravita support progression?
Gravita works with colleagues to build progression plans and provides learning and development support to help them grow.
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