Audit Quality Manager/ Senior Manager

Our client, a leading global accounting firm is seeking an Audit Quality Manager/ Senior Manager to be based in London (remote working possible) The team sits within the audit practice dedicated to providing practical support to help audit teams consistently deliver high quality audits. The individual will help teams deliver high quality audits by performing targeted reviews on our public interest entities (PIEs), providing coaching and support to address areas identified for improvement. You’ll also:

• Perform ‘live’ reviews of audits at every stage from planning through to completion and reporting, identifying ways to improve audit quality
• Proactively discuss audit quality matters with teams and help develop strategies to deliver high audit quality audits
• Challenge the execution of audit procedures and documentation of audit work performed
• Support to implement identified improvements in audit quality
• Identify issues and matters where firm-wide action may be required, in conjunction with the Director of the Elite Squad
• Contribute to the development of training and guidance on performing high quality audits
• Provide clear and practical solutions to ad hoc audit quality queries

• Excellent practical and technical auditing experience particularly on more complex audits
• Good working knowledge of IFRS
• Ability and willingness to assertively challenge and influence more senior individuals and peers
• Ability to think innovatively and creatively to identify ways to improve audit quality
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Desirable: Experience of performing audit quality reviews (pre or post audit opinion)