Key Responsibilities: Support the Head of Technical and Compliance in reviewing and monitoring that Financial Statements Audit and Assurance Engagements within the firm, as well as firm-wide policies, processes, and procedures, comply with all applicable Pronouncements, including International Standards on Auditing (ISA), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA), International Standards of Quality Management (ISQM), corporate regulations, and other authoritative pronouncements.
Candidates for this role will be supporting the firm’s technical department in achieving the following outcomes:
• Establishing policies and procedures within the firm to ensure compliance with the above Pronouncements.
• Implementing and monitoring the Firm’s program to compliance with ISQM.
• Planning and conducting risk assessments and quality control reviews on engagements, to ensure compliance with the above Pronouncements.
• Validating that controls established by the Firm to comply with the Pronouncements are operating effectively and timely.
• Analyzing and identifying gaps, and potential areas of improvement, in quality control procedures within the Firm to ensure compliance with the above Pronouncements, and proposing remediation plans.
• Conducting real-time reviews of financial statements audit and assurance engagements before audit opinions are signed.
• Carrying out root cause analyses and monitoring effectiveness of action plans to address areas of weaknesses identified.
• Training, coaching, developing and cultivating technical competencies to ensure capability of designated employees to maintain and comply with the Pronouncements.
• Preparing and collating information/reports for regulatory and internal reviews and handle any related coordination work.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy or other relevant disciplines.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in an audit and/or quality role, within a Public Accounting firm.
• Candidates with experience in similar quality management roles are preferred.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills to communicate across all levels of staff and management.
