Assurance Manager

Global Office; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global accounting firm is seeking an Assurance Manager for a full-time role in London. In this position, you will research and prepare technical materials, manage assurance projects, and develop training resources. You must have a good understanding of International Standards on Auditing and experience delivering audit services. Strong communication and project management skills are essential, along with the ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Good comprehension of International Standards on Auditing.
• Experience in delivering audit and assurance services to audited entities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Research and prepare technical materials related to Global Assurance projects.
• Assist with Global A&A Conferences and develop materials.
• Provide support on methodology queries and implementation issues.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Project management

Research and analysis

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Overview

This role is a full-time assurance technical role as a manager within the Assurance team within BDO's Global Audit and Assurance (A&A) stream, working on a wide range of exciting projects to enable firms to deliver global quality outcomes on audits.

Key accountabilities

• In conjunction with other team members, research and prepare technical materials related to Global Assurance projects. This includes:
  • Participation in Teams calls with other team members, committees and working groups that are collaborating on assurance projects
  • Development of technical papers for assurance projects related to International Standards on Auditing and the BDO Audit Approach (BDOAA), as well as other standards promulgated by the International Audit and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)
  • Drafting/updating Technical Manual (including Audit Manual) chapters related to assurance projects
  • Drafting/updating and testing content for BDO\'s assurance software (APT) and liaising with the software design team to discuss issues arising
  • Working with the assurance software design Team to design methodology-related changes to assurance technologies
  • Development of communications, learning, guidance and other publications issued across BDO
  • Development of training materials and other implementation guidance
  • Presenting/facilitating training courses (live and virtual)
• In conjunction with other team members, assist with Global A&A Conferences. This includes:
  • Developing materials for such conferences
  • Presenting/facilitating sessions (live and virtual)
• Other miscellaneous tasks conducted by Global A&A - including providing support to firms, helping to resolve methodology queries, implementation issues, audit and assurance report questions and formal consultations in line with BDO\'s policies, working with other parts of Global A&A, other Global Office teams, analysing data/information and providing additional support to other team members on projects in which they are involved.

Qualifications and Experience

• Technical
  • Good comprehension of International Standards on Auditing and other standards promulgated by the IAASB. Experience in other standards (US, UK) as well would be an advantage though not a pre-requisite
  • Experience in delivering audit and other assurance services to audited entities at a manager level (at a minimum)
  • Experience, secondment or involvement in national technical assurance activities would be an advantage.

Personal Qualities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills (must be fluent in English)
• Strong organizational, planning and project management skills
• Ability to progress longer-term tasks or projects, while still continuing to work on day-to-day and ad hoc activities
• Strong research and analysis skills with the ability to summarise information for a wider audience
• Strong attention to detail
• Good listening skills including the ability to take notes during meetings
• Works independently with little or no supervision
• Works effectively as part of a remote and dispersed team and is willing to collaborate on projects
• Experience in working with people of differing levels of experience, backgrounds and cultures
• Flexibility to work with team members and other colleagues in different time zones
• Remains calm under pressure and tight deadlines
• Experienced in developing and/or delivering presentations
• Is able to provide input, feedback and direction constructively and professionally
• Is progressive in finding ways to improve services
• Can multi-task and jump from one project to another.

About us

BDO is an international network of independent public accounting, tax and advisory firms ("the BDO network"), which performs professional services under the name of BDO ("the BDO Member Firms"). BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.

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