Audit Quality Assurance Manager – Financial Services

RSM; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit and tax consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking an Audit Quality Assurance Manager to impact the Quality Assurance Department. This role focuses on completing audit assurance reviews, supporting QA reviewers, and enhancing audit quality. The ideal candidate should be ACA/ACCA qualified with managerial experience in financial services, strong technical knowledge, and excellent communication skills. The position supports a flexible hybrid working model along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

27 days holiday

Access to a suite of 300+ courses

Qualifications

• Experienced Manager with a strong background in financial services engagements.
• Audit regulatory experience is preferential but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Completing audit assurance reviews with focus on financial services clients.
• Identifying and delivering feedback to relevant parties for audit quality improvement.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge of audit and accounting standards

Outstanding communication skills

Ability to share new ideas

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent)

Job description

Audit Quality Assurance Manager – Financial Services

Make an Impact in our Quality Assurance Team at RSM UK

The Quality Assurance Department (QAD) is an independent department responsible for performing an annual programme of testing to provide assurance that key controls are designed and operating effectively, ensuring compliance with external regulations and standards, and internal procedures. This is largely achieved by performing reviews of completed engagements and providing feedback to engagement teams, service line management, technical and training departments, and other parties, to drive continuous improvement in managing risk and internal controls, and promote quality and excellence in the delivery of services. QAD is respected within the firm as being important, influential and knowledgeable.

As a Manager you will design and deliver a programme of audit assurance activities to support the audit business and the wider firm. This role will require you to communicate with a wide range of individuals within QAD, the audit business, and other support departments.

We operate a flexible hybrid-working model in the team, focusing on being where we can most effectively provide support to the service lines, which can occasionally involve travel to other UK-based offices.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Completing audit assurance reviews with focus on financial services clients
• Supporting other QA reviewers, including managers and RIs from the business, with completion of audit assurance reviews
• Completing other QA reviews and activities as needed to provide required assurance to the audit business and wider firm
• Identifying and delivering feedback to relevant parties, including examples of good practice, to support continuous improvement in audit quality
• Identifying and implementing changes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the department

What we are looking for:

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent)
• Experienced Manager with a strong background in financial services engagements
• Strong technical knowledge of audit and accounting standards. Audit regulatory experience is preferential but not essential
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues in a concise and understandable manner
• Ability to share new ideas and challenge current working methods in an appropriate manner

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid working
• Opportunity to develop deep technical knowledge and expertise in core areas of corporate reporting (such as changes in accounting standards); and emerging areas (such as sustainability reporting)
• 27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, health, and wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse talent development team