Audit Quality In-Flight Review - Senior Manager - Banking

Forvis Mazars UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking a Senior Manager for Audit Quality In-Flight Reviews in the Banking sector. This role involves leading audits, coaching teams, and ensuring compliance with standards. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of UK audit experience and relevant qualifications. The position offers hybrid work options, competitive salary, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Annual performance-based bonus

Regular salary reviews

Hybrid working options

Comprehensive benefits package

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of recent UK audit experience.
• Strong experience with audits in the banking sector.
• Experience of managing others.
• Ability to challenge and influence seniors.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-flight audits in the banking sector.
• Coach audit teams during quality initiatives.
• Work with the Audit Quality Support Team on projects.

Skills

UK audit experience

Audit of PIEs and listed entities

Auditing banking areas

Complex audits

Knowledge of UK accounting standards

Leadership

Education

ACA / CA / ACCA qualification

Job description

Overview

Audit Quality In-Flight Review - Senior Manager - Banking (4920)

At Forvis Mazars, we're alwayslooking ahead, for our people, our clients and the wider world. Together, wegrow, belong and impact. You'll be supported to learn, explore and develop fromday one. We celebrate individuality, encourage bold thinking and believesuccess comes from working together. With us, you'll belong to your local team,gain global experience, and make a meaningful impact now and in the future.

About The Team

Audit Quality Support Team (AQST)delivers the foundations for audit quality. AQST plays a vital role insupporting our audit practice. It forms part of the firm's system of qualitymanagement; is responsible for designing methodologies and tools that ensurecompliance with auditing and ethical standards and other requirementsapplicable to audit and assurance engagements; and supports the delivery ofengagements that comply with the firm's methodologies and related riskmanagement policies and procedures. As an Audit Quality Senior Manager, youwill specialise in inflight (hot) quality reviews and will contribute to thedelivery of high-quality audits through leading some of the inflight reviews,supporting and coaching our audit teams, with particular focus on audits ofentities in banking sector.

What You'll Do

• Lead a number of in-flightreviews in banking sector
• Support AQST Partners andDirectors and coach AQST managers on in-flight reviews and other qualityinitiatives, working in line with the firm's policies and processes and meetingrelevant regulatory requirements.
• Build strong workingrelationships with audit teams and coaching them throughout the process ofin-flight reviews.
• Together with the in-flightreviews team assist the Audit Learning and Development Team in reviews oftechnical training content.
• Work with the Audit QualitySupport Team on ad hoc non-sector specific projects, including supportingexternal regulatory reviews where relevant.

What You'll Bring

We are seeking an experiencedAudit Senior Manager with a minimum of 5 years of recent UK audit experiencewith the following skills and attributes:

• ACA / CA / ACCA (or equivalent)qualification.
• Strong experience of working onaudits of PIEs and listed entities in banking sector.
• Strong experience of auditingbanking specific areas and performing controls-based audits.
• Experience of working on complexaudits and audits of international groups.
• Strong practical and theoreticalknowledge of UKauditing, ethical, and accounting standards, including IFRS.
• Currently operating at a seniormanager or experienced manager level.
• Ability to work independently,manage multiple work commitments, and to meet targets and deadlines.
• Experience of managingothers.
• Ability and willingness tochallenge and influence more senior individuals and peers.
• Ability to challenge, managedifficult conversations with empathy and balancing coaching with riskmanagement.
• Experience of performing ‘hot' or‘cold' audit file reviews is desirable.

What We Offer

Forvis Mazars is a leading globalprofessional services network delivering quality across audit, tax, advisoryand consulting. We're united by a shared purpose and a strong sense ofbelonging, with a culture rooted in inclusion, responsibility, andcollaboration. With us, you'll be empowered to shape your career, contributeyour ideas, and make a difference from day one.

We embrace individuality andencourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work. Whether you're lookingto stretch your potential, build meaningful relationships or be part of adiverse, forward-thinking team, this is a place where you can thrive.

Salaries & Benefits

At Forvis Mazars, we prideourselves on being a fair and competitive employer, we offer a competitivesalary which are based on experience and benchmarking. We have an annualperformance-based bonus, and regular salary reviews to ensure you are rewardedfor your efforts.

You'll enjoy hybrid workingoptions, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance, along with clearcareer progression opportunities that will support your growth. Ourcomprehensive benefits package includes wellbeing support because we believe intaking care of our people. Does this sound like the kind of place where you canthrive?

Location

LondonOffice – Located in 30 Old Bailey, London,EC4M 7AU. Moments fromCity Thameslink, St Paul'sand Farringdon stations. Ideally positioned in the heart of the City of London, near majorlandmarks and law courts.

Ready to Grow, Belongand Impact?Apply now and join us at Forvis Mazars!

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