Audit Quality Manager/ Senior Manager

Warner Scott Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm seeks a Manager or Senior Manager for their Audit Quality practice. This role offers significant responsibilities in improving audit quality, a better work-life balance, and rapid career progression, making it ideal for technically skilled auditors seeking advancement.

Qualifications

• Excellent practical and technical auditing experience.
• Good working knowledge of IFRS.
• Desirable: Experience of performing audit quality reviews.

Responsibilities

• Perform live reviews of audits from planning to completion.
• Discuss audit quality matters with teams and coach them.
• Contribute to training and guidance on audit quality.

Skills

Practical auditing experience

Technical auditing skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to challenge senior individuals

Independent thinking

Job description

My client is a top 10 accountancy firm, they are looking for either a Manager or Senior Manager to join their Audit Quality practice. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone looking to work in a more technical mid office role, that offers better work life balance and faster progression.

Responsibilities:
* Perform 'live' reviews of audits at every stage from planning through to completion and reporting, identifying ways to improve audit quality
* Determine areas of focus for reviews, liaising with the Elite Squad Director to agree approach
* 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 and coach teams 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

You'll be someone:
* 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 independently 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)
You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business.