Senior Technical & Compliance Leader – Audit Quality

DJH Corporate Finance DJH Accountants Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday allowance

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteer day

Flexible hybrid working

Tailored learning and development

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Company pension

Health MOTs

Mental health support

Wellbeing, social & community calendar

Job summary

DJH Corporate Finance DJH Accountants Ltd in Manchester seeks a Senior Technical & Compliance Manager to lead regulatory compliance, quality management and audit monitoring across all service lines. You will own the ISQM framework, monitor HMRC and ICAEW guidance, and provide technical leadership on ethics and independence.

The role reports to the Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance and requires strong communication skills, proven experience in compliance/risk/quality roles, and

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Significant post-qualification experience in a practice environment, including compliance, risk or quality management.
• Strong working knowledge of ICAEW practice assurance and ISQM 1/ISQM 2.
• Demonstrable experience of technical audit monitoring or file review, including remediation.
• Sound understanding of ICAEW Code of Ethics, ethical standards for auditors and PCRT.
• Strong working knowledge of ISAs (UK) and FRC quality/audit standards.
• Excellent written communication skills; able to produce practical guidance on regulatory topics.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
• Collaborative, credible, and proactive in identifying risks and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory and quality management, overseeing ICAEW practice assurance and audit requirements.
• Own and develop ISQM 1/2 quality framework; evaluate quality management system annually.
• Monitor HMRC, ICAEW and others; communicate findings to Partners and teams.
• Maintain compliance manuals, policies and procedures; ensure regulatory alignment.
• Design and operate the firm’s technical audit monitoring programme across service lines.
• Lead evaluation and reporting of monitoring outcomes; identify trends and root causes.
• Develop audit guidance and update methodology and templates.
• Coordinate with engagement teams on findings and remediation actions.
• Design and deliver CPD on compliance topics; maintain policy summaries and alerts.
• Report to Directors; support firm-wide quality improvement and cross-service collaboration.

Skills

ICAEW Practice Assurance

ISQM 1/2

ISA UK Audits

Ethics & PCRT

Audit Monitoring

Regulatory Knowledge

Governance & Risk

Stakeholder Communication

Quality Management

Leadership & Collaboration

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Audit technology platform

Job description

DJH Corporate Finance DJH Accountants Ltd in Manchester seeks a Senior Technical & Compliance Manager to lead regulatory compliance, quality management and audit monitoring across all service lines. You will own the ISQM framework, monitor HMRC and ICAEW guidance, and provide technical leadership on ethics and independence.

The role reports to the Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance and requires strong communication skills, proven experience in compliance/risk/quality roles, and