Senior Advisor, NZ Audit Oversight & Regulation

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is seeking a Principal Advisor, NZ Audit Oversight to lead risk-based regulatory oversight of auditors and audit firms across New Zealand. You will work with CA ANZ colleagues, regulators and standard setters to enhance audit quality.

You will apply strong technical audit expertise to monitoring, practice reviews and improvement initiatives, building constructive relationships with members and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• External audit experience at manager level or above.
• Knowledge of NZ auditing and assurance standards.
• Familiarity with IFRS and IPSAS reporting.
• Experience preparing technical reports and presentations.
• Planning, project management and organisation skills.
• Full CA ANZ membership or equivalent professional body.

Responsibilities

• Deliver risk-based regulatory oversight of auditors and audit firms.
• Plan, manage and undertake practice reviews, including larger firms.
• Assess regulatory risks and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Prepare high-quality regulatory reports, advice, and briefing papers.
• Engage with members, audit firms, regulators and stakeholders on regulation matters.
• Contribute to team decision-making, policy development and continuous improvement.
• Support improvements in audit quality through monitoring, education and guidance.
• Contribute to broader regulatory activities and NZ Regulation team projects.

Skills

External audit

Audit standards NZ

IFRS/IPSAS knowledge

Technical reporting

Project management

Tech literacy

Education

CA ANZ membership

Tertiary accounting qualification

Tools

Microsoft 365

Data systems

AI tools

Job description

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is seeking a Principal Advisor, NZ Audit Oversight to lead risk-based regulatory oversight of auditors and audit firms across New Zealand. You will work with CA ANZ colleagues, regulators and standard setters to enhance audit quality.

You will apply strong technical audit expertise to monitoring, practice reviews and improvement initiatives, building constructive relationships with members and stakeholders.