International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, Standard Setter

International Foundation for Ethics and Audit; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

International Foundation for Ethics and Audit is seeking a proactive leader to coordinate and drive delivery of IAASB work programs from New York. You will work with Board members and experts to craft standard-setting solutions and manage staff and volunteers across global projects.

This role requires exceptional communication, strong project-management skills, and the ability to translate complex audit issues into practical proposals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading the delivery of complex projects in a public-interest oriented environment.
• Knowledge of audit and assurance; understanding of SMEs/SMPs or public sector entities is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; fluency in English is essential; other languages desirable.
• Strong technical and project management skills, and good computer literacy.
• At a minimum, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accountancy or related field.
• At least three years of relevant post-qualification work experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct information-gathering and research with regulators, standard setters and other stakeholders.
• Develop standards and non-authoritative materials within project teams and coordinate with Board members and other experts.
• Prepare materials for IAASB discussions and action outcomes with stakeholders and other standard setters.
• Act as a liaison with key stakeholders assigned to projects or activities.
• Support outreach and quarterly reporting to the Public Interest Oversight Board.
• Travel approximately 20 days per year as needed.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

English fluency

Stakeholder engagement

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU?

You are a self-motivated and confident leader with the experience to coordinate and drive delivery of the work program for the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB or the 'Board'). You are able to be a spokesperson for the Board's Staff and are focused on building positive relationships with key stakeholders. You are keenly interested in public interest and audit and assurance issues and are able to drive discussion forward in a collaborative environment. You have an eye for detail, including the rigor of analysis of issues and technical content, while always interpreting choices in the strategic context. You are an excellent communicator at ease both in navigating a multi-cultural work setting and in liaising with senior representatives of the accountancy profession, the regulatory community, and other key stakeholders. You have diversified knowledge of global auditing and assurance standards that, coupled with your strong drafting and leadership skills, means the Board and your colleagues can look to you for solutions to novel problems. Your project management experience means you can manage diverse resources and deliver on multiple projects.

As a member of the IAASB team you will support our global mission and initiatives in fulfillment of the IAASB's strategic commitments. You will work closely with Board members and other experts in crafting standard-setting solutions to complex or emerging technical issues, support the senior technical team members in managing the IAASB's work program, including playing an instrumental role in key projects.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Around the world, businesses, investors, the corporate governance community, regulators, policy makers, standard setters, professional accountancy bodies, accounting firms and other stakeholders are focused on the future of audit and assurance in a rapidly changing world. Major emphasis include new technologies and business methods; challenges of relevance and sustainability; and heightened expectations regarding auditing and assurance in the public interest. In this dynamic and uncertain world, the IAASB is focused on serving the public interest by setting high-quality audit, assurance, and related services standards, as well as quality management standards. These standards seek to establish robust, balanced, and practical solutions to enhance public confidence in the global accountancy profession thereby contributing to sustained trust in financial and other external reporting by entities.

Your ability to operate effectively in this role will be predicated on your ability to operate in a changing work environment and with high public expectations of professional accountants, to lead and support the delivery of cutting-edge standard-setting projects and related workstreams that are focused on the consistent and effective implementation and application of the IAASB's standards, and to synthesize complex variables around audit and assurance into proposals that advance high-quality standards.

Who are you going to be working with? See our Staff team and our Board here.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducting information-gathering activities and research, including engaging with stakeholders such as regulators, jurisdictional and international standard setters, policy makers, investors and other users of financial or non-financial external reporting, governance groups, professional accountancy organizations and accounting firms around the world, as appropriate.
• Developing standards, non-authoritative materials, consultation papers and other publications within a project team that engage and coordinate with other project teams, Board members, other experts, stakeholders and other standard setters (particularly the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants).
• Developing materials for and participating in discussions of the IAASB, the IAASB-IESBA Stakeholder Advisory Council and the IAASB Jurisdictional Standard Setters Liaison Group, and actioning outcomes of discussions and decisions.
• Serving as a liaison with key stakeholders, especially those parties directly associated with assigned projects, workstream or other activities.
• Supporting outreach activities in coordination with Board leadership and the senior technical team.
• Supporting the production of quarterly reports to the Public Interest Oversight Board on the activities of the IAASB.
• Approximate expected travel: 20 days per year (but may vary based on assigned projects, workstreams or other activities).

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in leading the delivery of complex projects involving employed and volunteer experts in a public interest-oriented environment.
• Knowledge of issues relating to audit and assurance – experience in the standard-setting process is a plus, as is an understanding of the special considerations relating to public interest entities, small- and medium-sized entities and practices (SMEs/SMPs), or public sector entities.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Fluency in written and spoken English is essential – knowledge of another language is desirable.
• Excellent technical and project management skills, and strong computer literacy.
• At a minimum, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accountancy or other relevant field.
• At a minimum three years of relevant post-qualification work experience.

YOUR PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• People-focused, able to work with people at all levels of an organization and across cultures, and to act as a role model and coach/mentor to other Staff.
• Able to effectively communicate information to other Staff to gain cooperation.
• Gravitas to influence the way groups view and approach issues and diplomatic in building consensus among varying perspectives and steering credible paths forward.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and focused on quality.
• Flexible, innovative, and proactive; able to handle changing priorities.

LOCATION AND COMPENSATION

Primary Location (New York City) Salary Range: $145,000 - $175,000

This is a hybrid position with in-office work expected on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The IAASB isan equal employment employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.