The opportunity

 

Our Audit Quality Support team (AQST) plays a vital role in supporting our Audit Quality Programme. As an AQST Senior Manager you will contribute to a growing team supporting our most complex and challenging audits through real-time coaching and reviews to promote consistent high-quality audits. We are looking for senior managers to help run UK FS AQST through a combination of leadership and development of the programme and performance of reviews.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

Work with the FS audit quality leader, quality leadership partners from each industry, and UKI AQST leader to run the FS AQST programme, including: Performing annual risk assessment of FS PIE audit engagements in order to determine those in scope for AQST or other review support programmes Allocating appropriate reviewers to selected engagements Providing instructions, training, and coaching to UK Senior managers nominated to perform AQST reviews Reporting status and results of reviews to both the UK Audit Quality Board and Business Unit Leaders Escalating thematic issues to audit quality leadership Ensuring that inspection findings are disseminated to teams in a timely manner through our coaching programmes Provide direct coaching and review support to the highest-profile engagements selected for AQST review within your industry expertise Perform risk-based scoping through engagement with the audit team Challenge the effectiveness and articulation of the audit strategy Review the execution of the audit work and identify areas for improvement Source, supervise, train, and deploy a dedicated team of offshore audit quality managers trained to support UK audit quality objectives. Supervise the FS UK team administrating EY’s Global Key Findings Review programme Assist with deployment of other UK quality initiatives including, among others, standardisation and digital implementation.

Skills and attributes for success

For administering the AQST programme: Proactive communicator, quick to engage with audit quality leadership Innovative mindset, focussed on ways to improve delivery of AQST reviews and provide the most value to audit teams Ability to lead and influence peers, and to lead teams remotely Strict and organised project manager For administering reviews Gold standard technical audit skills and dedication to staying up to date with technical updates and inspection findings Flexible working style to adapt to the different teams you will be working with Courage to challenge the effectiveness and articulation of the audit strategy by audit teams Attention to detail in review of the execution of audit work and identification of areas for improvement Proactive communication and deadline management, both with the audit team and audit quality leadership

 To qualify for the role you must have

ACA/ CA/ ACCA (ICAEW, ICAS, Irish Institute or equivalent international qualification Strong project management and technical (auditing) skills Significant experience with large public & complex audits Strong focus on and passion for audit quality and coaching/reviewing teams