Our client is making a continued strategic investment in their Audit Quality Practice and is now looking for experienced senior audit managers to join the team. This is a pivotal role for professionals with a strong background in listed and/or Public Interest Entity (PIE) audits within the financial services or corporate sectors, and a genuine passion for advancing audit quality across the profession.
Role Overview
As a Senior Manager you will play a critical role in supporting audit teams to deliver consistently high-quality audits. You will conduct targeted in-flight reviews of PIE audits throughout the audit lifecycle—from planning through to completion and reporting—providing challenge, coaching, and actionable insights to enhance audit execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct in-flight reviews at all stages of the audit cycle, identifying opportunities to elevate audit quality
- Collaborate with the team Director to determine review focus areas and agree on strategic approaches
- Engage proactively with audit teams to discuss quality matters and develop tailored improvement strategies
- Challenge audit procedures and documentation to ensure robust execution and compliance
- Coach and support teams in implementing quality enhancements and best practices
- Identify systemic issues requiring firm-wide attention and escalate appropriately
- Contribute to the development of training materials and guidance to promote high-quality audits
- Provide clear, practical solutions to ad hoc audit quality queries
- Participate in wider audit quality initiatives led by the Audit Quality Improvement Team
Candidate Profile
We are seeking individuals who demonstrate:
- A strong interest in audit quality
- Proven experience managing complex audits in the FS or corporate sectors
- Solid technical knowledge of IFRS
- Confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders and peers
- Innovative thinking and a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong project management capabilities
Desirable:
- Experience conducting audit quality reviews (In Flight or Cold)
- Expertise in IFRS 9 or IFRS 17 (for FS sector roles)
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