Audit Quality Director
Forvis Mazars
Grow. Belong. Impact.
Forvis Mazars in Ireland is a leading professional services firm with ambitious growth plans and over 1000 staff based in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick. We are an integral part of Forvis Mazars Group, an internationally integrated partnership with over 40,000 professionals operating in over 100 countries and territories around the world. Our strategic framework drives positive and meaningful impact for our people, the environment and local communities while delivering unmatched client experience to our clients.
Why join us
Our people are ambassadors and leaders and have a bold entrepreneurial spirit to shape the future of our industry and the communities within which we serve. We empower and develop our teams to become professionals of the highest calibre in technical and client excellence. Our people first approach offers our teams a caring work environment which promotes belonging and inclusivity of all cultures and perspectives.
The Position
Due to our ethos of best practice audit quality and the volume of growth of high-profile clients in our financial services audit client portfolio, including our further ambitious growth plans, we wish to appoint a Director with responsibility for monitoring and enhancing our audit quality initiatives and activities.
This person will be involved in supporting risk management and audit methodology in line with best practice and support us in achieving Forvis Mazars core value of providing second to none Client experience through high quality audit assurance.
The successful candidate will have the responsibility of providing real time assurance reviews of in progress audits and will be working with the wider team to enhance our audit quality framework.
This role offers flexible hours/work from home options and will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Key Responsibilities
- Addressing enquiries and consultations from audit engagement teams on audit methodology and risk management matters
- Continuous development of industry and audit technical knowledge and awareness of relevant changes within the industry ensuring the wider team is alerted on a timely basis to matters concerning risk management or audit methodology
- Working closely with our international colleagues in the areas of quality, risk and methodology
- Planning and completion of real time assurance reviews with a focus on our portfolio of public interest entity audit clients
- Identify appropriate resolution plans and guidance to address any identified areas of for non-compliance
- Follow up to ensure recommendations have been actioned
- Liaise with Audit department head on results of quality assurance reviews
- Supporting our audit teams during internal and external audit inspections
- Support and facilitate audit technical training and audit quality information briefings/forums to audit staff, management and partners
- Ongoing communication with risk and quality personnel
Keep up to date with technical developments that may impact our clients or methodology
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Ideal Candidate
- ACA or similar relevant accountancy qualification with at least 5 years post qual experience
- Strong audit technical knowledge
- Recent practical audit experience in a senior management position in a financial services audit environment.
- Strong communication skills
High regard for quality and attention to detail
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Don’t wait. Act.
Please Note: Forvis Mazars is an Equal Opportunities Employer. In applying for a role with us, you consent that Forvis Mazars will process your personal data for the purpose of handling your application. Forvis Mazars endeavours to recruit and fill vacancies directly. However, at times when we do need to engage with agencies, Forvis Mazars operates within a preferred supplier list (PSL) and only work and partner with recruitment suppliers where our agreed contractual terms are in place. If unsolicited CVs are received from agencies, we will not be liable for payment of introduction fees. Thank you for your co-operation.
