Help improve audit quality - project based role.
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
-
England, London
London (Central)London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £64380 per annum
- Posted
- 22 May 2023
- Closes
- 30 May 2023
- Ref
- JN -072021-2950752
- Job Title
- Head of Compliance
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
In this regulatory role, you will identify and prioritise what large audit firms need to do to improve audit quality and hold them accountable for delivering it.
Client Details
This regulator sets high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and holds to account those responsible for delivering them.
Description
The role provides a unique insight into how the large audit firms operate and how they are responding to current issues in the profession and the changes in regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will have the satisfaction of being able to influence the practices and procedures of the major audit firms to enhance audit quality and audit market resilience.
Profile
This role will suit a highly motivated individual with experience working in the audit and/or regulatory sector. The ideal candidate will have:
Job Offer
Client Details
This regulator sets high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and holds to account those responsible for delivering them.
Description
The role provides a unique insight into how the large audit firms operate and how they are responding to current issues in the profession and the changes in regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will have the satisfaction of being able to influence the practices and procedures of the major audit firms to enhance audit quality and audit market resilience.
- Developing an understanding of the firms' audit quality priorities and audit strategy.
- Contributing to the forward looking supervision strategy for the firms allocated.
- Obtaining and analysing evidence on audit quality and resilience matters from internal and external sources.
- Assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of Single Quality Plans and other action plans, including the audit quality plan.
- Leading aspects of meetings with the firms.
- Managing a portfolio of non-financial sanctions across firms.
- Leading on constructive engagement into breaches by firms of auditing requirements, handling complex cases, developing remedial actions, and ensuring that these are adequately undertaken.
Profile
This role will suit a highly motivated individual with experience working in the audit and/or regulatory sector. The ideal candidate will have:
- A good understanding of the regulatory and audit environment. An accounting qualification coupled with membership of ICAEW, ACCA, ICAS or ICAI (or equivalent) would be an advantage, but is not essential.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills so that they can quickly evaluate a significant amount of information, and draw out themes and conclusions.
Job Offer
- Salary £64,380
- 30 days annual leave, flexible bank holidays plus ability to buy extra leave.
- Generous employer pension contribution of 10%.
- A strong work/life balance ethos.
- Hybrid working.
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