Audit Quality Indicators Assistant Manager

Job Description

Ideas | People | TrustWe’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.We’ll broaden your horizons Audit quality is central to our strategy as an Audit Stream, the key ingredient to our success. Consistent high audit quality enables us to attract, develop and retain talented people and be proud of our work. Audit quality allows us to compete in the marketand demonstrate that we can play a key role in market reform.Consistently high audit quality does not happen by chance. It requires a mindset and culture of challenge and professional scepticism, appropriate resources both people and intellectual, investment in central support for engagement teams and technology solutions.Within the last year we have increased our headcount significantly, invested in new partners, and commenced a significant investment programme in our central quality support team.We’ll help you succeed Audit quality is central to our strategy as an Audit Stream, the key ingredient to our success. Consistent high audit quality enables us to attract, develop and retain talented people and be proud of our work. Audit quality allows us to compete in the marketand demonstrate that we can play a key role in market reform.Consistently high audit quality does not happen by chance. It requires a mindset and culture of challenge and professional scepticism, appropriate resources both people and intellectual, investment in central support for engagement teams and technology solutions.Within the last year we have increased our headcount significantly, invested in new partners, and commenced a significant investment programme in our Audit Quality Directorate.This is an opportunity for talented, high performing and ambitious Assistant Manager to join the Audit Quality Indicators Team in the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) in an exciting period and help to shape the role and the expanding team. You will report intothe Audit Quality Indicators Team Partner and work closely with Audit Quality Indicators Manager.Audit Quality Indicators are metrics related to the audit stream that by their nature impact on the Quality of Audit work performed. One such example is training data by grade or employee type. Audit Quality Milestones (AQMs) help the firm monitor audit qualityand identify where improvements in audit quality and/or the system of quality management (such as controls, policies and procedures) may be needed as well as help evaluate that system.The key requirements for the role are an excellent ability to assess, manipulate and cleanse large volumes of data from various different sources in order to produce monthly and quarterly audit quality indicators, and to monitor these indicators and provideinitial analysis on outliers to pre-existing thresholds and propose actions to be taken. Clear and concise communication skills are vital, to both explain the data analysed to non-data experts and rationalise the significance of results identified to a varietyof stakeholders. As part of the Audit Quality Indicators team you will be responsible for:

• Liaising with relevant parties to obtain, cleanse and manipulate data to produce monthly and quarterly key Audit Quality Indicators dashboards;
• Monitoring compliance with the Audit Quality Milestones, investigating outliers and preparing regular reports to illustrate results;
• Monitoring Audit Quality Indicators, including investigating those that may indicate quality concerns and escalating these as appropriate, including producing regular reports for internal stakeholders;
• Performing periodic checks and data verification/completeness and accuracy assessments on the relevant systems, applications and databases to identify, investigate and correct data errors or inconsistencies;
• Further assisting with the production of ad hoc reports for internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to, audit leadership and regulators;
• Maintaining and analysing data used to identify audited entities for enhanced support based on pre-existing indicators and ad-hoc requests; and
• Forming a collaborative and healthy working relationship with the small number of Directors and Managers in the team

Youll be someone with:

• High degree of IT literacy with an excellent knowledge of Excel and experience of manipulating large volumes of data (Alteryx and Power BI experience preferred)
• External audit/ TRA Data Analytics experience preferable
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Accuracy and attention to detail essential, including working with highly confidential data
• Take personal responsibility and accountability for own work, with a proven ability to prioritise multiple tasks effectively to meet deadlines
• Have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a small team

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, andthe task at hand.At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.We’re in it togetherMutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personaland professional needs.Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to buildyour network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.We’re looking forward to the future At BDO, we hel