Audit Quality Manager

Job Description

In Audit, you will join a growing team of over 1,100relationship driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our Audit Teams provide audit assurance services which are vital to our clients business controls, shareholderconfidence and credibility of their financial statements. Our expertise ranges from servicing private, entrepreneurial companies through to UK listed companies, financial services clients and some of the largest FT Global organisations in the world. By joininga unique integrated structure you will benefit from working in collaborative teams and be given responsibility for delivering robust and independent audit services in a supportive environment.In a rapidly changing business world, we also care about our industry and have long pressed for a debate on audit competition. We believe that companies and their shareholders alike deserve the benefits that increased competition can bring and are committedto playing an active role in shaping the future of audit.The financial services audit department works internationally to provide seamless, cross-border services to our clients. Job Purpose As an Audit Quality Team Manager, you will deliver the foundations for audit quality in the form of policies, procedures, templates, guidance and training in line with the Group Mazars audit approach and relevant auditing, ethical and accounting standards. Role & Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in the development of guidance, tools and templates to support the growing audit service line.
• Lead the development of methodology for the Mazars Audit Platform, including specific projects to be determined by the Audit Head of Quality.
• Responding to queries coming to the helpdesk including review of extended audit reports and non-standard engagement letters and audit reports.
• Performing hot reviews on a number of clients in AQR scope.
• Prepare and update master packs including sector specific packs.
• Maintain a list of required changes and user experience points.
• Liaising with CCH (audit software) on any non-standard software fixes.
• Producing +Vantage guidance for users and super users.
• Liaising with super users as necessary.
• Ensuring the Mazars Audit Platform, auditing software and templates are compliant with auditing standards and methodology and identifying updates and emerging issues to be addressed.
• Assesses and produces high quality work in line with the Firms policy and processes, meeting relevant regulatory requirements.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• ACA / CA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualification.
• Operating at Manager level within a similar role.
• Relevant banking sector experience.
• Strong auditing technical knowledge.
• Passion for quality and keen to deliver results.
• Extensive working knowledge of external audits.
• Experienced of senior stakeholder engagement and dealing with audit partners in discussions around review findings.
• Team leadership.
• Experience of developing new initiatives and methodologies.
• Experience of identifying issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen.
• Takes ownership of projects, effectively delegates to others within the team and takes responsibility for quality control.

Inclusion and Diversity At Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidatesbased on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.