Audit Quality Manager

6 days ago


London London ECM AU, UK, United Kingdom Forvis Mazars Full time

Forvis Mazars is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

About the team

The audit & assurance methodology team forms part of our firm's Audit Quality Support Team (AQST). AQST delivers the foundations for audit quality in the form of methodology, policies, reviews, coaching support, procedures, templates, guidance, and training.

AQST plays a vital role in supporting our audit practice. It forms part of the firm's system of quality management; is responsible for designing methodologies and tools that ensure compliance with auditing and ethical standards and other requirements applicable to audit and assurance engagements; and supports the audit service line in its delivery of engagements that comply with the firm's methodologies and related risk management policies and procedures.

About the role

As an Audit Quality Manager (Banking), you will form part of the audit & assurance methodology team. You will specialise in the development of methodology and other supporting tools, templates, and guidance to support our audit teams working on audits of banks and building societies.

The methodology team contributes to the delivery of high-quality audits through influencing the development of the global methodology applied by all firms in the Forvis Mazars Group and developing content for the UK firm. In particular, you will:

  • Lead on, or support, the delivery of UK audit methodology projects related to banking, including updates to the Banking UK Audit Manual and associated application guidance, and the development of tools, templates, and training.
  • Respond to technical consultations from the banking audit service line on the application of the firm's audit methodology, and quality assure consultation responses prepared by others in the team.
  • Respond to ad hoc queries from the banking audit service line on methodology related matters.
  • Perform reviews of technical training content developed by the audit learning and development team, insofar as it relates to audits of banks and building societies.
  • Liaise with the firm's regulators on banking-related firmwide and thematic reviews.
  • Keep up to date with audit and assurance developments in the banking and financial services sector to consider how the firm can best adapt proactively to changes on the horizon.

What are we looking for?

  • ACA / CA / ACCA (ICAEW, ICAS, Irish Institute or equivalent international qualification);
  • Extensive banking and other financial services audit experience;
  • Extensive experience and technical awareness of IFRS 9, IFRS 13, FRS 102 and the end-to-end payments process for banks, building societies and other financial institutions;
  • Experience with drafting banking / financial services audit methodology including strong interpretation skills for technical specialist / expert guidance;
  • Ability to understand highly technical concepts and explain them in a simplified manner;
  • Good communication skills with specialists and experts involved on banking and other financial institution audits;
  • Experience or knowledge of the UK and other regulatory environments is essential;
  • Strong project management skills;
  • In addition to delivering on the expectations specific to this role, the candidate will also contribute significantly to the future strategic direction of the banking quality program;
  • Serious about making a difference and ready to take on some of the firms' most important initiatives.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading international professional services firm delivering exceptional quality in audit, accounting, tax, financial advisory, outsourcing and consulting.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we celebrate individuality and thrive on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.



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