Audit Quality In-Flight Review – Senior Manager – Banking

Job title:

Audit Quality In-Flight Review – Senior Manager – Banking

Company

Forvis Mazars

Job description

Audit Quality Support Team (AQST) delivers the foundations for audit quality.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 delivery of engagements that comply with the firm’s methodologies and related risk management policies and procedures.Job PurposeAs an Audit Quality Senior Manager, you will specialise in inflight (hot) quality reviews and will contribute to the delivery of high-quality audits through leading some of the inflight reviews, supporting and coaching our audit teams, with particular focus on audits of entities in banking sector.Role & Responsibilities

• Lead a number of in-flight reviews in banking sector
• Support AQST Partners and Directors and coach AQST managers on in-flight reviews and other quality initiatives, working in line with the firm’s policies and processes and meeting relevant regulatory requirements.
• Build strong working relationships with audit teams and coaching them throughout the process of in-flight reviews.
• Together with the in-flight reviews team assist the Audit Learning and Development Team in reviews of technical training content.
• Work with the Audit Quality Support Team on ad hoc non-sector specific projects, including supporting external regulatory reviews where relevant.

Skills, Knowledge and ExperienceWe are seeking an experienced Audit Senior Manager with a minimum of 5 years of recent UK audit experience with the following skills and attributes:

• ACA / CA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualification.
• Strong experience of working on audits of PIEs and listed entities in banking sector.
• Strong experience of auditing banking specific areas and performing controls-based audits.
• Experience of working on complex audits and audits of international groups.
• Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of UK auditing, ethical, and accounting standards, including IFRS.
• Currently operating at a senior manager or experienced manager level.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple work commitments, and to meet targets and deadlines.
• Experience of managing others.
• Ability and willingness to challenge and influence more senior individuals and peers.
• Ability to challenge, manage difficult conversations with empathy and balancing coaching with risk management.
• Experience of performing ‘hot’ or ‘cold’ audit file reviews is desirable.

Inclusion and DiversityAt Forvis 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. Forvis Mazars selects candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience.Documents

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 02:27:13 GMT

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