Audit Quality Review & Support Team Senior Manager

Discipline: Audit, Risk & Compliance
Job type: Permanent
Contact email: aston@weareedenbrook.com
Job ref: J5438
Published: 4 days ago
Edenbrook are partnering with a leading global professional services firm on a Senior Manager - Audit Quality opportunity. This role is central to enhancing audit quality by conducting targeted reviews, supporting audit teams throughout the audit cycle, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: Perform in-flight reviews of audits from planning through to completion, identifying opportunities to enhance audit quality. Collaborate with senior leadership to determine key focus areas for reviews and agree on approach. Engage proactively with audit teams on audit quality matters and help develop strategies to support consistently high-quality audit delivery. Challenge audit execution and documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and firm methodologies. Coach and support teams in implementing improvements and best practices. Identify issues requiring firm-wide attention or action, escalating appropriately. Contribute to the development of training materials and guidance focused on high-quality audit execution. Provide clear and practical guidance in response to ad hoc audit quality queries. Participate in broader audit quality initiatives and contribute to shaping the audit quality strategy. The ideal candidate: Strong interest in audit quality and continuous improvement. Solid experience in technical and practical auditing, especially for complex engagements. Working knowledge of IFRS and other relevant standards. Ability to assertively challenge and influence senior colleagues and peers. Creative and innovative thinker with a solutions-oriented mindset. Strong attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong project management abilities. Desirable: Experience of performing audit quality reviews (pre or post audit opinion) Desirable: IFRS9 or IFRS17 expertise