Audit Quality Assistant Manager / Manager (0395)

PKF is the 12th largest accountancy brand and the 12th largest audit practice in the UK. We are also an active member of PKF Global, an international network of legally independent accounting firms that gives us an on the ground presence in 150 countries around the world with access to more than 20,000 people across 440 offices globally.

We provide a full range of audit, accountancy, tax and advisory services, and are experts at simplifying complexity. We are particularly well-known for working with complex clients with challenging issues in fast-moving and highly technical areas, such as the insurance industry, the global capital markets and the not for profit sector. Our aim is to understand people, the organisations they run, and what matters to them, so we can simplify complexity and help them achieve their ambitions.

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Infrastructure 

We are good at getting things done and our Infrastructure team applies this mentality to ensure we have the right tools, technology, strategies and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

We’re looking for forward-thinking people to come on board and join us within Technical & Compliance, Finance, IT, Training, Human Resources, Business Development/Marketing, Legal, and Administration.

These teams play a key role in the success of the firm as they shape the way we operate. By joining one of these teams, you’ll influence the future of PKF, while enjoying the support, training and opportunities you need to succeed both personally and professionally.

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The Technical and Compliance Department (TCD) ensures that the Firm’s business is conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, codes, and standards issued by the regulators and standard setters. TCD also plays a vital role in the Firm’s system of quality management (SOQM) through the performance of audit quality reviews on selected audit engagements, performing monitoring activities in relation to the engagement performance and the development and delivery of audit quality related guidance and training materials. 

As an Audit Quality Assistant Manager / Manager, you will play a key role in supporting partners and staff to achieve audit quality in their engagement and ensure compliance with applicable auditing and accounting standards. You will apply your audit knowledge and experience in supporting the needs of the Firm with the main part of your role involving answering audit related queries, performing cold, in-flight and thematic reviews and issuing guidance and training on audit quality initiatives. You must be a strong team player and be able to work effectively within TCD and across the Firm. You must also have the ability to liaise with and win the confidence of senior partners and 
staff within the Firm, the Firm’s network and externally including the Firm’s regulatory bodies. 

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