Audit Quality Oversight - Associate Director / Director – Dublin

Audit Quality Oversight - Associate Director / Director – Dublin

We are establishing an Audit Quality Oversight (AQO) function to provide independent oversight and insight into audit quality across the firm’s highest-risk and most complex engagements, including PIEs.
This is a unique opportunity to help shape a new capability, influence audit quality across the firm, and work closely with senior leadership on matters that have real impact.

AQO is intended to become a recognised centre of excellence for audit quality, providing a unique opportunity to develop deep technical expertise and influence the quality of our most significant engagements.

The role

This role offers the opportunity to influence audit quality at a firm-wide level through independent engagement reviews, professional challenge and insight.
Working closely with Partners and firm leadership, you will identify emerging risks, promote consistency of judgement and contribute to continuous improvement across the practice. The role combines technical review, professional judgement, meaningful engagement with Partners and contribution to firm-wide quality initiatives.

Who we are looking for

Experienced audit professionals (Associate Director / Director) who:

- Exercise sound professional judgement in complex audit situations
- Are comfortable constructively challenging senior stakeholders
- Have strong technical knowledge of ISAs and LEAP
- Communicate clearly and influence through evidence rather than authority
- Demonstrate curiosity and a strong interest in understanding the rationale behind complex audit judgements
- Experience in PIEs or audit quality/inspection roles is beneficial but not essential.

Why consider AQO

This is a career-enhancing opportunity, offering:

- Opportunity to help shape a new strategic function within A udit
- Return to the business with broader experience, enhanced credibility and deeper technical judgement, with significant opportunity to broaden exposure within Audit and accelerate career development
- Opportunity to progress within the AQC unit and to support the development of a team
- Exposure to the firms highest-risk audit judgements and most complex engagements
- Direct interaction with senior audit leadership and governance forums
- Close interaction with Methodology team, Risk and Quality team and L&D teams.
- Deepened technical judgement and inspection expertise

As one of the founding members of the AQO team, you will have the opportunity not only to conduct reviews but also to help shape out review methodology, reporting, training and the future direction of this new capability.

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