Director - A&A Professional Standards Group

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Requisition Number: 2233834

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External Description: Description & Requirements

The A&A PSG team is looking for an experienced individual to provide proactive support to our PCAOB audit engagement teams on risk assessment, audit approaches and complex audit challenges to improve quality and build teams.

How you will contribute:

• Provide suggestions for improvement to PCAOB audit methodology team members, e.g., robustness, efficiency ideas, effectiveness ideas, alignment with standards and regulator expectations, etc.
• Provide real-time coaching to and assistance to enhance the skills and knowledge of PCAOB engagement teams to handle complex audit challenges.
• Identify and disseminate best practices across PCAOB audit engagement teams to improve audit quality, foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement and consistency.
• Challenge prior and / or current year approaches and provide insight and support to select engagement teams either prior to or during planning, or in-flight if needed, in predetermined focus areas to help teams address common PCAOB inspection deficiencies or other emerging issues promptly to improve audit quality

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:

• The candidate should be able to manage several tasks and across multiple responsibilities and demonstrate a commitment to the quality of any deliverable
• An ability to prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced environment to reach clear-set goals
• The candidate should be able to balance the need to communicate constructive criticisms identified with the support and respect teams deserve to help drive overall improvement and quality
• Communication and listening skills to effectively relate to people of diverse backgrounds and experience levels both verbally and in writing
• Innovative ideas to servicing the firm's commitment to quality
• Team and engagement management skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of:
  • PCAOB Auditing Standards
  • PCAOB inspection process
• CPA License
• Experience managing multiple complex projects
• Extensive experience with SEC issuers and PCAOB audits
• Minimum 8 years of experience in public accounting
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting

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City: Kansas City

State: Missouri

Community / Marketing Title: Director - A&A Professional Standards Group

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Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.