Audit Quality Manager banking specialism

In Audit, you will join a growing team of over 750 relationship driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our Audit Teams provide audit assurance services which are vital to our clients' business controls, shareholder confidence and credibility of their financial statements. Our expertise ranges from servicing private, entrepreneurial companies through to UK listed companies, financial services clients and some of the largest FT Global organisations in the world. By joining a unique integrated structure, you will benefit from working in collaborative teams and be given responsibility for delivering robust and independent audit services in a supportive environment.

In a rapidly changing business world, we also care about our industry and have long pressed for a debate on audit competition. We believe that companies and their shareholders alike deserve the benefits that increased competition can bring and are committed to playing an active role in shaping the future of audit.

The financial services audit department works internationally to provide seamless, cross-border services to our clients.

The banking group covers clients such as asset management, emerging banks and UK operations of large international banks.

As an Audit Quality Team Manager specialising on the banking sector, you will assist on the delivery of the foundations for audit quality in the form of policies, procedures, templates, guidance and training in line with the Group Mazars audit approach and relevant auditing, ethical and accounting standards.

• Participate in the development of banking guidance, tools and templates to support the growing audit service line.
• Assisting in hot reviews on a number of banking clients in AQR scope.
• Responding to queries coming to the helpdesk from our banking teams.
• Assisting in the preparation and update of master packs including sector specific packs.
• Building strong working relationships with audit teams.

• Participating in meetings with senior members of the firm to discuss review findings.
• Assist the Audit Quality Support Team in the preparation of technical audit trainings including banking specific trainings.

• Produces high quality work in line with the Firm's policy and processes, meeting relevant regulatory requirements.

• Works well with others in the team, maintaining high standards of quality and demonstrating commitment to self-development.
• Assists the Audit Quality Support Team on ad hoc non-sector specific projects.

This is a high-profile role and one which contributes significantly to the continuous improvement in the quality of the firm's audit and assurance work.

We are seeking an experienced Audit Assistant Manager or Audit Manager with recent UK audit experience with the following skills and attributes:

• ACA / CA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualification
• Relevant banking sector audit experience.
• Working knowledge of external audits, in particular audits of listed/PIE/regulated entities.
• Strong auditing and accounting technical knowledge.

• A passion for quality and helping engagement teams to develop their knowledge and audit skills.
• Experience of assisting in managing and coaching an audit team.
• Experience of performing 'hot' or 'cold' audit file reviews is desirable, but not essential.

• Experience of assisting on the development of new initiatives and methodologies.
• Takes ownership of projects and responsibility for quality control.

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple work commitments, and to meet targets and deadlines.

At 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. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.