Audit Quality - Centre of Excellence Senior Manager
Ideas People Trust
We're BDO, an accountancy and business advisory firm providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world.
We work with Britain's economic engine—ambitious, entrepreneurially spirited, high-growth businesses—and directly advise their owners and management teams.
We'll broaden your horizons
Audit quality is central to our strategy as an Audit Stream, the key ingredient to our success. Consistent high audit quality enables us to attract, develop, and retain talented people and to be proud of our work. It also allows us to compete effectively and demonstrate our role in market reform.
Achieving high audit quality requires a mindset of challenge and professional scepticism, appropriate resources, investment in central support, and technology solutions. Recently, we've increased our headcount, invested in new partners, and launched a significant investment programme in our quality support team.
We'll help you succeed
We deliver trusted, transparent audits relied upon by companies and stakeholders. You'll be proactive, manage your tasks confidently, collaborate effectively, and communicate regularly with Senior Managers, Directors, and Partners. Your role includes providing long-term value through accurate reporting.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, high-performing, ambitious Senior Manager to join the Centre of Excellence in the Audit Quality Department (AQD). You will report to a Director/Partner and contribute to developing innovative data analytics tools, solutions, methodologies, and guidance for auditing revenue and other key areas, supporting engagement teams.
The CoE leads the development of firm-wide and sector-specific tools, solutions, methodologies, and guidance. It supports large and complex audits, reviews audit strategies and execution, and collaborates with broader audit quality functions.
Your responsibilities include:
* Supporting audit teams on large and complex audits by coaching and assisting with high-quality revenue audit strategies, controls, and digital techniques.
* Conducting file reviews to enhance quality and coaching engagement teams.
* Assisting during external regulatory reviews.
* Leading development of data analytics tools and methodologies for key audit areas.
* Working with Learning and Development to identify training needs and facilitate sessions.
* Collaborating with Audit Quality and Technology Risk teams to enhance audit quality and controls.
Your profile should include:
* Strong knowledge of substantive and controls-based audit strategies, especially in revenue and key audit areas.
* Experience with Data Analytics procedures and supporting audit teams.
* Experience conducting audit file reviews, either in a regulatory or practice capacity.
* Understanding of the regulatory environment, high technical audit expertise.
* Excellent communication skills, ability to challenge, and a passion for coaching.
* ACA qualification or equivalent.
We value authenticity, support agile working, and offer opportunities to develop your career. Our culture promotes mutual support, collaboration, and continuous learning, supported by state-of-the-art facilities and resources.
We're committed to helping entrepreneurial businesses succeed and investing in our people. Join us as we shape the future with openness, clarity, and innovation.
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