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An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.
We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.
As experts on a wide number of issues, our Audit Quality Department (AQD) provides support to our specialists in audit/assurance and other business streams. From being on-hand to help with complex enquiries, to implementing and advising on policy and processes, AQD are the people tasked with finding solutions to some of our teams’ most complex technical issues.
As part of this supportive and knowledgeable team, you’ll have a chance to use and develop your technical skills and experience, find solutions to technical queries and contribute daily to the firm’s commitment to deliver high quality output. Lead and manage projects. Build a network of experienced specialists. We’ll help you succeed
The work we do is underpinned by quality. We deliver audits which are trusted and transparent which can be relied upon by companies and their stakeholders.
You’ll help deliver accurate and transparent reporting to all relevant stakeholders as you provide long term value.
We are seeking to recruit a Manager or Senior Manager to join the Digital Audit Support team within our Audit Quality Department supporting the audit practice.
The successful candidate will have significant experience in audit, particularly in controls based and IT auditing, in managing audit and audit-related projects, with exemplary technical skills regarding auditing standards and their practical application including experience in audit reporting matters.
The successful candidate will have experience in applying a controls and IT based audit approach and/or will have been involved in preparing methodology and guidance, and advice to audit teams implementing such strategies. Experience with data analytics, SOx (or equivalent) assurance and financial auditing is desirable.
As part of the Digital Audit Support team, they will be providing advice and ensuring compliance with ISAs and the firm’s audit methodology, particularly as it pertains to controls-based auditing including:
· Developing and enhancing the firm’s approach to controls-based and IT auditing.
· Monitoring and reacting to the potential development of UK SOx, ISA and regulatory updates, ensuring that the firm’s methodologies remain closely aligned to new requirements, developments in good audit practice.
· Writing and updating relevant guidance and supporting material.
· Supporting the development and delivery of audit methodology training content.
· Carrying out targeted file reviews for the purposes of internal quality control or testing.
· Responding to audit methodology queries from audit staff at all levels (email, telephone or in person).
· Other ad-hoc quality related assignments, such as regulatory and root cause analysis support.
Significant IT and controls-based external audit experience.
· As this role will involve training and coaching peers, and will involve reviews of audit files for quality control and testing purposes, experience as external IT audit manager is essential
· Has extensive experience of the application of IT in business processes related to financial reporting.
· Has wide-ranging practical experience regarding the application of ISAs and audit methodology.
· Experience of training design, development and delivery.
· We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.
At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.
Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.
Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.