AQD Audit Stream Risk Management Team – Director

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 and high-growth businesses—and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. Audit quality is central to our strategy as an Audit Stream, the key ingredient to our success. We’ll broaden your horizons and help you succeed by delivering audits that are trusted, transparent and reliable to stakeholders.

You’ll report to the ASRM team Partner and work closely with other members of the ASRM team and the wider AQD team. This is an opportunity for a talented, high-performing and ambitious Director to join the Audit Stream Risk Management (ASRM) team in the Audit Quality Department (AQD) during an exciting period.

Responsibilities

• Lead in resolving complex audit stream risk issues that emerge, ensuring a detailed review of audit files is performed by senior managers to establish the nature and extent of the risk, bringing in specialist support from the wider AQD team as required.
• Proactively identify wider risk issues and prevent such risks from crystallising by implementing policies, guidance and training to the audit stream.
• Support the ASRM partner on reviewing and monitoring the highest risk audit engagements, known as the Close Monitored List.
• Provide oversight to the ASRM team on other audit risks and contractual matters arising from the Audit Stream and ensure they are satisfactorily resolved.
• Lead on projects to ensure all processes and controls related to audit stream risk management are correctly implemented to support a System of Quality Management, addressing remediation points.
• Support RIs experiencing a challenging inspection or regulatory process.
• Contribute to audit quality initiatives led by the wider Audit Quality Improvement Team.

You’ll be someone with ideas, drive, energy and passion. ACA or equivalent qualification with a background in Audit, Methodology or Regulatory oversight. Recent experience at Senior Manager or Director level on PIE and listed audits or similar file review experience. Strong technical audit expertise with the ability to identify wider risks. Ability to challenge, influence, and communicate effectively at senior levels. A proactive, collaborative mindset and attention to detail.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. 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. We’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected so teams 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. We’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices and will help you grow as you learn.

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed and fuel the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, and we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with achieve their ambitions. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.