Assistant Manager/ Manager

Assistant Manager/ Manager - Quality Assurance and Compliance (Audit Firm) As one of the leading PIE Auditors in Hong Kong, we are keen to invite enthusiastic team players and motivators to join the firm in maintaining a quality environment in our provision of audit and assurance services to clients. To achieve this objective, we are looking for candidates who are self‑motivated to drive initiatives and plans. Responsibilities Enforce firm‑wide quality related policies and procedures from strategy to execution; Coordinate with other internal functions and audit departments to ensure consistent application and implementation of the entire System of Quality Management (SOQM) framework including but not limited to: perform continuous risk assessment for the firm’s SOQM to allow modification and improvement to firm‑wide policy and procedures; Assist firm leadership to uphold governance environment; Enforce compliance to relevant ethical requirements as required in the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by HKICPA; Safeguard the acceptance and continuance policy and procedures of client relationships and specific engagements and review documentation for acceptance and continuance procedures; Continual enhancement in engagement performance in various aspects including audit methodologies, engagement review, and other engagement‑related issues; Continual enhancement to identify and evaluate the use of resources of the firm within the SOQM; Maintain an effective and transparent transfer of information and communication within the firm and with external parties; Perform the monitoring functions on a regular basis according to firm policy; Perform evaluation for any root cause analysis and set out remediation plan for the monitoring result; Monitor firm‑wide compliance to local/other jurisdictional regulatory requirements, including but not limited to: Respond to various regulatory review and inspection, questionnaire; Ensure the firm follows the local authority’s registration requirements for corporate practice and PIE Auditor; Ensure the firm follows the requirements from other jurisdiction e.g. Ministry of Finance (MoF) from Mainland China; Ensure the firm follows the requirements of an Authorized Employer/Authorized Supervisor as required by HKICPA; Respond to any ad hoc / thematic review from regulators; Perform reviews of financial statements selected (Regular internal review); Inspect audit working papers to assess the degree of compliance with the professional standards; Work with the audit engagement teams and provide support in identifying engagement risks and establishing relevant measures to mitigate the risks; Address sub‑standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations; Take the lead to enhance the quality of audit programs and deploy the changes to the professional staff; Assist in developing and updating the audit programs in accordance with professional standards; Assist in maintaining and conducting archiving procedures in a regular basis; Provide trainings and updates in related to regulatory requirements to the professional staff in a regular basis; Requirements Bachelor’s degree or above; Certified Public Accountant registered with HKICPA, or a member of an accountancy body that is a member of the International Federation of Accountants; Solid technical background, with at least 3‑years post qualifications audit experience; Extensive professional experience in financial reporting and auditing; Relevant experience in assurance gained with big‑4 or sizable accounting firms; Good communication skills in both English and Chinese; Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills; The candidate must exhibit independence motivation and a desire to uphold the quality of the practice; Ability to work with executive levels of the firm’s management; Candidate with less experience will be considered as an Assistant Manager; Application Questions Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Hong Kong? What's your expected monthly basic salary? How many years' experience do you have as a quality assurance (QA) manager? How many years' experience do you have as an Audit and Compliance Manager? #J-18808-Ljbffr