JOB SUMMARY

Join a fast-paced, challenging, and collaborative team dedicated to audit quality!

The National Office Senior is a core member of the firm’s National Office responsible for assisting with the overall administration, direction, and monitoring of the firm’s attest practice and system of quality management.

Key responsibilities include assisting in UHY LLP’s ongoing implementation of the new quality management standards; International Quality Management Standards (ISQM) promulgated by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, the Statement on Quality Management Standards (SQMS) promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the proposed QC 1000 put forth by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

This leadership position collaborates with the other members of the National Office and works directly with the UHY LLP Managing Partner and the UHY LLP Management Committee.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Regular duties include (but are not limited to):

Monitoring of Quality Control with Leadership

• Prepare for and participate in UHY LLP Leadership Committee Meetings, which include the bi-weekly UHY LLP Management Committee (Management Committee) meetings and monthly Attest Leader meetings, including preparing recurring data for review and writing new and revising current policies for approval
• Understand the New Quality Control Standards as Well as Our Firm’s Current System of Quality Management to develop processes, controls, and monitoring to assure compliance

• Work with other National Office colleagues to understand and validate our current system of quality management
• Develop an understanding of the requirements of the quality management standards put forth by the AICPA, IAASB, and PCAOB
• Collaborate with stakeholders across UHY to gain an understanding of the risks to quality objectives as defined by the quality management statements
• Assist with the review and documentation of processes and controls, including designing effective monitoring controls to monitor the firm’s system of quality management

Train and Educate UHY stakeholders about the new quality management standards

• Educate stakeholders in the organization about the new quality management standards and their importance to the growth and health of UHY
• Train stakeholders in understanding their roles in risk assessment and operational processes to identify and mitigate threats to the quality objectives.

Design and implement controls to address risk to quality objectives

• Design controls to respond to the risks to the quality objectives and work with stakeholders to the implement controls
• Create and document policies and procedures as needed and enhance our system of quality management

Monitoring

• Assist with remediation of PCAOB inspection comments, including assessment of root causes of comments, determining the remediation steps required, implementing changes in quality control, and performing a post-implementation effectiveness assessment of the remediation steps taken to be provided to the PCAOB
• Designing monitoring controls to assess the effectiveness of our quality management controls
• Create documentation and workpapers to record the monitoring of controls and assist those ultimately charged with the responsibility for the system to quality management to determine if the system of quality management is functioning properly

Root Cause Analysis

• Perform root cause analysis of identified deficiencies, establish, or revise controls as necessary, implement the necessary changes, and document the process

Evaluate, Develop, and Implement new Audit Software, Tools, and Technology

• Assist the National Office team to evaluate the sufficiency of audit software, tools and technology used in our attest practice. Work with cross-functional teams to assess current software needs of the attest practice, identify software solutions, evaluate the viability of solutions, and lead the implementation of new software, including developing practice aids, workpaper templates, and training to support new data analytics software, data validation software, and AI powered audit tools

Work environment

• Work is conducted in a professional office environment with minimal distractions

Physical demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and performing work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Required education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field