Manager, System of Quality Management & Audit Quality

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, System of Quality Management & Audit Quality based in the United States. The Manager, System of Quality Management & Audit Quality will play a key role in strengthening audit quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across a complex assurance organization. This position focuses on monitoring, evaluating, and enhancing the System of Quality Management (SoQM) in accordance with applicable professional standards and regulatory requirements. You will lead quality risk assessments, coordinate monitoring activities, evaluate findings, and oversee remediation initiatives that support consistent audit practices. Working closely with assurance leadership and process owners, you will translate complex quality information into actionable insights and recommendations. The role combines technical accounting and auditing expertise with analytical thinking, project management, and stakeholder collaboration. This is an opportunity to influence quality governance, support inspection readiness, and contribute to a culture of professional excellence and accountability. Accountabilities: The Manager, System of Quality Management & Audit Quality will oversee quality monitoring, risk assessment, remediation, and reporting activities to ensure the effectiveness of the organization’s audit quality framework. Key responsibilities include: - Support the ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement of the System of Quality Management in accordance with applicable professional standards, including SQMS 1 and PCAOB QC 1000. - Contribute to the quality risk assessment process by identifying and evaluating quality risks and supporting the design, implementation, and documentation of appropriate responses. - Plan and execute SoQM monitoring activities, including testing the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of quality responses and controls.

- Evaluate and document testing results, exceptions, and observations, developing clear, evidence-based conclusions and recommendations. - Coordinate monitoring and testing activities across multiple process owners, managing schedules, dependencies, deadlines, and outstanding action items. - Provide direction and oversight to team members involved in monitoring and testing, including assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and providing coaching and feedback. - Evaluate findings from quality monitoring, internal and external inspections, engagement reviews, and other sources of audit quality information. - Conduct and facilitate root cause analyses, collaborating with stakeholders to design, implement, and evaluate appropriate remedial actions. - Support the annual evaluation of the SoQM by analyzing deficiencies, remediation progress, recurring trends, emerging risks, and other relevant information. - Prepare concise reports, dashboards, presentations, and leadership communications covering monitoring results, quality trends, deficiencies, and remediation activities. - Analyze audit quality indicators, inspection results, root cause analyses, and other quality data to identify recurring issues and opportunities for improvement. - Support internal and external inspection programs, including PCAOB inspections, peer reviews, internal engagement inspections, and other quality reviews. - Contribute to the development and enhancement of policies, procedures, audit methodologies, tools, templates, training materials, and other resources supporting audit quality. - Monitor changes in professional standards and regulatory requirements, assessing their potential impact on quality management policies and processes. - Apply sound professional judgment, maintain appropriate professional skepticism, and escalate significant quality matters to leadership when necessary.