PS Board and Compliance Committee Member Recruitment
Professional Standards Board - Chairperson recruitment
The Institute is inviting applications from suitably qualified applicants for the role of Chairperson of the Professional Standards Board.
The Institute is Ireland’s largest professional body, with over 39,000 members in over 100 countries and 2,192 regulated firms. It was established by Royal Charter in 1888 and its activities and those of its members are governed by its Bye-Laws and by Rules relating to professional and ethical conduct.
The Institute plays an important role in promoting confidence in the accountancy profession, a key part of which is achieved by ensuring firms, members, affiliates, and students maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct. As part of this role, the Institute Council established the Professional Standards Board to oversee the Institute’s regulatory and disciplinary functions, delivered by the Professional Standards Department and an independent committee structure.
The role of the Professional Standards Board and its Chairperson are more fully described in the link provided above.
The start date for the role is 1 April 2026, and the term of the role is more fully described in the role description.
The chairperson vacancy is for a lay member, which means someone who is not a member, affiliate or employee of Chartered Accountants Ireland or any other accountancy body.
Applications for the position should be made by submitting a covering letter and curriculum vitae to the Institute’s Appointments Committee, c/o Maureen Brown at Maureen.Brown@charteredaccountants.ie by 6 February 2026. Further information is also available from this email address.
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Compliance Committee member recruitment
Chartered Accountants Ireland (‘the Institute’) is recognised under various statutes in Ireland and the UK as having specific supervisory and regulatory obligations in respect of its membership, particularly those in public practice. The Professional Standards Department of the Institute is responsible for the exercise of its regulatory functions through a regime that includes regulatory and disciplinary committees and bodies comprising accountants and non-accountants.
The Quality Assurance Committee and Quality Assurance Review Committee are seeking to recruit accountants with expertise in audit. Expertise in investment business is also desirable.
For further information and/or an application form, please email committeerecruitment@charteredaccountants.ie.
Professional Standards also seeks to make appointments to the Conduct Committee and welcomes applications from both accountants and non-accountants. Qualifications and expertise in audit and / or financial services are desirable. Applications for the role of Independent Reviewer will also be considered. For further information and / or an application form please email committeerecruitment@charteredaccountants.ie.
If you previously applied for one of these roles and still have an interest, please contact us at this point and let us know of your continued interest.
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