Quality Assurance Inspector
The Role:
The Professional Standards Department of Chartered Accountants Ireland, along with relevant compliance and disciplinary committees, is responsible for the delivery of the Institute's regulatory and disciplinary obligations which derive both from statute and its own Bye-Laws and Regulations.
Quality Assurance inspections is the means by which the Regulatory Board ensures professional services provided by members and member firms are of a high standard, by monitoring compliance with the Standards of Professional Conduct through a system of returns and inspections and taking regulatory action when necessary.
All members who hold a Practising Certificate (PC) and their firms are included within the Board's programme of Quality Review which is the term used to describe the programme by which the Board assures itself as the quality of services provided by PC holders and their firms.
The Professional Standards team is seeking to recruit a Quality Assurance Inspector, to review compliance with Chartered Accountants Ireland Regulations and Code of Ethics.
The Expectations:
Main duties and responsibilities of the role include:
- Conducting monitoring visits to Chartered Accountant Ireland member firms
- Reviewing firms’ processes and methodologies in relation to practicing activities
- Reviewing firms’ compliance with the Institute’s rules and regulations
- Critical assessment of the work carried out including judgments made by partners on key issues ,including audit and accounting issues
- Interviews with partners and other team members
- Reporting on the visit including findings and recommendations to the firms
- Adding value by making recommendations to firms aimed at improving quality
You will perform a wide range of challenging work and gain:
- A unique insight into how firms operate and respond to current issues facing practice
- An up to date knowledge of business, accounting and regulatory compliance issues of relevance to the profession
- A detailed knowledge of leading methodologies , including audit, non audit, investment business and anti-money laundering
How to apply:
Applications, including curriculum vitae, should be sent directly via email to hr@charteredaccountants.ie or alternatively be sent via post to:
Human Resources
Chartered Accountants Ireland,
47 Pearse Street,
Dublin 2
Chartered Accountants Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.