Director of Quality- Public Accounting - Jobs in Greater Vancouver

Job Description

The RoleFirm-wide quality managementamp; process enhancement

• Maintain effective quality management policies and procedures;
• Work with the Quality team to ensure firm’s quality assurance and ethics culture continually improves and compliance with firm’s quality control policies and procedures;
• Continued enhancement of our processes to support the requirements of CSQM1 and CSQM2, including identification and implementation of opportunities for automation and other efficiencies; and
• Ongoing assessment and communication of matters concerning quality control that is progressive in nature. Ensuring adequacy of firm policies and procedures in conjunction with developments in the profession;

Monitoring of engagements

• Participate in compliance monitoring to assess adherence to our internal Quality Management policies;
• Communicate with very senior individuals in a concise, collaborative manner; and
• Develop executive-level communications for individual and aggregate monitoring findings to communicate key trends and suggestions for firm, office, and engagement-level root causes and remediation (if required).

Expertise in Accounting, Assurance, Provincial Codes of Professional Conduct amp; Other Professional Standards

• Serve as a technical resource on assurance and accounting matters;
• Review and make recommendations on significant unresolved differences of opinion and disputes related to professional standards; and
• Assist with the review and required updates to our engagement templates, checklists, letters and financial statement note library to ensure compliance with current and future assurance and accounting standards;
• Assist with matters related to compliance with our professional rules of conduct; and
• Assist the firm’s Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, as required.

Professional Developmentamp; Training

• Work within the Quality team to ensure effectiveness of professional education and development activities; and
• Assist with the development of training materials and present topics at internal continuing professional education sessions and annual internal professional conferences.

Other

• Liaising with regulatory and professional oversight bodies such as CPAB and CPA provincial institutes, etc. on an as needed basis.

What You Will Bring

• Canadian CPA designation is required, preferably a CA legacy designation holder
• 10+ years of Public Accounting experience
• Experience in a Quality Control function considered an asset
• Broad and deep understanding of Canadian auditing standards (US SAS considered an asset) and the following Canadian generally accepted accounting frameworks: IFRS, ASPE, ASNPO, (PSAS and US GAAP considered an asset)
• Knowledgeable about advanced and emerging audit approaches and methods
• Willingness to develop a strong understanding of our Crowe Global audit methodology and practice aids
• Effective time management skills and ability to work on multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to rapidly differentiate and prioritize tasks to ensure significant issues are addressed in a timely fashion
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal communications, technical competencies and work ethic
• Willingness to travel as required to our offices across Northern and Western Canada, if deemed essential

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