Project Director - (AFMA)

Project Director - (AFMA)

London (Central), London (Greater)

Competitive Salary

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is responsible for promoting transparency and integrity in business. We are the UK Competent Authority for audit and set the UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes as well as UK standards for accounting, auditing and actuarial work. We monitor and take action to promote the quality of corporate reporting and operate independent enforcement arrangements for accountants and actuaries Further information about the role of the FRC can be found at www.frc.org.uk.

The Audit Firm Monitoring and Supervisory approach (AFMAS) team is part of the Audit & Actuarial Regulation Division. AFMAS was developed to enhance the FRC’s response to the systemic risks to the stability of the financial markets as a result of the concentration of public interest entity audits within a small number of UK audit firms.  This is an important element of FRC’s statutory responsibilities as the UK’s Competent Authority for audit and the team will seek evidence on the audit firms in five AFMAS pillars:

• leadership and governance;
• values and behaviours;
• business models and financial soundness;
• risk management and control; and
• evidence on audit quality.

The Acting AFMAS Director is seeking to appoint a number of individuals to develop the approach and deliver on projects. The scope of AFMAS is wide-ranging and we expect to appoint individuals with a range of complementary experiences to the team. The extent of previous, relevant, experience and expertise will determine whether the candidates are appointed at project manager or director level.

The Roles:

The roles involve developing and delivering projects in the AFMAS framework and contributing to the management of the AFMAS relationships with the firms.

• Engaging with senior leadership of the largest audit firms at regular meetings and agreeing the record of this engagement.
• Leading or contributing to projects in some or all of the five AFMAS pillars
• Identifying key findings from the projects and presenting effectively (both in writing and orally) to the firms to achieve change.

The People:

A relevant degree and/or professional qualifications, as well as experience working in professional services or a regulatory field are required. The ideal candidates will have:

• Knowledge and expertise in some or all of the following areas:
  • how the largest accountancy firms are structured and manage their businesses. 
  • how corporate or professional services firms’ business models are developed, measured and monitored.
  • good governance from either a corporate or audit firm perspective.
  • the importance of “corporate” culture and recent developments in good practice.
  • risk management, in the context of a large corporate or professional services firm
• Awareness of the UK regulatory environment, the capital markets, and limited liability partnership ownership structures
• Ability to assimilate complex information and identify themes
• Ability to learn quickly about new topics and develop expertise
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong project and time management skills
• Excellent IT skills (particularly Excel and Word)

The role is based in our Central London Office. The post holder should be able to work flexibly to support the team’s activities and also provide cover within the FRC as necessary.

Rewards and benefits

• The FRC offers competitive remuneration packages, including 30 days annual leave plus ability to buy extra leave
• The FRC has a strong work/ life balance ethos.

The FRC believes that equality of opportunity and diversity is important in the work that we do and we are strongly committed to being an inclusive employer. Our values of being fair and independent supports this commitment. We're a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme, which means that we guarantee an interview to any disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.

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Please apply with a copy of your CV and covering letter to the FRC Recruitment team. In the covering letter, please.set out, by reference to the person specification above, how you meet the required skillset.

• confirm that you have the right to work in the UK
• confirm your current package and benefits, and
• tell us where you heard about this job

Please note that we can only accept applicants who have the right to work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is 7 January 2019