CAQ Manager, Professional Practice

About the Role:

The Professional Practice Manager will manage and support technical and policy-oriented projects with working groups and task forces comprising representatives of senior leaders from the auditing profession. Work with the Center for Audit Quality’s (CAQ) staff of motivated, enterprising, and collegial professionals, to identify, develop and seek consensus on emerging technical and public policy issues affecting the public company auditing profession. Help conduct research and develop thought leadership on auditing and financial reporting matters, including fraud and core topics such as emerging technology, professional skepticism, and corporate culture.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Work with and under the direction of the Senior Manager, Professional Practice, manage projects and meetings of the Professional Practice team, including the Anti-Fraud Collaboration (AFC), working groups, and project task forces to advance the CAQ mission.
• Collaborate with Professional Practice team members to conduct research, develop technical content, and thought leadership for new and emerging fraud, auditing, and financial reporting issues.
• Support the Professional Practice team members in drafting comment letters on key regulatory policy proposals issued by the PCAOB, SEC, and other standard setters and regulators.
• Assist Professional Practice team members in managing and coordinating activities and meetings of CAQ and AFC task forces and working groups involving member firms and stakeholders.
• Play a key role in planning and developing technical content for webcasts, roundtables, conference panels, and other events and educational opportunities focused on fraud risk mitigation and fraud deterrence and detection.
• Develop and manage projects by establishing clear deadlines and driving project progress.
• Engage with members of the AFC, public company auditing profession, and regulatory staff to foster a positive working relationship with the CAQ.
• Monitor US and global regulatory and policy developments relevant to the public company auditing profession and provide perspective on impact to the CAQ mission and objectives.
• Attend conferences relevant to fraud and public company auditing.
• Coordinate and/or communicate CAQ messaging during meetings (both internal and external), roundtables, and conference panels with firm executives, members of the public company auditing profession, and college students.
• Perform additional duties as required.

      Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• A mix of strong verbal communication, presentation, and writing skills.
• Ability to research emerging issues.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to develop knowledge of, AI technology-enabled applications.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple deliverables and/or workstreams concurrently.
• Detail oriented with the ability to analyze large volumes of documents.
• Proven ability to take initiative in problem solving by proposing possible solutions to senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully administer projects and timelines, including the ability to work well under tight time constraints.
• Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional high performing teams to meet deadlines and achieve established goals.
• Self-starter, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment.

What You Need to Succeed:

• 3 to 5 years of recent public company auditing or comparable experience.
• Working knowledge of PCAOB auditing standards, coupled with a strong desire to broaden your knowledge of the public company accounting profession.
• CPA license.
• Forensic accounting, risk and compliance, or similar experience/exposure working on fraud-related issues (e.g., fraud risk assessment, fraud inquiries, transaction testing, investigations, etc.).
• CFE certification (or desire to obtain a CFE certification).

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position is $114,424 - $125,321. The actual salary offered will be determined based on job-related factors allowed by law, including experience, training, geographic location, certifications, market conditions, departmental budgets, and job responsibilities. The CAQ provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), holiday pay, vacation, and more. For an overview of our benefits, please visit the following link: https://www.thecaq.org/careers.

About the CAQ

The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing investor confidence and public trust in the global capital markets. We support the auditing profession by providing thought leadership, fostering collaboration, and addressing emerging areas of assurance.