Manager, System of Quality Management & Audit Quality

Rubin Brown is one of the nation’s leading accounting and professional consulting firms with a commitment to building personal relationships and delivering totally satisfied clients. The Rubin Brown name and reputation are synonymous with experience, integrity and value. Rubin Brown has revenue of approximately $265 million with 1,000+ team members across locations in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Mumbai (India), Nashville, and St.

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Rubin Brown is seeking a Manager – System of Quality Management & Audit Quality to join its Professional Standards Group (PSG) within the Firm’s Assurance Services practice. The individual will work closely with Assurance leadership, response and process owners, and other stakeholders across the Firm to support the monitoring, evaluation, remediation, and continuous improvement of the SoQM

Major Responsibilities

• Support the ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement of the firm’s System of Quality Management (SoQM) and related quality initiatives in accordance with applicable professional standards, including SQMS 1 and PCAOB QC 1000.
• Support the Firm’s quality risk assessment process, including the identification and assessment of quality risks and the design, implementation, and documentation of responses to address those risks.
• Plan and execute SoQM monitoring activities, including testing the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of quality responses and controls; evaluating and documenting exceptions and testing results; and developing clear, supportable conclusions.
• Coordinate monitoring and testing activities across multiple process and response owners, including planning work, managing dependencies and deadlines, following up on outstanding items, and driving assigned work streams to completion.
• Provide direction and oversight to team members supporting SoQM monitoring and testing activities, including coordinating assignments, reviewing work performed, and providing coaching and feedback.
• Evaluate observations and findings identified through SoQM monitoring, internal and external inspections, engagement reviews, and other sources of quality information
• Perform and facilitate root cause analyses and collaborate with stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate remedial actions.
• Support the Firm’s annual evaluation of the SoQM, including analyzing findings, deficiencies, remediation activities, trends, emerging risks, and other relevant information and preparing clear, concise documentation and reporting for Firm leadership.
• Analyze quality-related information from monitoring activities, inspections, root cause analyses, audit quality indicators, and other sources to identify trends, emerging risks, recurring themes, and opportunities to enhance audit quality.
• Prepare clear, concise reports, dashboards, presentations, and other communications regarding SoQM results, trends, findings, remediation activities, and other quality matters for PSG and Firm leadership.
• Support the Firm’s internal and external inspection programs and monitoring activities, including PCAOB inspections, peer reviews, internal engagement inspections, and other quality reviews, as applicable.
• Assist with the development and enhancement of Firm policies, procedures, methodologies, tools, templates, training, and other resources supporting audit quality and the SoQM.
• Stay informed of changes in applicable professional standards and regulatory requirements and assist in assessing their impact on the Firm’s SoQM and related policies and processes.

Preferred Experience / Background / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field (advanced degree a plus)
• 6+ years of relevant…