Inflight Review Director

Role Overview

We are looking for an exceptional Director to join our Quality Audit Team to drive our relentless focus on quality and integrity, helping businesses, communities, and our people to flourish.

• Lead and deliver quality audits, constructively challenging audit procedures and documentation.
• Work closely with audit partners, teams, and engagement quality review partners to perform “hot reviews” of audits, applying excellent technical and practical skills.
• Deliver challenging messages in a positive and confident manner, resolving difficult situations.
• Coach partners and teams to implement identified improvements in audit quality.
• Identify issues requiring firm‑wide action and support ad‑hoc projects to improve audit quality.
• As the team grows, deliver training alongside the audit standards team and support the firm during FRC inspections and legal matters.

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, CA or ACCA).
• Experience in listed audits, audit quality control and/or audit inspection.
• In‑depth knowledge of IFRS and/or UK GAAP.
• Excellent insight and analytical skills to evaluate large amounts of information and identify what is important for high‑quality standards.
• Strong digital and IT capability, including use of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and comfort leveraging AI‑enabled tools and platforms.
• Highly motivated and passionate about audit quality with a desire to drive improvement.
• Willingness to work flexibly as part of a close‑knitted team and as a self‑directed individual.

• Excellent practical and technical auditing experience, especially on complex audits.
• Experience performing audit quality reviews (pre‑or post‑audit opinion).
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to quickly establish credibility and influence senior levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, confident in challenging judgements made by senior partners.
• Ability and desire to work with a broad range of client sectors.
• Innovative and creative thinking to improve audit quality.
• Teamwork and collaboration, working closely with others of different skillsets and experience.

We offer flexible working options and encourage a healthy work‑life balance. Employees can participate in secondments, charitable fundraising, and impact projects, reflecting our commitment to corporate social responsibility. Our inclusive culture values difference and respect, enabling people to bring their whole selves to work.