Regulatory & Practice Review Director

As an Audit Risk Management Director, you will use your technical and leadership skills to plan and lead the completion of financial statement audits. You’ll apply your experience to help engagement teams solve difficult business problems and review highly-technical matters and disclosures — all with the resources, environment and support to help you excel. You’ll build relationships with clients and your engagement teams, and use our world-class audit technology to work collaboratively, solve smarter, and have meaningful business conversations. From day one, you’ll be empowered with access to firm leaders and training programs, as well as opportunities to grow the firm and your career, and achieve more, confidently. 

 Your day-to-day may include: 

Supporting audit teams that are selected for regulatory inspection  Responding to regulatory requests and other regulatory matters  Analyzing current and prior inspection results  Brainstorming ideas for quality control process improvements   Communicating and interaction with the firm’s regulators  Conducting internal inspections of issuer and non-issuer audits  Conducting pre-issuance reviews of issuers  Interacting with audit teams and audit leadership on technical matters  Being a proactive problem solver and sought-after adviser to audit teams  Training and supervising less experienced colleagues and providing consistent, regular feedback  Representing Grant Thornton at recruiting and professional networking events  Building your technical and professional skills through formal training  Other duties as assigned 

 You have the following technical skills, qualifications and abilities: 

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics, finance, mathematics, or related disciplines  Minimum of eight years of progressive public accounting experience with a mid-sized to large firm  PCAOB experience preferred  An active CPA license or Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) certification (required)  Analytical, technical, and auditing skills, including proficiency in US GAAP, GAAS, and PCAOB rules and standards  Value teamwork, are agile and know the power of building strong relationships  Ability to work within a team spread across multiple locations  Are curious about or have exposure to automation and digitization tools as part of audits or in the professional services environment  Can travel as needed (Travel expectation: 25%)  Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

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