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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) · 3 days ago
Senior Inspector
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$134K/yr - $195K/yr
12+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Inspecting portions of audit work (or audit documentation), including for portions that are more likely to involve subjective, complex, contentious, or unusual matters, to ensure compliance with PCAOB standards and rules and other applicable professional and regulatory requirements.
Assuming a lead role, as applicable, on inspections or portions of inspections or other small team initiatives.
Assessing the firms’ quality control systems, compliance with relevant quality control standards, and the role these systems play in delivering quality audits.
Using varying degrees of objectivity, sound judgement, and discretion to develop issues and conclusions.
Meeting and interviewing firm personnel to (1) understand the firms' quality control systems, (2) understand the audit procedures performed and/or the methodology to perform audit engagements, and (3) further develop and/or identify quality control and/or audit deficiencies.
Gathering and organizing information to support identified inspection issues, analyzing and presenting that information to others outside the inspection team.
Researching and consulting with others inside, and possibly outside, the PCAOB on technical issues.
Communicating inspection findings to firm personnel in meetings and in comment forms.
Preparing comment forms, drafting, or assisting with drafting inspection reports, planning, and remediation.
Collaborating with highly skilled inspection team members and, as applicable, members of other teams, offices or divisions.
Participating in inspection projects aimed at enhancing inspections.
Participating in the development and/or facilitation of training courses.
Participating in the PCAOB's recruiting process.
Assisting in onboarding new staff.
Providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring to less experienced staff from a technical perspective and, possibly, from a career development perspective.
Qualification
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Required
Current CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and/or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) license required.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or in a technology related field.
Minimum of 12+ years of recent progressively responsible experience in public accounting, including experience (1) in the audit of companies publicly traded on the U.S. markets, (2) in the areas of IT general controls and application and process controls, and/or (3) in the area of broker-dealer regulations relating to Rule 17a-5 (broker-dealer reporting, including financial statements and supplemental schedules, the compliance report, and the exemption report), including Rule 15c3-1 (net capital), Rule 15c3-3 (customer protection reserve, possession or control, exemptions), Rule 17a-13 (quarterly securities count), and the account statement rule.
Attainment of senior manager level at a public accounting firm or comparable work experience.
Strong knowledge of PCAOB standards, generally accepted accounting principles and/or international financial reporting standards.
Advanced knowledge of financial reporting in one or more accounting topics or specific industries.
Experience working with minimal supervision in a fast paced, collaborative team environment.
Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
Ability to travel 20-30% of time (including some non-U.S. travel).
Preferred
MBA/Master's degree.
Experience with data analysis tools and automated audit testing techniques.
Fluency in a foreign language.
Benefits
Hybrid work option
Comprehensive and competitive health benefit offerings
Supportive paid family leave benefits
Life insurance benefits
Education benefits
Well-being and family resources
Commuter benefits
Company
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
The PCAOB is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate, and independent audit reports.
501-1,000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
ARNOLD RAMOS
Assistant Associate Director at PCAOB's Division of Investigation and Enforcement
David Tuminello, MS
Senior Sourcer to PCAOB
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