Senior Manager - National Risk & Ethics

at  BDO

ABOUT BDO

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WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

We are looking for a candidate with proven experience in understanding a revised auditor independence standard and implementing changes to reflect the revised provisions in the standard. You must have strong knowledge of independence rules and regulations.

Combined with:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role in a Professional Services firm
• Outstanding people leadership skills
• Hands on approach, willing to action day to day tasks to relieve pressure points for the team
• Ability to quickly get up to speed with internal policies and procedures relating to independence, conflicts and ethics
• Excellent project management skills and ability to multi-task across various projects
• Experience in drafting communication and developing learning modules

• Understanding the changes to policies, procedures, rules and legislation by attending webinars, reviewing exposure drafts and draft policies and procedures and providing input into and co-ordinating feedback in relation to the changes (standard setters, global, BDO locally)
• Project mapping of the current and future state to identify potential enhancements to existing policies and procedures or propose new policies and procedures based on changes
• Socialise project with relevant stakeholders
• Design and development or updating of existing tools, policies and process and socialisation thereof with relevant stakeholders
• Liaising with the Project Manager to formalise a communication and learning plan to educate stakeholders in relation to the project
• Assist with technical content development of communication and learning material