Our client is seeking a Director of Quality Assurance for Taxation.

The candidate should have at least 10 to 15 years' experience in Tax/Accounting with experience in compilations, reviews, and audits.

Must have management experience and have experience with peer reviews.  The candidate will also have to have tax experience in preparing corporate and partnership tax returns. 

The Director of Quality Assurance is responsible for developing and maintaining firm quality standards relative to all professional industry standards.  This position will also be responsible for additional aspects of firm management as described below.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•         Create and implement quality review standards and procedures for audits, reviews, and compilations.

•         Review of financial statements prepared by the firm's staff.

•         Monitor staff adherence to firm QR standards by reviewing all compilations, reviews, and audits as prepared by the firm’s staff.

•         Monitor and evaluate new standards as issued and coordinate updates for staff, managers, and partners on an as needed basis.

•         Provide relevant training to the firm’s accounting staff.

•         Conduct the firm’s internal inspection process including conducting engagement reviews, work with staff to correct any issues, and report findings to managers and partners.

•         Act as firm’s liaison for peer reviews.

•         Provide recommendations for software related to accounting and auditing.

•         Review staff CPE's to ensure compliance.

•         Manage a small team of junior and senior accountants.

•         Assist accounting managers in workflow management.

•         Maintain assigned client list by effective client communication, return and financial statement preparation.

•         Develop new client relationships.

Ad hoc projects as may develop.

3 PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED AND WILL BE REVIEWED

Relocation available- please ask for terms.