Audit Quality - Senior Manager – Inflight Review Team

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You’ll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you’re supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You’ll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About the team

Audit Quality Support Team (AQST) delivers the foundations for audit quality.

AQST plays a vital role in supporting our audit practice. It forms part of the firm’s system of quality management; is responsible for designing methodologies and tools that ensure compliance with auditing and ethical standards and other requirements applicable to audit and assurance engagements; and supports the delivery of engagements that comply with the firm’s methodologies and related risk management policies and procedures.

About the role

The Audit Quality Senior Manager is responsible for enhancing audit quality across the Forvis Mazars' Industry & Services (I&S) and Mid Markets divisions through the delivery of independent inflight (hot) reviews of live audit engagements, with a particular focus on the Construction and Engineering sectors. The role provides timely insight, challenge and support to engagement teams, helping to identify and address audit risks, strengthen audit execution, and promote consistent application of firm methodology and professional standards. Through proactive involvement in live engagements, the role contributes to the delivery of high-quality audit outcomes, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance.

Role & Responsibilities

Lead in-flight (hot) reviews within the firm's I&S division, including large entities within the construction and engineering sectors, including:

• Conduct risk-based inflight reviews of audit engagements throughout the audit lifecycle, focusing on areas of significant judgement, risk, and complexity.
• Evaluate the quality of audit planning, execution, documentation, and conclusions to ensure compliance with firm methodology, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide constructive, timely, and practical feedback to engagement teams to enhance audit quality and support the successful completion of audits.
• Challenge engagement teams on significant audit judgements, risk assessments, materiality considerations, audit evidence obtained, and overall audit conclusions.
• Perform in-flight (hot) reviews of a selection of the firm’s Mid-Market audit clients.
• Monitor themes, trends, and recurring quality issues across reviewed engagements and provide insights to support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and delivery of audit quality training, guidance, and best practice materials.

What we are looking for

We are seeking an experienced Audit Senior Manager with a minimum of 5 years of recent UK audit experience with the following skills and attributes:

• ACA / CA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualification.
• Strong experience of working on audits of PIEs and listed entities.
• Experience of working on complex audits and audits of international groups.
• Experience of auditing entities within the construction and engineering sector.
• Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of UK auditing, ethical, and accounting standards, including IFRS.
• Currently operating at a senior manager or experienced manager level.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple work commitments, and to meet targets and deadlines.
• Experience of managing others.
• Ability and willingness to challenge and influence more senior individuals and peers.
• Ability to challenge, manage difficult conversations with empathy and balancing coaching with risk management.
• Experience of performing audit file reviews is desirable.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you can grow your skills, belong to a team that values your ideas, and make an impact that matters.