Audit and Assurance Partner

Vortex Strategy & Recruitment is actively seeking an Audit and Assurance Partner for its client, a fast-growing accounting firm in Quebec.

The Partner will lead a variety of audit and assurance engagements with a high level of autonomy and strong client focus, standing out for their proactivity and the quality of the relationships they maintain with stakeholders. A trusted advisor to clients, they play a strategic role in understanding issues and ensuring the efficient execution of mandates. He or she will oversee and optimize resources while acting as a key resource for the teams. As the signing partner on various types of engagements, he or she will represent the firm with professionalism and commitment.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Planning

• Plan engagements by optimizing team resources and meeting deadlines.

• Set team priorities and serve as a reference for colleagues.

• Participate in engagement and team management in a multi-engagement environment.

• Foster a positive work environment by leveraging each individual’s strengths.

• Approve budgets prepared by Directors, Senior Directors, and Senior Executive Directors, when applicable.

• Lead engagement planning meetings and provide clear expectations to team members.

• Approve the engagement project plan.

Supervision

• Be available to answer team members’ questions throughout engagements.

• Monitor engagement progress using available tools.

• Analyze issues identified during engagements and make appropriate decisions to resolve them.

• Ensure that changes during engagements are properly and promptly communicated to the client.

• Review

• Review work performed and related reports.

• Resolve issues encountered during the review process.

• Ensure compliance with the firm’s established engagement processes and procedures.

Budgets, Deadlines and Billing

• Ensure that review notes are addressed in terms of quality and timeliness.

• Clearly communicate budget expectations to the team prior to the engagement.

• Communicate timelines and manage client expectations regarding deadlines and deliverables.

• Ensure rigorous budget monitoring by the engagement manager.

• Ensure that budget modifications and engagement changes are communicated to the client in a timely manner.

• Ensure billing based on work progress or according to the agreed schedule with the client.

• Make necessary decisions during engagements to resolve budget-related issues.

• Manage time budgets and report any overruns to the engagement lead or client to obtain additional budget approval.

• Be responsible for approving interim and final invoices (if applicable).

• Guide and mentor Directors in engagement supervision, provide strategic direction, and intervene in resolving major issues requiring higher-level decision-making.

• Ensure that overall and financial engagement objectives are achieved.

• Ensure timely progress and completion of files.

• Monitor engagement performance based on the firm’s established criteria.

• Be responsible for tracking realization and billing metrics to ensure achievement of the firm’s objectives.

• Post-Mortem Feedback Meetings

• Supervise and guide feedback from all team members.

• Provide feedback to Directors, Senior Directors, and Senior Executive Directors.

• Lead strategic post-mortem meetings and ensure lessons learned are integrated into organizational practices.

• Define strategic areas for improvement in engagements in collaboration with leadership teams, ensuring proposed solutions contribute to organizational performance and long-term objectives.

• Validate proposed solutions, oversee their implementation, and evaluate their impact on overall organizational performance.

Team Professional Development and Training:

• Provide coaching to team members.

• Serve as a reference for members of the assurance team.

• Participate in training sessions on complex topics, sometimes leading them and clearly communicating expertise.

Management of Review and Audit Engagements:

• Demonstrate advanced and applied knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), accounting standards for private enterprises, auditing standards, quality control standards, and tax competencies.

• Be responsible for approving various sections of engagement files.

• Be ultimately responsible for responding to review notes from the Quality Management Department.

• Be ultimately responsible for approving and delivering financial statements.

• Be ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable standards and procedures in accordance with firm and client expectations.

Business Development:

• Participate in business development activities in line with the firm’s established objectives.

• Be knowledgeable about all assurance-related services offered by the firm and able to discuss them with external stakeholders.

• Identify new engagement opportunities for clients and propose tailored solutions.

• Discuss engagement details and implications with clients while proposing an appropriate budget.

• Approve service proposals.

• Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting;

• CPA Auditor designation;

• Seven or more years of experience within an accounting firm in similar roles;

• Advanced knowledge of IFRS standards;

• Knowledge of CaseWare/CaseView software;

• Strong planning and organizational skills;

• Analytical mindset, rigor, and strong attention to detail;

• Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary based on your work experience;

• Opportunity to work 100% remotely;

• Generous benefits program;

• Summer schedule (offices closed on Fridays);

• Telemedicine;

• Health and wellness program;

• And much more.