Professional Standards Manager

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We have an exciting and varied position where you will be helping members improve their professional standards, developing risk responses and managing relationships with key stakeholders.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As an experienced leader, you will join our team in Sydney and lead a member monitoring and compliance program. You will be able to use your experience, skills and knowledge to improve our programs and make them your own. Your management experience will also hold you in good stead as you coach and motivate the team to grow their capabilities and deliver world class compliance and monitoring programs.
**Key responsibilities will include**:

- Identifying ways to help CA ANZ members provide high quality services to their clients, reduce their risk and comply with professional standards
- Analysing the findings of our monitoring activities and sharing those findings with members and other key stakeholders in a variety of mediums
- Providing strategic insight and advice, and recommending and making changes to the monitoring activities and risk management strategy and plan as appropriate
- Stakeholder consultation and engagement with the Big 4 and other membership groups, insurers, regulators, government and consultants regarding liability capping, professional risk and claims data collection issues
- Developing, implementing and managing effective policies and procedures for CA ANZ’s professional standards scheme related matters
- Using technology to improve the effectiveness of our monitoring programs
- Staying abreast of regulatory developments in Australia and programs overseas to identify issues of relevance to the Scheme and related areas
- Preparing annual budgets and undertake re-forecasting as required
- Lead and develop a small team of dedicated professionals

ABOUT YOU
You are an experienced leader with past roles in risk management, compliance or audit and assurance services. You have an in-depth understanding of how Accountants operate, their needs and challenges. You may be a Chartered Accountant wanting to move out of public practice. You may also be tired of working long hours and are seeking more work/life balance in a role where you can utilise your broad stakeholder management skills, ability to problem solve and risk management expertise. To be considered for this role you will also be able to demonstrate:

- A tertiary qualification and membership of a relevant professional association.
- Minimum 10 years’ work experience (including min. 5 years’ experience in a leadership role) - experience in a public accounting firm is highly desirable
- Highly effective business communication skills (written, verbal, listening and presentation)
- A strong ability to use and embrace new technology
- Strong relationship management skills, including the ability to influence and maintain credibility with both internal and external stakeholders
- A good eye for detail but also an ability to see the big picture
- Be a creative problem solver and proactive self-starter
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage a variety of different types of projects

ABOUT US
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) represents more than 140,000 financial professionals, supporting them to make a difference to the businesses, organisations and communities in which they work and live.
Being a difference maker is the difference between good and excellent. Between hoping we can do something and having the substance to know we can.
We are shaping and advancing the profession of accounting through high ethical and professional standards, advocating for the public good and delivering first class education resources and tools. We seek innovative ways to deliver new and better services to meet the ever-changing needs of our members. By supporting our members, we make a difference.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
When you join us, you have an opportunity to develop great skills and strong networks and do something different and fresh with your career. To help you in your journey, our benefits include a scholarship program, access to LinkedIn Learning, lifestyle discounts and a hybrid working model that allows you to work from home but also time in the office for engagement and collaboration.
HOW TO APPLY
At CA ANZ equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of all we do.