Wegner CPAs is looking for an experienced professional to lead quality oversight, compliance, and training across a diverse range of engagements. In this role, you’ll shape firm-wide policies, drive process improvements, and mentor our talented team-all while serving as a trusted authority on evolving regulatory standards. This is more than a leadership role-it’s a clear path to partner, offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact on our firm, our clients, and the profession.
The Director of Assurance Quality Management is responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality, integrity and compliance of assurance engagements. This leadership role ensures that the firm’s assurance practice meets professional standards, regulatory requirements and internal policies while driving a culture of excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Quality Oversight and Compliance
- Develop, implement and maintain quality control policies and procedures for assurance engagements.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., FASB, AICPA, GAO, DOL, State Boards of Accountancy) and other applicable regulations.
- Monitor and assess audit engagement quality through periodic reviews, coaching and training.
- Requires expertise in a wide variety of engagements (nonprofit, employee benefit plans, Yellow Book, Uniform Guidance, manufacturing, real estate, construction, etc.)
- Maintains and updates the firm’s quality control document for changes in firm procedures or changes in accounting and auditing standards.
- Monitor compliance with the firm’s Quality Management Policies and Procedures.
Process Improvement and Best Practices
- Leverage technology and data analytics to strengthen quality control procedures.
- Develop and disseminate best practices across the assurance service line.
Risk Management & Regulatory Adherence
- Evaluate and mitigate quality and compliance risks in assurance engagements.
- Lead internal and external inspections and peer reviews.
- Serve as the primary liaison with regulators, professional bodies and industry groups regarding quality control matters.
Training and Development
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to assurance professionals on quality and compliance matters.
- Design and implement training programs to enhance assurance staff’s understanding of evolving regulations and professional standards.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional excellence
- Inform staff and clients on changes to professional standards.
Required Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
Valid CPA required
Skills and Experience
- Minimum of ten years of experience in audit and assurance, with a strong focus on quality control and compliance
- CPA designation
- Extensive knowledge of FASB, AICPA, DOL and other relevant regulations
- Proven leadership and management experience in a public accounting firm
- Demonstrated outstanding time management skills, ability to multi-task, determine priorities
- Ability to operate independently and “self-manage” multiple projects
- Ability to work with and meet deadlines
- Extensive experience with nonprofit and commercial organization GAAP
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and guide professionals at all levels.
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to think innovatively and make suggestions for improvements
Remote and flexible working options available!!!
Wegner provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Please be aware that as part of our hiring process, Wegner CPAs participates in E-Verify. Your employment eligibility will be confirmed through the E-Verify program upon hire.
