The Institute Of Chattered Accountant Ghana Jobs 2017

The Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana), established by the Chartered Accountants Act, 1963, (Act 170), regulates the practice of the accountancy profession in the country. The Institute, a member of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), is enjoined to ensure that audit firms which perform auditing and assurance services comply with the International Standard on Quality Control 1 (ISQC 1) under SMO 1 of IFAC.

Job Description

Job Title: Head Of Quality Assurance Monitoring 2 Aug 2017 Department

Specific Job Description:

The Head of the Quality Assurance Monitoring (QAM) Department is responsible for implementing International Standard on Quality Control (lSQC 1), Quality Control for firms that perform auditing and assurance services.

Key Responsibilities:

The Head of QAM’s key responsibilities are:
To design a quality assurance monitoring scheme in line with IFAC SM01;
To build a strong quality assurance team with the requisite technical competencies to carry out quality assurance review for all audit firms in Ghana;
To lead the quality assurance monitoring team to conduct the quality review;
To provide training and education on quality assurance review system for audit practitioners;
To assist ICAG Council to categorise the audit firms in Ghana on the basis of technical competencies;
To provide periodic reports on the quality assurance monitoring system to the Council of ICAG;
To advise ICAG Council on how to improve the quality assurance monitoring scheme;

Terms of Appointment

The appointment which is full-time, shall be four (4) years in the first instance and may be subject to renewal for another term of four (4) years or part thereof.
Salary and conditions of service attached to the position are very attractive and competitive.

Required Skills or Experience

The applicant:

Must be a member of the Institute;
A licensed member in audit practice with not less than 15 years of which at least 5 years has been in executive position;
Proven competency and moral uprightness;
Must have keen interest, genuine passion and personal commitment to promote ICAG’s mission.
Must have excellent communication skills.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are required to submit the following:
Application letter
Curriculum Vitae, including names and addresses of three (3) referees;
Applications should be marked “Application for QAM, ICAG” and forwarded to reach the following address: The Chairman: Search
Committee for ICAG CEO The Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana) P. O. Box GP 4268, Accra Email: [email protected]