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.

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 categorize 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.

Qualification Required & 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.

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

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: info@icagh.com

Closing Date: 31 August, 2017