[Hiring] Director of Quality Control @Smith & Howard

Role Description

The Director of Quality Control – Assurance Services is responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of Smith & Howard, PC's System of Quality Management (SOQM) across all assurance service lines, office locations, and offshore engagement resources. This role ensures consistent quality, methodology, and regulatory compliance across a multi-office, multi-platform, onshore/offshore environment, while driving standardization and efficiency in audit approach and execution.

This role also works closely with the firm's AI Steering Committee, serving as the audit quality control perspective on emerging technology initiatives to help ensure Smith & Howard remains at the leading edge of innovation while upholding the highest standards of audit quality and regulatory compliance.

This is a firm-wide leadership role requiring close collaboration with office managing partners, engagement partners, the Assurance Services leadership team, and IT/technology teams to ensure quality objectives are met regardless of location or software platform in use. This role also supports and collaborates on firm-wide CPE compliance, including helping to form and oversee a committee that drives and delivers continuing professional education across all offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required; Master's degree a plus.
• Active CPA license required.
• Minimum 10–12 years of progressive experience in public accounting, with significant experience in assurance/audit services.
• Prior experience in a quality control, risk management, or professional practice role strongly preferred.
• Experience working across multiple office locations and/or within an Alternative Practice Structure is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience with multiple audit software platforms (e.g., CaseWare, Thomson Reuters, Wolters Kluwer/CCH, AuditWatch, or proprietary platforms).
• Experience with peer review processes or AICPA quality management standards implementation preferred.
• Experience collaborating with technology, innovation, or steering committees to evaluate new tools or processes from a risk/quality control perspective preferred.
• Experience overseeing or working with offshore/outsourced engagement teams in a public accounting environment strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with audit and accounting issues across key industries served by the firm, including nonprofit, construction, manufacturing, distribution, technology, and franchising, strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Deep technical knowledge of AICPA quality management standards (SQMS 1 & 2) and auditing standards (GAAS).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risk and design practical, scalable solutions.
• Excellent project management skills; able to manage multiple firm-wide initiatives simultaneously across offices.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; able to drive change and standardization across a decentralized, multi-office environment without direct authority over all stakeholders.
• Technology-savvy, with the ability to evaluate and bridge differences across audit software platforms.
• Comfortable engaging with cross-functional committees and stakeholders (including the AI Steering Committee) to provide a quality control perspective on emerging technology and innovation initiatives.
• Able to balance support for firm innovation goals with independent, objective judgment on audit quality and compliance risk.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting to firm leadership and external regulators.
• High degree of professional skepticism, integrity, and sound judgment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Excellent training opportunities.
• Great benefits.
• Support and dedication from leaders to help achieve career goals.
• Opportunity for professional growth and advancement within one of the nation’s top accounting firms.

Working Conditions

• Travel to firm office locations required (estimate: 15–20%, adjust based on firm expectations).
• May require additional hours during peer review cycles or year-end/interim engagement quality reviews.