Assistant Director, Risk Analysis

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Who We Are

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a nonprofit organization established by Congress, oversees the audits of public companies and SEC-registered brokers and dealers to protect investors and to further the public interest in the preparation of independent, accurate, and informative audit reports.

Our investor protection mission is focused on modernizing audit standards, enhancing audit inspections, and strengthening enforcement of PCAOB rules and standards and other related laws and rules. People are at the heart of our mission at the PCAOB.  As we carry out that mission, we strive to uphold the highest standards in audit quality with investors’ families, savings, and futures in mind. 

We are hiring mission-driven professionals interested in a career with purpose, competitive benefit offerings, and work-life flexibility. If you are interested in working with a group of talented professionals to protect investors and drive audit quality and innovation while adhering to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct, join us.

What We Offer

At the PCAOB, we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package with a focus on the health and financial well-being of our valued team members. Some of the features of our comprehensive Total Rewards package include:

• Compensation – We support transparency, equity, and fairness in our compensation programs and provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range, based on data-driven market analysis, for each job posting. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, a reasonable estimate of the salary ranges are as follows: Tampa, FL: $143,300 - $224,600 per year. Atlanta, GA; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Charlotte, NC; and Dallas, TX: $150,500 - $235,800 per year. Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; and Philadelphia, PA: $157,600 - $247,100 per year. Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC (Headquarters); Ashburn, VA; and Boston, MA: $164,800 - $258,300 per year. New York, NY: $179,200 - $280,700 per year. San Francisco, CA: $186,200 - $292,100 per year.

• Hybrid work option – Staff will be assigned to one of our offices or locations, including: Washington, DC (Headquarters); Ashburn, VA; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Denver, CO; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Charlotte, NC; Philadelphia, PA; Dallas, TX; and Houston, TX. Staff can choose to live and work from anywhere within the United States but will be required to commute to their assigned office or location for occasional intentional gatherings or meetings at the frequency required by their supervisor. Travel to an assigned office or location for commuting purposes will not be considered reimbursable business travel, unless otherwise required by state law. Business travel is reimbursable in an amount not exceeding the cost to travel from the assigned office or location, unless otherwise required by state law.

• Generous paid time off – Up to 6 weeks annually, in addition to 12 federal holidays, 2 floating holidays, and a year-end break December 26-31, 2025

• Highly competitive 401(k) match and savings options – Immediate vesting and contributions matched dollar for dollar, up to 7 percent of eligible compensation. Roth in-plan conversion available. 

• Comprehensive and competitive health benefit offerings – Medical, dental, and vision plans

• Supportive paid family leave benefits – Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave and up to 16 weeks paid caregiver leave

• Life insurance benefits – Basic life and AD&D insurance provided; supplemental insurance also available

• Education benefits – PCAOB staff qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. We also offer student loan repayment assistance, staff college tuition assistance, and college coach program support.

• Well-being and family resources – Mental health and well-being resources, paid volunteer time, emergency child/adult dependent back-up care services, family-forming assistance, discounted gym memberships, employee assistance program (EAP), health advocate program, and more  

• Commuter benefits – Tax-free employer subsidy and pretax employee deductions 

Position Summary

The PCAOB has a full-time position for an Assistant Director, Risk Analysis (RA) within the Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). The Assistant Director will be responsible for providing strategic planning and leadership in two areas: (1) OERA’s efforts to structure/organize data such as industry key performance indicators; and (2) developing various types of tools to evaluate financial reporting and auditing trends.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Sr. Associate Director in managing the RA group’s risk analysis program including improving and maturing the practices, procedures, and controls

• In collaboration with the RA team, guide design, development and enhancement of internal databases and tools to use in on-going research and special projects

• Collaborate with the RA team members in designing the reports necessary to meet the requirements of OERA, other divisions/offices, or products to be provided externally

• Assist in and at times lead the process of measuring historical risk identification performance

• Develop and maintain standard analytical processes and routines to proactively monitor, analyze, and report on events and trends in companies, industries, and audit firms that affect audit risk

• Perform research and analysis and deliver presentations and/or written actionable research reports in response to internal requests from other Divisions and Offices and specific areas of interest to the Board

• Liaise with PCAOB staff throughout the organization

• Perform the full range of supervisory duties, including evaluate employee performance; make recommendations for appointment and promotion; hear and resolve complaints; identify development and training needs of employees; other related supervisory tasks

• Recruit, maintain, and develop staff consistent with business needs

Qualifications

Education/Technical Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, statistics, finance, computer science, or related field.

• CPA, CFA or FRM

• Minimum 10+ years of experience working with complex datasets and/or equivalent work experience/education

• Minimum of 7+ years of progressive experience in auditing, accounting, finance and financial statement analysis (e.g., manager to senior manager level in public accounting, senior equity or fixed-income analyst with expertise in accounting analysis)

• Prior experience managing staff

• Proficient with GAAP and PCAOB audit standards

• Strong experience in at least one programming language (R or Python)

• Experience preparing and documenting semi-structured and structured data for use in statistical analysis

• Solid experience with MS Excel and other MS Office products

• Excellent data management skills

• Experience with financial data (Compustat, Audit Analytics, Capital IQ, CalcBench)

• Knowledge of financial statements and markets

• Interest or experience in conducting quantitative research related to auditing, financial statements, and financial markets

• Excellent time management skills and able to administer a number of open, ongoing assignments at any one time, where some assignments are routinely unstructured, requiring autonomy, independent judgment, and the ability to meet deadlines

• In-depth experience successfully harmonizing diverse and competing interests

• Ability to effectively represent the organization to a variety of both internal and external constituencies

• Superior verbal and written communication skills

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree

• Familiarity with reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Posit)

Equal Employment Opportunity

All PCAOB employees are entitled to equal opportunity and a professional work environment, free of discrimination and harassment. A workplace free of discrimination and harassment is fundamental to professional success and to the PCAOB's mission. The PCAOB will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

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