Product Owner - Audit Tools & Techniques (ATTs)

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong, and impact.

About The Role And Team

The Product Owner – Audit Tools & Techniques (ATTs) is responsible for the business-as-usual ownership, governance, and oversight of audit technology solutions once they have completed delivery from Audit Transformation.

The role sits within Audit Quality Support and is accountable for ensuring that ATTs and other licensed audit tools remain compliant, effectively governed, appropriately controlled, and aligned to audit methodology and regulatory requirements. The role ensures that tools are not only available, but remain relevant, well-managed, and fully embedded within audit delivery through robust governance, clear ownership, and effective stakeholder coordination.

A key focus is maintaining strong control over license management, supplier relationships, usage monitoring, and documentation, ensuring that risks are managed, obligations are met, and audit teams are supported with clear and consistent guidance.

• Own the full BAU lifecycle of ATTs and licensed audit tools following completion of development, governance, and initial implementation.
• Maintain accountability for the governance and compliance position of all assigned tools, ensuring alignment with ISQM1 and internal audit quality requirements such as Governance and Certification review.
• Oversee the completion of governance and certification renewals and decommissioning activities where required.
• Manage license allocation, access control, and renewal cycles, ensuring licenses are appropriately granted, tracked, and controlled across the audit population.
• Lead and manage relationships with third-party suppliers, including contract renewals, service reviews, issue resolution, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Monitor and assess tool usage, adoption, performance, and feedback, using data and insight to inform decision-making and prioritization.
• Ensure tools remain relevant and aligned to audit methodology, identifying where updates, enhancements, or changes are required.
• Maintain and update training materials, user guidance, and methodology content to reflect current tool functionality and regulatory expectations. This includes keeping up to date with relevant accounting standard and audit standard changes.
• Act as the central point of coordination between Audit Quality Support, ATT Support within Transformation, IT, Procurement, Methodology, and audit teams for assigned tools.
• Support the transition of tools from Transformation into BAU ownership, ensuring clear handover, documentation, and accountability is established.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies impacting product performance, governance, or compliance, and drive appropriate mitigation actions.
• Ensure any firmwide ATTs are implemented with an audit-specific overlay, if relevant, aligning guidance and outputs to audit methodology, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide insight into procurement processes, including due diligence, risk considerations, and supplier selection where relevant.
• Contribute to audit quality initiatives, particularly where technology, methodology, and governance intersect.
• Support communication to the audit service line regarding changes, updates, or requirements relating to ATTs.