PCAOB

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of broker-dealers, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws, to promote investor protection.

The PCAOB has a full-time, regular position for a Financial Economist in the Center for Economic Analysis. The PCAOB established the Center for Economic Analysis to study the role and relevance of the audit in capital formation and investor protection, and to promote and encourage related economic research. The Center advises the Board on how economic theory, analysis, and tools can be used to enhance the effectiveness of PCAOB program areas, including standard setting, inspections and other oversight activities.

The Financial Economist will apply economic analysis and empirical methods to matters of interest to the PCAOB and identify and conduct research in support of the PCAOB mission. The Financial Economist will report to the Program Leader.