Senior Associate

Description

Job Description & Summary

A career within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Plan and coordinate the execution of internal audit engagements with the support of an Engagement Manager.
• Review, analyse and identify weaknesses/deficiencies within clients’ environment with an aim to improve or add value to clients’ controls.
• Maintain electronic working papers for audit engagements.
• Lead, supervise and coach team members on an internal audit engagement with a view to maintain quality, being efficient and effective, and delivering the clients’ deliverables within a timely manner.
• Review working papers of team members on an external audit engagement.
• Conduct interviews with and report to senior personnel at clients.
• Prepare and present audit reports.
• Provide timely updates to the engagement team on key milestones and activities on internal audit engagements.

Preferred skills

• ACCA or CPA qualified.
• Supervisory experience in auditing would be an asset.
• A team builder with a positive attitude, who has a demonstrated ability to deal with staff at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving skills, exhibiting exceptional time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Impeccable ethical standards, discretion, integrity, objectivity, confidence, dedication and can maintain confidentiality.

Minimum years experience required

• Minimum three (3) years' external audit experience.

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