Senior Associate - Chartered Accountant - Kolkata/Bangalore

Line of Service
Assurance

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Assurance

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary
A career in our Assurance Acceleration Centre is the natural extension of PwC's leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements.

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 an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. 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:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities and coach to help deliver results.
• Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from from current trends in business area.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Share relevant thought leadership.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality, diverse relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

• You will play an integral role in PwC's core assurance services provided to clients.
• Understand the process workflow related to work requests from initiation through completion, understand how workflow is managed within the firm's workflow management tool, understand optimal and required manner in which to document results of work performed
• Participate in a wide range of projects and collaborate across multiple work streams or teams; consistently demonstrating creative thinking, individual initiative and timely completion of assigned work
• Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.
• Serve as participant on communications with numerous engagement teams

You will have the opportunity to specialize in some of the following:

• Financial statement review procedures based on understanding of relationships between supporting documentation and financial statement documents in accordance with auditing standards
• Conduct tests of details and controls for fixed asset, inventory, other asset additions, interest income/ expense and dividends including understanding policies, auditing procedures, evaluation of qualitative items
• Prepare documents based on audit policy and standard templates, including information gathering and population of templates and documents.

Responsibilities:

• Perform work and provide related deliverables in accordance with DC User Guide instructions as applied to engagement team work request submissions
• Maintain working knowledge of DC User Guides
• Monitor time and manage deadlines
• Adhere to PwC SDC policies and procedures
• Participate in training, coaching and other developmental opportunities.

Requirements:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• Experience in non-client facing assurance and analysis work( 0-5yrs)
• Understanding of audit concepts and regulations
• Good understanding of corporate financial statements and various types of securities
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
• Team player, committed to providing high quality and maintaining timeliness
• Effective written and verbal communication skills including English
• Demonstrated self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development
• Commitment to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date