521489WD Acceleration Center - Internal Audit - Senior Associate

at  PwC

JOB DESCRIPTION & SUMMARY

A career in PwC’s One Firm Risk Organization (OFRO) provides the opportunity to develop, interpret, inform and monitor areas of risk management which includes: internal and external risk management policies, contracting, independence, quality, compliance and related technology. OFRO supports PwC’s market facing activities by enabling client engagement teams to more effectively assess and manage risks in order to facilitate the profitable delivery of our products and services.
Our Internal Audit team provides independent and objective assurance and consulting services to PwC Leadership. Internal Audit’s philosophy is to engage early to minimize risk and improve operations by following a systematic approach for evaluating and improving risk management and control processes. Our team works on complex audits related to the firm’s strategic risks, provides support to PwC Global internal audits and may serve in a direct assistance capacity for third party attestation reports.
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.

Professional responsibilities for this senior associate position include but are not limited to:

• Delivering internal audit engagements focused on business processes from planning through to execution, reporting and follow-up;
• Performing risk assessments at a task and/or organization level;
• Evaluating the design and operational effectiveness of business process controls and entity-level controls (IT experience is a plus);
• Developing high quality deliverables in connection with the execution of the audit plan and other projects;
• Demonstrating agility and working across a range of different subjects and internal audit projects, clients and initiatives;
• Communicating risk findings, verbally and written, to clients in a pragmatic and helpful manner;
• Building meaningful relationships with clients through client engagements and networking;
• Managing and delivering against deadlines while working on multiple projects;
• Providing regular status reports to IA management; and
• Coaching more junior team members and reviewing their work.

Basic Qualifications :

MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE :

2+ year(s) of external/ internal audit experience (Big Four experience is preferred)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Advanced English Level
Preferred Qualifications :

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS :

Demonstrates thorough knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

• Critical thinking, curiosity and a questioning mind.
• Ability to understand an end-to-end process and identify business risks, as well as areas for process improvement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interaction with all levels of management.
• Effective project management style to keep projects moving and prioritize completion of tasks.
• Experience defining control test plans and evaluating operational, financial, and/or IT controls.
• Familiarity with auditing standards and controls frameworks (e.g., SOX, COSO, GAAP, SOC 1/2).

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)

OPTIONAL SKILLS

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)
English

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Up to 20%

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

Professional responsibilities for this senior associate position include but are not limited to:

• Delivering internal audit engagements focused on business processes from planning through to execution, reporting and follow-up;
• Performing risk assessments at a task and/or organization level;
• Evaluating the design and operational effectiveness of business process controls and entity-level controls (IT experience is a plus);
• Developing high quality deliverables in connection with the execution of the audit plan and other projects;
• Demonstrating agility and working across a range of different subjects and internal audit projects, clients and initiatives;
• Communicating risk findings, verbally and written, to clients in a pragmatic and helpful manner;
• Building meaningful relationships with clients through client engagements and networking;
• Managing and delivering against deadlines while working on multiple projects;
• Providing regular status reports to IA management; and
• Coaching more junior team members and reviewing their work