The PricewaterhouseCoopers(PWC) has invited applications from eligible candidates for the post of Senior Associate.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services firm network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG.
Job Description
A career in our Assurance Service Delivery 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 of client engagements.
Responsibilities
- Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above
- Train and lead staff
- Establish effective working relationships directly with clients
- Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
- Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues
- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
- Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand
Skills
- Plan and execute Internal Audit /controls testing/controls validations work
- Liaise with PwC engagement teams and end client as part of planning, execution and reporting phases of the audit
- Participate in client meetings, walkthroughs and update documentation/flowcharts accordingly
- Document process narratives
- Perform detailed control effectiveness testing
- Prepare deliverables in accordance with SDC User Guide and instructions received as part of the engagement team work requests
- Maintain working knowledge of SDC User Guides
- Monitor time and manage deadlines
- Adhere to PwC SDC policies and procedures
- Participate in training, coaching and other developmental opportunities
- Project Management; Manage personal time and engagement deliverable schedule
- Guide, supervise, and support other team members (as needed)
- The candidate must have strong Internal Audit experience covering all the key phases of planning, execution, and reporting
- Experience of performing Internal Audit in the Financial Services Sector and having a good understanding of banking processes
- Strong experience and knowledge of Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) domains through either internal audit or validations.
- Experience of performing validation testing or testing the work performed by 1st line of defense.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience of drafting detailed audit documentation
Experience required
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Commerce
- Chartered  CISA Accountant
- Understanding of audit concepts and regulations
- Minimum of 5+ yearsâ experience in the domains mentioned above â Candidates with âBig 4â or equivalent experience would be preferred
Certification(s) preferred
- AML related certifications
- CIA / CISA certifications establish effective working relationships directly with clients
- Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
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