Assurance - Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) - Senior Associate

As a Senior Associate in the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at PwC Auckland, you will leverage data analytics to provide crucial business insights for audits. This role involves helping clients understand and utilize complex data sets, collaborating with diverse teams to develop innovative solutions, and supervising junior team members. You will contribute to shaping the team's capabilities and culture, focusing on mitigating risks, streamlining processes, and achieving operational efficiencies through technology.

Must Have

• Minimum 2.5 years' experience in IT audit with a professional services firm.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, info systems, accounting, or finance.
• Experience testing internal controls and delivering IT components of assurance engagements.
• Ability to support teams on IT controls engagements, including systems implementations and ITGCs.
• Familiarity with assurance standards like SOC 1, SOC2, ISAE 3402 / SSAE 16.
• Experience using data analytics tools such as Alteryx and SQL.
• Ability to use alternative delivery models for client delivery.

Perks & Benefits

• Discretionary bonus opportunities
• Generous referral bonuses
• Retail discounts & deals
• Global network access
• Leadership development
• A.I. tools and training
• Formal learning pathways
• $250 annual wellbeing allowance
• Life & income protection
• Sonder/EAP/Headspace
• 15 days’ paid sick leave
• Group-rate health insurance
• Flexible working
• Supportive coaching culture
• Two paid recognition days off during annual summer shutdown
• Option to purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave
• Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support
• Inclusive networks
• Paid volunteering leave

Job Description & Summary

Kia ora,

At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

A career in our Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) will allow you to develop and apply strategies that help clients leverage technologies so they can mitigate risks, streamline processes, and find operational efficiencies. We cover a wide range of disciplines, including audit risk evaluation, operational and strategic Information Technology processes, system implementation, data integrity, and cyber security to digitise audits.

About the role

As a Senior Associate in our Auckland office, you will help clients solve problems and create value through data analytics in our audits. There’s ample opportunity to work with prestigious clients and develop the business and technical skills, knowledge and relationships needed to accelerate your career development. You will play a key role in shaping the capability, growth, and culture of this team of problem solvers, helping our clients solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. This is a full-time opportunity, with a minimum of 37.5 working hours per week.

Your day-to-day could include:

• Delivering crucial business insights to clients through data analytics and data visualisation
• Helping businesses make sense of complex data sets
• Collaborating with clients to enable them to understand the value in their data
• Collaborating with a diverse team to develop innovative solutions and overcome challenges
• Supervising junior team members, training and coaching others

Skills you will bring or develop in this role

• Minimum of 2.5 years' experience in an IT audit role with a professional services firm.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, info systems, accounting or finance.
• Experience supporting / working alongside team members to test internal controls, plan and deliver the IT component of complex assurance engagements and review and direct controls testing plans.
• Proven ability to support team members on engagements centered around IT controls including capability to oversee systems implementations, IT systems controls testing (e.g. automated controls, calculations, reports) and IT General Controls (ITGCs).
• Familiar with assurance standards such as SOC 1, SOC2 and other attestation type engagements (ISAE 3402 / SSAE 16).
• Experience in using data analytics tools Alteryx, SQL to deliver insights to clients.
• Ability making effective use of alternative delivery models (i.e. shared service /remote working models) to ensure seamless client delivery

Highlights of working at PwC NZ

• Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals
• Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways
• Wellbeing - $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)
• Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.
• Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture
• Time off - Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave
• Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave

What are you waiting for?

Belong to a community of problem solvers where differences are embraced. We’ll empower you with technology, coaching, flexibility and trust to make a meaningful difference. Learn more on our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html.

Grow here. Go further.

Your questions answered:

• Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process.
• Please apply directly: We’re not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. If you’d like to be considered, please apply directly - we’d love to hear from you.
• We encourage early applications: This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate.
• A.I. usage: Please note that secure, A.I.-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people.
• Please note: PwC Takes a break from 19 Dec 2025 to 12 Jan 2026. We appreciate you making an application. We will not be reviewing applications until our return to the office and will contact you when we return in the new year.

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Job Posting End Date

January 10, 2026