Financial Services Assurance (Asset & Wealth Management) – Assistant Manager

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Asset and Wealth Management

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

We believe that challenges are best solved together. That’s why, when you join us, you become part of a diverse and global community of problem-solvers. You'll find an unexpected mix of people who bring their unique expertise to build trust in society and tackle important issues. Here, we welcome and encourage you to lead with value and inspiration, question and challenge assumptions, as well as embrace new opportunities to deliver quality outcomes in exciting and unexpected ways, all with the support of technology.

Our Financial Services Assurance Practice works with organisations to strengthen trust and transparency by building, maintaining and providing trust over financial reporting in a fast changing, technology-driven world. As Asia’s top financial services practice, our audit approach is at the leading edge of best practice. We draw upon our extensive industry knowledge for our clients including top blue chip companies in the asset management, banking, capital markets, and insurance sectors. We provide our clients with insights, empowered by leading technologies, into marketplace developments and global opportunities.

Our Financial Services Assurance team is a multi-disciplinary team of proven professionals dedicated to this sector and our specialist knowledge and expertise enables us to provide our clients with insights into marketplace developments and global opportunities. We are Asia’s leading financial services practice and our firm is offering you an exceptional opportunity to work for top blue chip clients in this sector.

We are now seeking for suitable & capable talents with strong Financial Services audit experience to join our Financial Services Assurance team to assist with participating in a broad range of statutory audit assignments for our Asset Management clients. Together we can build trust in society and solve important problems.

Key responsibilities:

• Define and manage projects to meet objectives and budget

• Demonstrate knowledge of risk management and ability to deliver high quality work

• Direct and coach junior team members

• Manage both internal and external stakeholders

• Understand the client’s issues and manage the expectations of different stakeholders by translating expectations into quality & balanced output/deliverables

• Address client needs by bringing relevant expertise from the firm to client discussions, while also converting service opportunities into proposals/business.

Requirements:

• Relevant accounting qualifications

• Min. 4 years of demonstrable experience in a similar role at a Big 4 accounting firm

• Experience in statutory and regulatory audits of Asset Management clients

• Sound understanding of IFRS/SFRS and SAS/ISA. US GAAP knowledge would be useful

• Excellent project management and team working skills

• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of commercial issues facing businesses in this sector

• Effective day-to-day management of clients; building and maintaining client relationships is crucial

*Thank you for your interest in developing a career with PwC Singapore. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified due to the high number of applicants for this role.

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Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

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