Senior Associate - Risk & Regulations | Advisory [US Client]

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Cyber Security • Legal

About the job

Summary

As a Senior Associate in PwC's Internal Audit services, you'll work on a team solving complex business issues. You'll gain an understanding of organizational objectives, risk management, and stakeholder needs. Responsibilities include helping organizations improve controls, addressing risks, and adding value. The role requires using various tools and techniques to extract insights from industry trends, reviewing work for accuracy, and communicating effectively with clients and team members. You'll delegate tasks, coach others, and manage multiple engagements, demonstrating critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Experience with internal controls testing in a regulated environment (COSO, CoBIT) is essential. The role involves direct client interaction, particularly with US-based senior staff, and requires prior supervisory experience.
Must have:
  • Analytical thinking
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Detail-oriented
  • IT proficiency
  • Business process audit/consulting experience
  • Client interaction (US seniors)
  • Supervisory/review experience
  • PMO skills
  • Internal controls testing (COSO, CoBIT)
Good to have:
  • Data analytics
  • Data visualization
  • Robotic process automation
  • Information security and data protection knowledge
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Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.

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 a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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, coaching them to deliver results.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
  • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
  • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
  • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
  • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
  • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
  • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Preferred skills

  • University Degree (% complete): graduated 
  • Area of Study/Career Required: accounting, business administration or management, information systems, mathematics, industrial engineering, finance. 
  • Level of English Proficiency (Written and Oral): Advanced 
  • Credential (Professional Certification) Preferred: No 
  • Required Skills / Experiences: analytical thinking, very good communication skills, detail oriented, IT, business process audit or consulting, ability to work directly with clients/US seniors, prior supervisory/review experience including leading groups and team building skills, PMO skills (ability to manage multiple engagements/projects and conflicting priorities at the same time, strong communication skills, experience with internal controls testing in a regulated environment against a compliance framework. For example: COSO Framework, CoBIT and/or other leading business and IT control frameworks. 
  • Preferences: knowledge or exposure to data analytics, data visualization or robotic process automation 
  • Understand the importance of have a correct information management
  • Knowledge of Information Security and Data Protection 
  • Correct Information Security Management
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to ethnicity; creed; color; religion; national origin; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; marital; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an inclusive organization and equal opportunity employer.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

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Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

English

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

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About The Company

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with over 327,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com. PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity.


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