Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Pharma and Life Sciences
Specialism
Business Controls
Management Level
Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.
Those in internal audit at PwC help build, optimise and deliver end-to-end internal audit services to clients in all industries. This includes IA function setup and transformation, co-sourcing, outsourcing and managed services, using AI and other risk technology and delivery models. IA capabilities are combined with other industry and technical expertise, in areas like cyber, forensics and compliance, to address the full spectrum of risks. This helps organisations to harness the power of IA to help the organisation protect value and navigate disruption, and obtain confidence to take risks to power growth.
Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
- Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
- Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
- Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
- Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
- Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
- Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
- Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.
Job Description
- Sound understanding of key business processes such as PTP, OTC, Inventory, Payroll, Fixed Asset etc. and the Risk and Controls associated with the process.
- Basis process discussions prepare process flows / narratives and risk & control matrices.
- Identify process gaps and accordingly provide recommendations in areas requiring improvement based on the client's business process and industry practice.
- Conduct test of design and operating effectiveness and suggest controls to improve the client’s control framework.
- Document testing workpapers as per the defined standards and quality benchmark.
- Support the Manager in conducting SOX scoping, control rationalization & standardization for business processes.
- Monitor project progress, manage multiple assignments/ related project teams, if needed
- Meet quality guidelines within the established turnaround time (or allotted budget) for assigned requests.
- Provide regular status update to the Senior / Manager of the work assigned.
- Demonstrate application and solution-based approach to problem solving.
- while executing client engagements and documenting working papers
Interpersonal Skills:
- Ability to work independently under general supervision with latitude for initiative and independent judgment,
- Effective verbal and written communications, including active listening skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and external contactors/auditors.
- Detail-oriented.
- Comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Individuals would be expected to cultivate a strong team environment and promote a positive working relationship amongst their team.
- Excellent Communication, written and verbal would be expected.
- In addition to being an exceptional individual contributor, manage engagements and relevant Teams allocated for the same.
- Working on predominantly offshore engagements and relevant PwC Territory teams.
- Ensure client service delivery in accordance with the quality guidelines & methodologies.
- Build and maintain client relationships by understanding and being responsive to client needs and ensuring high quality of deliverables.
- Demonstrate strong analytical thinking and communication skills including the ability to research and understand complex processes and effectively communicate them to interested parties.
Client Management:
- Develop strong working relationships with the client and onshore client teams.
- Maintain excellent rapport and proactive communication with the stakeholders and client.
Operational excellence:
- Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.
- Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures.
People related:
- Display teamwork, integrity, and leadership. Work with team members to set goals and responsibilities for specific engagements.
- Foster teamwork and innovation.
- Utilize technology & tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.
Qualifications we seek in you:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors/Master’s Degree in Commerce / B. Com / MBA/ BBA
- Chartered Accountant
- Experience in identifying control gaps and communicating audit observation and recommendation to Engagement Team/ End Clients
- Functional knowledge of major ERP suites (like SAP, Dynamics, Oracle EBS)
- Understanding of audit concepts and regulations
- Candidates with 1-2 years of relevant experience in similar role, preferably with a “Big 4” or equivalent
Certification(s) preferred:
Audit and Assurance - Internal Audit - Associate 2 - CS - G
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)
Required Skills
Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Active Listening, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Business Process Improvement, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Corporate Governance, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Accounting, Financial Audit, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) {+ 19 more}
Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Government Clearance Required?
Job Posting End Date