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External Audit Senior Associate Global Mobility ITLTA Opportunities (Bilingual FREN)


Job Location:

Montreal - Canada

Monthly Salary: $ 52200 - 87000
Posted: 17 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 14 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

Canada offers a compelling environment for both personal and professional growth. Known for its diversity and openness the country brings together people perspectives and industries from around the world. A strong and varied economy supports meaningful career opportunities across sectors while its cities offer rich cultural experiences alongside access to naturefrom coastlines and mountains to parks and open spaces. With flexibility in how and where people live and work Canada appeals to those seeking a wellrounded opportunity-rich and sustainable lifestyle. Our Global Mobility program supports eligible candidates through the transition helping them focus on their role and longterm success in Canada. Were currently recruiting for a range of longterm opportunities in Canada including permanent international transfers and longterm secondments. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online to be considered for an international transfer or to connect with their local Global Mobility team to discuss the secondment process and next steps.

A career within External Audit services will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well-known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring youll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients information.

Meaningful work youll be part of

As an External Audit Senior Associate youll work as part of a team of problem solvers helping to solve business issues deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Take on a professional role as part of our client-facing teams
  • Support the development of the audit approach and complete planning procedures
  • Provide coaching and feedback to junior members of the engagement team
  • Examine financial and accounting records other documents and tangible items such as inventory or plant and equipment or watch certain processes and procedures being performed
  • Ask a range of questions from formal written questions to informal oral questions with a range of individuals at our client organizations
  • Test the client organizations internal controls
  • Assess significant estimates judgements or assumptions made by management
  • Verify and test financial statements and supporting disclosures
  • Perform completion procedures to support issuance of the audit report

Experiences and skills youll use to solve

  • Demonstrated progressive experience at the Senior Associate level working with a range of external audit clients in a professional services firm
  • Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent reciprocal/recognized designation
  • A strong understanding of Canadian and United States auditing standards and/or PCAOB standards
  • Knowledge of IFRS and/or ASPE US GAAP is considered an asset
  • Thorough technical skills and experience regarding applicable accounting reporting and auditing standards
  • Experience in the design of engagement procedures based on risk and materiality
  • Previous experience in coaching and leading engagement teams
  • Project management experience
  • Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment.
  • The successful candidate requires fluency in English in addition to French as they will be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking clients colleagues and/or stakeholders during the course of their employment with PwC Canada
  • PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.
  • This role requires flexibility to travel up to 15%

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $52200-$87000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada base salary is determined by your skills experience qualifications and work addition to base salary eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why youll love PwC

Wereyoull be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work and our continuous development environment will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact and support your wellbeing through a competitive compensation package inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island on the land that is now known as Canada which are the lands of the ancestral treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards Accounting Policies Active Listening Analytical Thinking Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform Auditing Auditing Methodologies Client Management Communication Compliance Auditing Complying With Regulations Creativity Data Analysis and Interpretation Data Ingestion Data Modeling Data Quality Data Security Data Transformation Data Visualization Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy External Audit 24 more

Desired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

No

Government Clearance Required

No

Job Posting End Date

Were committed to providing accommodation throughout the application interview and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best please let us know during the application process.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started so we know you have questions about how and why we use it. At certain points during our recruiting process we rely on AI to improve your experience. This could be during resume review or curating personalized job recommendations asking you clarifying questions via a chatbot or during our interview scheduling to improve your experience. Our use of AI helps ensure we combat bias by evaluating candidates equally and fairly without seeing identity information such as your name or gender for example). AI also helps us better predict successful hires by reviewing all applicants for a role and the relationship between your skills experience and likely success at PwC Canada. While AI supports parts of our recruitment process final hiring decisions always involve human review. For more information about our use and protection of your data please refer to our Privacy Policy ( tenons à répondre à vos besoins tout au long du processus de demande demploi dentrevue et dembauche. Si vous avez besoin de mesures dadaptation pour être parfaitement à laise faites-le-nous savoir à létape de la demande demploi.

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