Associate - Risk & Quality
Associate - Risk & Quality
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Job Description
Line of Service
Internal Firm ServicesIndustry/Sector
Not ApplicableSpecialism
IFS - Risk & Quality (R&Q)Management Level
AssociateJob 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 audit risk and quality at PwC will focus on providing support to internal teams to mitigate and control client engagement risks. You are an experienced auditor and/or technical specialist who leads on audit quality through thought leadership setting guidance and a continuous cycle of improving learning and monitoring.
A career in the Quality Management function within Internal Firm Services will provide you with the opportunity to advance and foster quality-oriented culture throughout our organization. Youll focus on promoting and monitoring compliance with internal policies and procedures to help manage our firm achieve its Quality Management objectives.
You will also build and maintain strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders of the business teams within PwC.
This role will have a broad range of activities including:
Understand evaluate and test the Firms internal System of Quality Management to ensure its compliance with ISQM 1
Manage/deliver different audit/non-audit/BAS review programmes from planning (e.g. engagement selection designing review checklist/guidance reviewer assignment); execution (e.g. providing support to reviewers and engagement teams) to completion (e.g. analyzing results/findings issues and underlying root causes developing quality improvement plan/remediation plan including preparing and delivering training preparing various global reporting etc.)
Maintaining the firms leadership dashboard to monitor Quality KPIs
Managing various compliance review program to monitor the application of the auditing standards and to evaluate the performance of partners directors and managers on selected individual engagements; and
Performing root cause analyses to identify potential factors contributing to the firms quality and to identify how the firm can provide the best possible environment for engagement teams to deliver quality work.
Performing timely file archival compliance testing
Providing support for root cause analysis of various quality reviews
Generating relevant management reports to support monitoring and reporting
Responsible for supporting on continuous improvements and innovative ideas on all areas of Risk & Quality
Provide support to the Engagement Quality Review annual program
Delivering R&Q training to partners and staff.
Supporting internal transformation projects (including process improvements and digitization etc.)
Supporting the R&Q team in queries from client facing staff and providing pragmatic advice and solutions to their R&Q queries
Education:
- ACCA Affiliate
- ACA
- BS Accounting & Finance
Experience:
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in quality control / internal audit.
You will undertake quality control / assurance roles on our client projects in a dynamic and ever-changing environment. You will be the point of contact for junior associates and play a key part in supporting both their development as well as your own. You will also build and maintain strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders within the client in order to help deliver the service you are providing; and you will work as part of a team to deliver the targets agreed with the client.
Essential:
- Experience conducting due diligence on clients; ensuring that all regulatory information and documentation has been completed
- Experience quality reviewing / testing the work of others to ensure quality standards and expectations are always met.
- Strong knowledge of company structures funds and banking products.
- Experience supporting and coaching junior associates in the team; acting as point of contact
- Ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders from KYC Legal Credit and Sales
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 Active Listening Auditing Auditing Standards Audit Internal Controls Audit Preparation Audit Reporting Audit Risk Assessments Audit Support Business Process Improvement Communication Compliance and Standards Compliance Assurance Compliance Auditing Compliance Risk Assessment Compliance Training Data Analysis and Interpretation Developing Policies and Guidelines Emotional Regulation Empathy Ethics Training External Audit Inclusion Intellectual Curiosity 21 moreDesired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship
Government Clearance Required
Job Posting End Date
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
