Audit & Assurance - Products & Services - Senior Associate

Industry/Sector

Specialism

Management Level

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.

In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.

Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

About the Job

• Introduction to PwC Service Delivery Center
• PricewaterHouse Coopers Service Delivery Centre (Kolkata) Private Limited is a joint venture in India among members of the PriceWaterHouse Coopers network that will leverage the scale and capabilities of the network. It is a member firm of Pricewaterhouse Coopers International Limited and has its registered office in Kolkata, India.
• The Delivery Center will provide a professional an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you will have the ability to develop process and quality based skills.

Reporting Structure & Key Relationships

Working for a variety of client engagement teams from PwC network firms.

This should include detail on:

• Line Manager
• Number of reports (if applicable)
• Priority team relationships
• Key client relationships

Main purpose of the job and key background information

• You will play an integral role in PwC’s core assurance services provided to clients.
• Understand the process workflow related to work requests from initiation through completion, understand how workflow is managed within the firm's workflow management tool, understand optimal and required manner in which to document results of work performed
• Participate in a wide range of projects and collaborate across multiple work streams or teams; consistently demonstrating creative thinking, individual initiative and timely completion of assigned work Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.
• Serve as participant on communication with numerous engagement teams

You will have the opportunity to specialize in some of the following:

• Update, reconcile and maintain records in the central entity system, ensuring data integrity and consistency. Coordinate with various departments to gather necessary information to complete system updates and reconciliations.
• Perform regular reconciliations of financial data, accounts, and reports to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist in preparation of documentation and reports as required by the finance and administration teams.
• Support day-to-day administrative duties including filing, data entry, and correspondence management.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and financial regulations.
• Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy of system updates and reconciliations.
• Prepare documents based on audit policy and standard templates, including information gathering and population of templates and documents

Responsibilities

• Perform work and provide related deliverables in accordance with DC User Guide instructions as applied to engagement team work request submissions
• Maintain working knowledge of DC User Guides
• Monitor time and manage deadlines
• Adhere to PwC SDC policies and procedures
• Participate in training, coaching and other developmental opportunities
• Performs the quality check on all deliverables to ensure they are consistent with laid down quality parameters

Requirements

These should include essential & desirable requirements such as:

• Level of experience
• Education/qualifications
• Industry experience
• Technical capability
• Sales/BD capability
• Metrics
• Key personal attributes
• Consulting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.Com) or equivalent.
• Independently manage assigned tasks with minimal supervision ensuring timely and accurate completion.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
• Team player, committed to providing high quality and maintaining timeliness
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development
• Commitment to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes.

Travel Requirements

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