Senior Associate - Risk Assurance - Digital Audit

& Summary

As a Digital Audit Senior Associate, you will work with your team to assist the Financial Assurance team in understanding the client’s IT environment, risks and controls to provide assurance over the reliability of the client’s systems and data that support their financial reporting process.

You will assess and test a wide range of IT controls, including IT entity level controls and IT general controls such as access management, change management, program development and computer operations. A career within Digital Audit will also allow you to analyze and process big data and automate manual audit procedures using a number of data analytics tools to enhance the overall audit quality and efficiencies through data driven audits.Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate, you will work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting, industry and information technology experience. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop internal and external relationships and your PwC brand
• Train, coach, and supervise staff
• Proactive reporting to Managers and above
• Support management in delivering internal programs and initiatives around strategy, people, and operational excellence.
• Develop strategic IT control recommendations to solve the client’s IT challenges
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
• Deliver multiple projects with multiple teams within a single timeframe through strong team and project management skills
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies
• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Solve complex problems through collaboration with the Financial Assurance team

Preferred skills

Demonstrates extensive knowledge of providing services related to controls around the financial reporting and operational processes, including business process and IT management controls, which includes a proven record of success with managing the following:

• Current and emerging technologies which may include: Oracle, SAP, Oracle Database, web development tools, virtualization, UNIX, Linux, and security technologies; -Core risks, processes and internal controls related to non-financial reporting, both manual and IT;
• Risks, processes and controls related to financial reporting, both manual and IT, in a specific industry sector;
• Key internal operational processes of a professional services firm, e.g., engagement economics, billing and collection, performance appraisals, time reporting, personal independence and compliance requirement.
• COSO Framework, CoBIT, ITIL and/or other leading business and IT control frameworks;
• Relevant subject matter expertise to support the development of thought leadership; and,
• Financial reporting and information technology risks, processes and controls;

Minimum years experience required

3 years experience

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

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor Degree - Accounting, Bachelor Degree - Information Technology, Bachelor Degree - Computer Science, Bachelor Degree - Information SystemCertifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No