AC Manila - Audit Associate (IT/Internal/External Audit) (Experienced)

Job 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 digital assurance at PwC, you will focus on providing assurance services over clients' digital environment, including processes and controls, cyber security measures, data and AI systems, and their associated governance, to help organisations and their stakeholders build trust in their technology while complying with relevant regulations.

Job Description

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.

Skills

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.

The Opportunity

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also

participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Audit and Assurance team, you engage in tasks that support internal and external audit processes, focusing on business process and IT controls testing. As an Associate, you focus on learning and contributing to client engagements, developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You are involved in conducting tests to assess the operating effectiveness of controls, assisting in walkthrough procedures, and executing test procedures for IT General Controls. This role offers the chance to build meaningful client connections and grow your personal brand by enhancing your technical proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Participate in internal and external audit processes
• Conduct assessments of control effectiveness
• Assist in walkthrough procedures
• Execute test procedures for IT General Controls
• Build and maintain client relationships
• Enhance technical knowledge in audit and assurance
• Contribute to client engagements
• Develop skills and knowledge for quality work
  
  

What You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree
• A graduate of BS Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or any business related courses
• 4 years of experience
• CISA or Certified Public Accountant license holder is an advantage
• Oral and written proficiency in English required
• Associate: less than 4 years of experience in Internal Audit or External Audit with exposure on business process and IT controls testing
• Proficiency with SOX, Internal Audit and SSAE 16 (SOC1, SOC2)
  
  

What Sets You Apart

• Applying a learning mindset and taking ownership of development
• Appreciating diverse perspectives and needs
• Adopting habits to sustain performance
• Actively listening and clearly expressing ideas
• Gathering information to analyze facts and discern patterns
• Committing to understanding business operations
• Demonstrating communication skills
• Proficient in utilizing digital tools like Google and Microsoft Suites
• Exhibiting a quick learning ability