Line of Service
Assurance
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Assurance
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
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 you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.
We have opportunities for a Senior Associate to join our Assurance practice in the SE (Waterford/Wexford/Kilkenny)
Our South East Assurance Practice provides assurance services to a wide range of businesses, both indigenous and international. You will get the opportunity to work with clients from various industries including Asset and Wealth Management, pharmaceutical, food, engineering, services, and not-for-profit. This diversity will help you gain valuable experience across many sectors.
This role involves taking charge of a broad variety of audits from planning to completion. The Senior Associate is responsible for organising and managing client assignments and projects including the completion of assignment tasks and project components as well as coaching, advising, and directing team members.
About the role, as a Senior Associate your responsibilities will include:
* Leading an audit team and setting the audit approach to the engagement, which makes effective use of team members’ skills and is within budget.
* Liaising onsite with clients to obtain relevant information in order to resolve any queries and to identify causes/risks on issues requiring further consideration.
* Identifying the key business and audit risks of a client and investigate all audit issues to arrive at a solution or proposal.
* Researching and resolving technical queries from clients.
* Work closely with the tax department to ensure that the taxation figures for the audit are finalised within the required time.
* Ensure Manager/Senior Managers (or relevant Partner) are informed on a regular basis on the progress of the audit and relevant issues in respect of budget constraints.
* Reporting on audit findings to the Managers/Senior Managers and Partners and in particular raise any issues arising during the audit which may impact on risk.
* Preparing reports detailing issues found and recommending corrective and preventative actions to resolve them.
* Review the work of junior team members to ensure quality, thoroughness, and completion of assignment tasks within agreed time frames.
* Work as an effective team member during an audit by communicating relevant issues, requesting feedback, and coaching junior team members.
* Designing appropriate procedures and audit programmes.
Essential Skills and Experience
* A recognised University Degree or equivalent.
* Qualified ACA/ACCA (or equivalent from a recognised international accounting institution).
* At least 4 years practice accounting experience in small, medium, or large practice.
Unlock your potential with PwC Ireland. We believe that challenges are better solved together. We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams encouraged to collaborate and innovate in a way that creates powerful solutions and makes a positive impact. This purpose-led work, and our continuous development and encouragement, will help unlock your potential and take your career to the next level.
Enjoy PwC’s perks. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive employee benefits, and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at Life@PwC.
Being appreciated for being you. Our most valuable asset is our people and we recognise you for it - ensuring you feel like you belong and that you are valued and rewarded for the great work you do every day. PwC is an equal opportunities employer and creating a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve is hugely important to us.
Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply, we’d love to hear from you!
We will ensure that everyone is supported throughout and, if required, provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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