Risk Internal Audit Senior Associate
About PwC in the Region
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.
Career Opportunity in Risk Consulting
A career within Risk Consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders.
Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. Therefore, our Risk Consulting practice focuses on helping organisations review and strengthen every aspect of their business, from people to performance, systems to strategy, and business planning to business resilience.
Our Risk Consulting practice provides a wide range of services and business advice that is not limited to internal audit, enterprise risk management, policies and procedures, governance, internal control over financial reporting, process intelligence, compliance as well as technology risk.
What is expected from you?
As a Senior Associate, you will be reporting to managers and higher grades, working as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Your job duties will include but will not be limited to:
Leveraging your skills and experience to become a trusted advisor to your clients on topics of risk and internal controls
Engaging and dealing with diverse teams from the planning through the completion phase of the audit as well as closely following up on the progress of the requested tasks to ensure meeting the timeline and the firm’s internal KPIs
Working with clients to improve their internal control maturity and to help them in mitigating the risks they face by developing internal audit and risk management strategies to strengthen their existing controls and processes
Identifying key risks, defining the audit methodology, and process improvement by understanding the client’s objectives, risks, control frameworks, systems and regulatory environments
Building and maintaining meaningful relationships with clients, and taking part in researching and identifying opportunities on new or existing clients
Developing internal and external relationships and reflecting PwC values in your day-to-day work when working in diverse teams
Managing the engagement budget and economics
Managing teams and communication with clients and stakeholders
Helping clients navigate an evolving risk landscape by developing and executing test plans, identifying control effectiveness and improvements, and reporting these to clients in an impactful way
Providing on-ground support for the planning, implementation and administration of the clients’ internal audit plan
Working on internal audit engagements focusing on compliance, financial and operational related audits
Conducting testing to evaluate the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls
Drafting the audit findings, the related impact, potential risks, and recommendations
Innovating and helping further develop our service offerings related to internal audit, risk and controls
Planning and executing the engagements effectively to ensure completion of the projects within budgeted time and cost
Assisting our clients in the deployment and development of their internal audit and internal control function
Studying business functions, gathering information, evaluating output requirements and formats
Reviewing the work of associate levels and providing them on-job training, coaching and constructive feedback to help them grow
Ensuring adherence to compliance, quality and independence matters
Commitment to continuous education and digital upskilling
Performing other procedures as necessary to support issuance of the assurance deliverables
What will you bring?
You are ambitious and you utilise opportunities to grow and develop. In addition, you recognise yourself in the following characteristics:
A degree in accounting, finance, risk management, governance, industrial engineering, or any related discipline
Completed or pursuing a professional qualification, such as CIA, CPA, CRMA, CFE, CGRCP, PMP, or CMA is a plus
Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level or at least 3-6 years working in internal audit preferably in one of the Big 4 professional services firms
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment
Strong report writing and analytical skills
Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written)
Business development and client relationship building skills
Willingness to challenge the ‘norms’ and to create a cohesive and effective working team
Demonstrating strong technical knowledge and having the ability to research issues, present alternatives and conclusions to client or manager
Having a background in governance, risk management, and compliance with an up-to-date understanding of issues facing businesses and how to influence client conversations
Experienced in assessment and testing of design and effectiveness of business controls
Project management skills and ability to lead engagements from end to end and working directly with the partner and manager on the account
Knowledge in any audit technologies and experience using data analytics tools is a plus
Commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives
Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates