Description
& SummaryAt 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.
Those in internal audit at PwC help build, optimise and deliver end-to-end internal audit services to clients in all industries. This includes IA function setup and transformation, co-sourcing, outsourcing and managed services, using AI and other risk technology and delivery models. IA capabilities are combined with other industry and technical expertise, in areas like cyber, forensics and compliance, to address the full spectrum of risks. This helps organisations to harness the power of IA to help the organisation protect value and navigate disruption, and obtain confidence to take risks to power growth.
Role: Manager
Location: Guernsey/Jersey
Line of Service: External Audit
Grade: Manager
Contracted Hours per Week: 37.5
PwC Channel Islands Overview
PwC is a highly dynamic professional services firm offering Advisory, Tax, Audit and other assurance services to a large portfolio of international and local clients. The Channel Islands firm employs 600+ staff in offices across Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney and is part of an international network of 150+ PwC firms employing over 364,000 staff.
Job Summary:
As an Audit Manager, you will oversee a portfolio of clients, managing the full cycle of your audit engagements. You will be actively involved in coaching, supporting, developing and managing energetic, diverse and high-performing teams.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include:
1. Planning, budgeting and organising the audits of your clients.
2. Managing engagements and ensuring timely completion thereof.
3. Focusing on building trusted relationships.
4. Delivering high quality client service, identifying and solving problems, addressing queries and concerns.
5. Reviewing the work undertaken by audit teams, including teams based in remote locations.
6. Acting to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty.
7. Coaching others and encouraging them to take ownership of their development.
8. Pursuing opportunities to develop existing and new skills outside of comfort zone, e.g. digital upskilling and effective use of new technology.
9. Analysing complex issues, ideas or proposals and building a range of meaningful recommendations.
10. Using multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions.
11. Developing a perspective on key global trends, and how they impact the firm and our clients.
Direct Reports:
● This role reports to:
12. Senior Manager
13. Director
14. Partner
● Reporting to this role:
15. Associate
16. Senior Associate
Qualifications & Certifications:
17. Bachelor’s Degree
18. Professional accounting qualification (ACCA or ICAEW or equivalent)
Skills & Experience Required:
Essential skills:
19. Relevant experience as an Audit Manager (minimum three years post-qualification, and at least one year experience in an Audit Manager role), preferably from a Big 4 firm.
20. Strong grasp of business and technical issues and industry trends.
21. Ability to communicate clearly at all levels with a proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships.
22. Excellent organisational and management skills.
23. To excel in this role, you will have a passion for client service, be innovative and solutions orientated, be able to work collaboratively.
Desirable skills:
24. Experience working with clients in financial services sector.
Travel Requirements:
Limited travel will be required in this role.
The skills we look for in our people:
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, Evolved PwC Professional.
The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.
Diversity:
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business.
Education
Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications
Required Skills
Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Business Process Improvement, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Corporate Governance, Creativity, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Accounting {+ 29 more}
Desired Languages
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
Yes
Job Posting End Date