Line of Service
Assurance
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Assurance
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
Closing Date: 4pm 15 December
Qualification: No ACA qualification is required for this role.
Location: London EP, Manchester, Birmingham
About the team:
We are a small yet rapidly growing team of about 25 full time people with another 10 contributing on a split basis. We are a national team which sits within PwC’s wider Banking and Capital Markets Audit Business Unit. The core of the team is primarily based in London but we have senior team members sitting in Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and the Midlands and we are looking to expand in all geographical areas. We support teams across the UK, working with clients across multiple industries, not just those in Financial Services. The team is incredibly collaborative, and we all come from different backgrounds and have different experiences, we work hard but also have a lot of fun together.
About the role:
We assist a wide range of clients, from those considering securitisations or structured finance transactions for the first time, through to experienced repeat issuers.
The work we do includes:
- Transactions: work across different due diligence workstreams, liaise closely with our client, their legal advisers and the lead managers on the transaction;
- Audit: understand complex structures, assess the required level of audit evidence and manage a team on a day-to-day basis to deliver audit work on asset-backed finance companies;
- Accounting advice: assess the impact a proposed funding structure has on the accounting from the perspective of the seller and the acquirer;
- Advisory: help to scope our work to address specific client issues
or concerns, leveraging the knowledge of the team and the wider firm
- We also actively work with regulators and industry bodies across the world to promote a better understanding of the securitisation and structured finance industry.
Responsibilities
● Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
● Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
● Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
● Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
● Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
● Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
● Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
● Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
● Able to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality relationships.
● Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
Essential skills and experience
* Detail oriented
* Problem solving, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution
* PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this level required
Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
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Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
No
Job Posting End Date