About the team

PwC's Resource Management (oneRM) team is a centralised function which assists the firm in being more agile and providing the right people on the right projects at the right time. It is an exciting time for our Resource Management team as we build on the professionalism of our people, embrace new technology and work closely with the business to develop and implement PwC business and people strategy.

About the role

We are looking for a Resourcing Assistant who will join a new Scheduling Hub to work alongside our Central Operations Team. The Scheduling Hub team will perform critical tasks that can be delivered without close collaboration with the business. We aim to deliver significant efficiencies by standardising a number of our core business processes and, where possible, automating with the use of technology. The RM community will procure support from the scheduling hub, thus freeing them up to deliver increased strategic and value add services as outlined in the RM business strategy.

In a fast paced, dynamic environment, this role will provide you with opportunity to finesse your organisation and co-ordination skills, though on the job learning and specific training

The key responsibilities of this role

• Ensuring that changes to staff schedules are action promptly, using our workforce planning system (Staffing & Deployment), including the review and update of uploaded staffing plans (budgets) and proposed work.

• Producing regular, standardised Management Information (MI) to provide insight and trends to Resource Managers and senior stakeholders, helping to drive business growth.

• Performing regular data integrity checks/data cleansing in our workforce planning system to deliver sustainable, high quality information.

• Update and maintain key systems with business critical data to support the management of headcount budgets and forecasts on a regular basis.

• Using existing and emerging technologies to process a range of RM related data to ensure that critical business activities are cascaded and/or completed in a timely manner.

• Early identification and action to address issues that may adversely impact on delivery, using appropriate escalation protocols, where necessary.

• Share knowledge and best practice across the team.

• Build and develop strong and effective relationships with colleagues working other locations around the UK.

• Provide responsive and professional administrative support to PwC Resource Management community across our business.

Essential skills and experience

• Ability to work independently and across multiple workstreams

• Planning and/or Scheduling skills

• Maintain high attention to detail, especially when processing high volumes of work

• Actively manage expectations and escalate where necessary

• Actively seek and identify opportunities for development

• Time management and organisational skills

• Resilient and proactive with a positive, agile attitude towards changing demands and peaks/troughs in workload.

Desirable skills and experience would include;

• Use of workforce planning systems such a Retain or Saviom, although training will be provided for successful candidates

• Knowledge of MS Office or Google suite applications, particularly MS Excel/Google sheets

• Use of workflow management/case management tools

• Experience of managing high volume tasks

Who we’re looking for

In order for us to meet the future challenges of the Resource Management function, we want to attract candidates from varying backgrounds and industries that can demonstrate their ability to

• Communicate effectively (written and verbal)

• Use technology and established tools effectively and be eager to work in a future focused team whose tasks will evolve with the needs of the business.

• Manage conflicting deadlines and priorities

• Deliver quality outputs whilst under pressure

• Ability to build good working relationships at all levels

• Strong team player, adaptable and pro-active with a ‘can do’ attitude

Not the role for you?

Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)?

The skills we look for in future employees

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, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

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. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity

About the team

PwC's Resource Management (oneRM) team is a centralised function which assists the firm in being more agile and providing the right people on the right projects at the right time. It is an exciting time for our Resource Management team as we build on the professionalism of our people, embrace new technology and work closely with the business to develop and implement PwC business and people strategy.

About the role

We are looking for a Resourcing Assistant who will join a new Scheduling Hub to work alongside our Central Operations Team. The Scheduling Hub team will perform critical tasks that can be delivered without close collaboration with the business. We aim to deliver significant efficiencies by standardising a number of our core business processes and, where possible, automating with the use of technology. The RM community will procure support from the scheduling hub, thus freeing them up to deliver increased strategic and value add services as outlined in the RM business strategy.

In a fast paced, dynamic environment, this role will provide you with opportunity to finesse your organisation and co-ordination skills, though on the job learning and specific training

The key responsibilities of this role

• Ensuring that changes to staff schedules are action promptly, using our workforce planning system (Staffing & Deployment), including the review and update of uploaded staffing plans (budgets) and proposed work.

• Producing regular, standardised Management Information (MI) to provide insight and trends to Resource Managers and senior stakeholders, helping to drive business growth.

• Performing regular data integrity checks/data cleansing in our workforce planning system to deliver sustainable, high quality information.

• Update and maintain key systems with business critical data to support the management of headcount budgets and forecasts on a regular basis.

• Using existing and emerging technologies to process a range of RM related data to ensure that critical business activities are cascaded and/or completed in a timely manner.

• Early identification and action to address issues that may adversely impact on delivery, using appropriate escalation protocols, where necessary.

• Share knowledge and best practice across the team.

• Build and develop strong and effective relationships with colleagues working other locations around the UK.

• Provide responsive and professional administrative support to PwC Resource Management community across our business.

Essential skills and experience

• Ability to work independently and across multiple workstreams

• Planning and/or Scheduling skills

• Maintain high attention to detail, especially when processing high volumes of work

• Actively manage expectations and escalate where necessary

• Actively seek and identify opportunities for development

• Time management and organisational skills

• Resilient and proactive with a positive, agile attitude towards changing demands and peaks/troughs in workload.

Desirable skills and experience would include;

• Use of workforce planning systems such a Retain or Saviom, although training will be provided for successful candidates

• Knowledge of MS Office or Google suite applications, particularly MS Excel/Google sheets

• Use of workflow management/case management tools

• Experience of managing high volume tasks

Who we’re looking for

In order for us to meet the future challenges of the Resource Management function, we want to attract candidates from varying backgrounds and industries that can demonstrate their ability to

• Communicate effectively (written and verbal)

• Use technology and established tools effectively and be eager to work in a future focused team whose tasks will evolve with the needs of the business.

• Manage conflicting deadlines and priorities

• Deliver quality outputs whilst under pressure

• Ability to build good working relationships at all levels

• Strong team player, adaptable and pro-active with a ‘can do’ attitude

Not the role for you?

Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)?

The skills we look for in future employees

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, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

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. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity

About the role

PwC’s IT Internal Audit team will give you a unique opportunity to deal with the fast paced world of technology shaped by ever changing and demanding regulatory focus within the financial services sector. The pace of change and disruption in the financial services sector, means the IT risk landscape is constantly evolving.

As an IT Audit Manager, you will lead market facing conversations with CIO/CTO’s and Heads of Audits in defining and influencing the Technology audit risk universe, managing a complex portfolio of outsourced and co-sourced clients across banking, insurance and asset & wealth management clients.

You will be part of PwC’s broader risk advisory practice, helping the leadership team develop PwC’s internal Technology audit capabilities and solutions, working across the practice collaborating with Cyber, Data and IT risk practitioners. You’ll need to be a people person, tenacious and resilient. You’ll lead teams, taking real responsibility for the work you do and supporting those around you to do the same.

Who we are

We're the Technologists within our Financial Services Internal Audit practice, that combines a mix of technology, data and business expertise to deliver innovative Internal Audit solutions. Simply put, there are two sides to the Technology Internal Audit team – auditing of emerging technology through a deep understanding of IT risk universe and using our latest tools to help digitise the way we deliver internal audits through automation, AI, data analytics and innovation.

At PwC, we’re constantly investing in cutting-edge audit technology and the skills of our people, to keep up with the rapid pace of change and to deliver trust that is deeper, broader, and more forward-looking. We are now looking to hire more Managers to grow our expanding team.

Key responsibilities

• Managing and delivering a portfolio complex technology internal audit

• Ability to develop IT audit risk universe and deliver Internal Audit engagements from planning through to execution

• Confident in dealing with senior stakeholders such as CIO/CTO

• Build an internal network of relationships with Subject Matter Experts (SME) to develop, manage and scope SME led reviews in the areas of Cyber, Data, Cloud computing, IT Governance etc.

• Ability to apply analytics, process automation and developing a data driven internal audit approach

• Work with a supportive group of Partners and Directors within the Internal Audit practice to develop innovative, market leading solutions and proposals

• ?Identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

• Contribute to the development of your own and team's technical acumen

• ?Train, coach and lead junior staff

Preferred knowledge skills

• IT Internal Audit experience at senior level, managing complex audits and relationships

• Experience in Financial Services sector

• Significant experience of assessing and reviewing technology risks and controls

• Track record of building relationships at senior management level

• Demonstrable experience of leadership, coaching and mentoring junior members of staff

• Ability to interact and drive conversations with non-technologists, demonstrating the benefits of integrated technology led audits

• The use of data and ability to develop analytics driven internal audit approach is very important. Therefore, experience if the following tools will be very helpful, in addition to the above experience:

  • Process Intelligence tools such as Celonis

  • Information management tools (e.g. SQL, ETL, RDBMS)

  • Visualization tools (e.g. Qlikview, Tableau)

  • Data science (e.g. R, Python, Alteryx, SAS, SPSS)

About the role

PwC’s IT Internal Audit team will give you a unique opportunity to deal with the fast paced world of technology shaped by ever changing and demanding regulatory focus within the financial services sector. The pace of change and disruption in the financial services sector, means the IT risk landscape is constantly evolving.

As an IT Audit Manager, you will lead market facing conversations with CIO/CTO’s and Heads of Audits in defining and influencing the Technology audit risk universe, managing a complex portfolio of outsourced and co-sourced clients across banking, insurance and asset & wealth management clients.

You will be part of PwC’s broader risk advisory practice, helping the leadership team develop PwC’s internal Technology audit capabilities and solutions, working across the practice collaborating with Cyber, Data and IT risk practitioners. You’ll need to be a people person, tenacious and resilient. You’ll lead teams, taking real responsibility for the work you do and supporting those around you to do the same.

Who we are

We're the Technologists within our Financial Services Internal Audit practice, that combines a mix of technology, data and business expertise to deliver innovative Internal Audit solutions. Simply put, there are two sides to the Technology Internal Audit team – auditing of emerging technology through a deep understanding of IT risk universe and using our latest tools to help digitise the way we deliver internal audits through automation, AI, data analytics and innovation.

At PwC, we’re constantly investing in cutting-edge audit technology and the skills of our people, to keep up with the rapid pace of change and to deliver trust that is deeper, broader, and more forward-looking. We are now looking to hire more Managers to grow our expanding team.

Key responsibilities

• Managing and delivering a portfolio complex technology internal audit

• Ability to develop IT audit risk universe and deliver Internal Audit engagements from planning through to execution

• Confident in dealing with senior stakeholders such as CIO/CTO

• Build an internal network of relationships with Subject Matter Experts (SME) to develop, manage and scope SME led reviews in the areas of Cyber, Data, Cloud computing, IT Governance etc.

• Ability to apply analytics, process automation and developing a data driven internal audit approach

• Work with a supportive group of Partners and Directors within the Internal Audit practice to develop innovative, market leading solutions and proposals

• ?Identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

• Contribute to the development of your own and team's technical acumen

• ?Train, coach and lead junior staff

Preferred knowledge skills

• IT Internal Audit experience at senior level, managing complex audits and relationships

• Experience in Financial Services sector

• Significant experience of assessing and reviewing technology risks and controls

• Track record of building relationships at senior management level

• Demonstrable experience of leadership, coaching and mentoring junior members of staff

• Ability to interact and drive conversations with non-technologists, demonstrating the benefits of integrated technology led audits

• The use of data and ability to develop analytics driven internal audit approach is very important. Therefore, experience if the following tools will be very helpful, in addition to the above experience:

  • Process Intelligence tools such as Celonis

  • Information management tools (e.g. SQL, ETL, RDBMS)

  • Visualization tools (e.g. Qlikview, Tableau)

  • Data science (e.g. R, Python, Alteryx, SAS, SPSS)

Audit - Senior Associates - Financial Services - Manchester

A career in our Financial Services Audit practice, 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.

About the team

The passion of our people, combined with access to the latest technology, helps us deliver the highest quality audits and build trust in society. We pride ourselves on our global reputation as a trusted place to do business, whilst giving our people access to the best opportunities and lots of variety through your home team, internal secondments and international assignments. Our market leading Financial Services practice is looking for senior associates to work in our Audit team. We work with a significant number of listed companies across all areas of Banking, insurance and wealth management. We value a strong collaborative atmosphere and have a great calendar of social activities which you can join, so you’ll feel at home with your new team.

About the role

In this position you will have a role on Audit assignments where you will utilise and further develop your knowledge and skills. You will gain the opportunity to work on a wide variety of Financial Services (FS) clients and a wide range of work which will include external audit, but also some internal audit and financial due diligence.

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide audit and business advice to a variety of clients

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above

• Provide an on-site co-ordination role for audit clients including planning, day to day control of the audit team, liaising with clients and completing audit assignments

• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and established clients

• Work and liaise with other members of the audit team and colleagues in other parts of the firm as necessary to provide high quality clients service

• Report directly to a partner, director, senior manager or manager

• Contribute to the development of your own and team's technical acumen

• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

You will deliver a range of audit services and business advice to a variety of clients of all sizes, providing an excellent opportunity to embed both your project management and leadership skills. You will be responsible for ensuring we deliver the highest standards of service to our clients from engagement planning, day-to-day supervision of the audit team, client liaison through to audit completion.

Requirements

You will have strong technical knowledge, be an effective team player and have a track record in building and sustaining client relationships. You will be ACA qualified (or equivalent), have experience of executing assurance engagements from start to finish, and be used to working to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment.

Essential skills

• ACA/ ACCA qualification (or equivalent)

• Experience in working as part of a large audit team, delivering work to large companies and/or FS institutions

• Demonstrated team player

• Desire for continuous self-improvement

• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships

• A proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions

• A demonstrated ability to take responsibility and use initiative, especially when working to tight deadlines

• Focussed and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential)

• A passion for delivering an exceptional client service

• Proven ability in leading audit engagements, including planning, controlling and completing a diverse range of assignments

• Strong analytical and organisational abilities

• Experience of supervising and developing staff through coaching

• Strong project management

Location: Manchester
Salary: Competitive
?Role Closing Date: 2nd of April 2020

Audit

The passion of our people, combined with access to the latest technology, helps us deliver the highest quality audits and build trust in society. We pride ourselves on our global reputation as a trusted place to do business, we are inclusive and work together to put the team first. We role model and empower challenge and are open challenge ourselves. We take pride in audit as a deep specialism and give our people access to the best opportunities and lots of variety through secondments and international assignments. 

Not the role for you?

Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)?

The skills we look for in future employees

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, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

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. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity

Audit - Senior Associates - Financial Services - Manchester

A career in our Financial Services Audit practice, 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.

About the team

The passion of our people, combined with access to the latest technology, helps us deliver the highest quality audits and build trust in society. We pride ourselves on our global reputation as a trusted place to do business, whilst giving our people access to the best opportunities and lots of variety through your home team, internal secondments and international assignments. Our market leading Financial Services practice is looking for senior associates to work in our Audit team. We work with a significant number of listed companies across all areas of Banking, insurance and wealth management. We value a strong collaborative atmosphere and have a great calendar of social activities which you can join, so you’ll feel at home with your new team.

About the role

In this position you will have a role on Audit assignments where you will utilise and further develop your knowledge and skills. You will gain the opportunity to work on a wide variety of Financial Services (FS) clients and a wide range of work which will include external audit, but also some internal audit and financial due diligence.

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide audit and business advice to a variety of clients

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above

• Provide an on-site co-ordination role for audit clients including planning, day to day control of the audit team, liaising with clients and completing audit assignments

• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and established clients

• Work and liaise with other members of the audit team and colleagues in other parts of the firm as necessary to provide high quality clients service

• Report directly to a partner, director, senior manager or manager

• Contribute to the development of your own and team's technical acumen

• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

You will deliver a range of audit services and business advice to a variety of clients of all sizes, providing an excellent opportunity to embed both your project management and leadership skills. You will be responsible for ensuring we deliver the highest standards of service to our clients from engagement planning, day-to-day supervision of the audit team, client liaison through to audit completion.

Requirements

You will have strong technical knowledge, be an effective team player and have a track record in building and sustaining client relationships. You will be ACA qualified (or equivalent), have experience of executing assurance engagements from start to finish, and be used to working to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment.

Essential skills

• ACA/ ACCA qualification (or equivalent)

• Experience in working as part of a large audit team, delivering work to large companies and/or FS institutions

• Demonstrated team player

• Desire for continuous self-improvement

• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships

• A proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions

• A demonstrated ability to take responsibility and use initiative, especially when working to tight deadlines

• Focussed and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential)

• A passion for delivering an exceptional client service

• Proven ability in leading audit engagements, including planning, controlling and completing a diverse range of assignments

• Strong analytical and organisational abilities

• Experience of supervising and developing staff through coaching

• Strong project management

Location: Manchester
Salary: Competitive
?Role Closing Date: 2nd of April 2020

Audit

The passion of our people, combined with access to the latest technology, helps us deliver the highest quality audits and build trust in society. We pride ourselves on our global reputation as a trusted place to do business, we are inclusive and work together to put the team first. We role model and empower challenge and are open challenge ourselves. We take pride in audit as a deep specialism and give our people access to the best opportunities and lots of variety through secondments and international assignments. 

Not the role for you?

Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)?

The skills we look for in future employees

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, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

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. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity

Audit - Senior Associates - Asset Wealth Management Scotland

A career in our Financial Services Audit practice, 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.

Our team helps financial organisations navigate regulatory complexity while strengthening trust and transparency in their business. Our clients cover industries within banking and capital markets, private equity, insurance, and consumer finance. While many of the rules of business have changed, the fundamentals haven’t. You’ll work alongside senior members of the client’s management team in planning the audit process from beginning to end, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and fair presentation of our client’s information.

The passion of our people, combined with access to the latest technology, helps us deliver the highest quality audits and build trust in society. We pride ourselves on our global reputation as a trusted place to do business, whilst giving our people access to the best opportunities and lots of variety through your home team, internal secondments and international assignments.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above

• Train and lead staff

• Establish effective working relationships directly with clients

• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen

• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues

• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

Essential skills

• ACA or equivalent

• Focussed and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential)

• Experience of working with clients in the UK Financial Services industry and more specifically Asset & Wealth Management industries

• A passion for delivering an exceptional client service

• Proven ability in leading audit engagements, including planning, controlling and completing a diverse range of assignments

• Strong analytical and organisational abilities

• Experience in supervising and developing staff

• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships

• Experience of supervising and developing staff through coaching

• Strong project management

• Knowledge of International Accounting Standards and/or US GAAP

Desirable skills

• Strong team-working skills

• Desire for continuous improvement

• Highly developed listening and questioning techniques

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Competitive
Role Closing Date: 2nd of April 2020

Audit - Senior Associates - Asset Wealth Management Scotland

A career in our Financial Services Audit practice, 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.

Our team helps financial organisations navigate regulatory complexity while strengthening trust and transparency in their business. Our clients cover industries within banking and capital markets, private equity, insurance, and consumer finance. While many of the rules of business have changed, the fundamentals haven’t. You’ll work alongside senior members of the client’s management team in planning the audit process from beginning to end, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and fair presentation of our client’s information.

The passion of our people, combined with access to the latest technology, helps us deliver the highest quality audits and build trust in society. We pride ourselves on our global reputation as a trusted place to do business, whilst giving our people access to the best opportunities and lots of variety through your home team, internal secondments and international assignments.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above

• Train and lead staff

• Establish effective working relationships directly with clients

• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen

• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues

• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

Essential skills

• ACA or equivalent

• Focussed and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential)

• Experience of working with clients in the UK Financial Services industry and more specifically Asset & Wealth Management industries

• A passion for delivering an exceptional client service

• Proven ability in leading audit engagements, including planning, controlling and completing a diverse range of assignments

• Strong analytical and organisational abilities

• Experience in supervising and developing staff

• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships

• Experience of supervising and developing staff through coaching

• Strong project management

• Knowledge of International Accounting Standards and/or US GAAP

Desirable skills

• Strong team-working skills

• Desire for continuous improvement

• Highly developed listening and questioning techniques

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Competitive
Role Closing Date: 2nd of April 2020