Senior Audit Lead – Pharma & Life Sciences (Flexible)

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Lavamünd; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development support

Zusammenfassung

PricewaterhouseCoopers in Austria seeks a Senior Associate to lead audit engagements in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare and consumer health sectors. You will evaluate complex accounting judgments, review forecasts and support governance processes, ensuring high-quality reporting and compliance.

You will collaborate with senior client stakeholders, coach junior staff, and contribute to international audit methodologies within a highly regulated pharma and life sciences landscape.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related discipline.
• Progress toward or completion of a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent).
• Experience auditing multinational organisations in pharma, life sciences, healthcare or consumer sectors.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate audit engagements for multinational clients in pharma, life sciences, healthcare and consumer health.
• Evaluate significant accounting judgments including impairment, intangible assets and business combinations.
• Review forecasts, cash flows and key financial assumptions for asset recoverability and investments.
• Analyse governance documents, board materials and external market data for reporting implications.
• Perform testing of internal controls over financial reporting per international standards.
• Support audits of groups with US requirements and complex regulation.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders including Finance Directors and CFOs.
• Coach juniors and support engagement planning and delivery.
• Enhance audit methodologies and industry insights within Pharma & Life Sciences.

Kenntnisse

Audit Engagements

Regulatory Knowledge

Financial Reporting

Stakeholder Communication

Analytical Thinking

English Fluency

Ausbildung

Accounting degree

ACA/ACCA/CPA

Jobbeschreibung

PricewaterhouseCoopers in Austria seeks a Senior Associate to lead audit engagements in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare and consumer health sectors. You will evaluate complex accounting judgments, review forecasts and support governance processes, ensuring high-quality reporting and compliance.

You will collaborate with senior client stakeholders, coach junior staff, and contribute to international audit methodologies within a highly regulated pharma and life sciences landscape.