External Audit Associate

PwC; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 43,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Canada is hiring an External Audit Senior Associate to join our Assurance practice. You will work with client teams to examine financial records, test internal controls and assess significant estimates, contributing to the auditor's report.

The role requires progressive Associate-level experience, CPA designation or enrolment in CPA-PEP, and knowledge of Canadian/US auditing standards. Salary is competitive and role offers growth opportunities nationally.

Qualifications

• Experience with external audit clients in a professional services firm.
• Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent; eligible to enrol in CPA-PPE/CPE.
• Knowledge of Canadian/US auditing standards and IFRS/ASPE is a plus.
• Strong technical skills in accounting and auditing standards.

Responsibilities

• Take on a professional role as part of client-facing teams.
• Examine financial records, documents, inventories and processes.
• Ask questions across client organizations; test internal controls.
• Make judgments on estimates and disclosures; assist with auditor's report.

Skills

External audit experience

Client communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

CPA designation or enrolled in CPA-PEP

Job description

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At 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.

In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

The Opportunity

As an External Audit Senior Associate, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

• Take on a professional role as part of our client-facing teams
• Examine financial and accounting records, other documents, and tangible items such as inventory, or plant and equipment, or watch certain processes and procedures being performed
• Ask a range of questions – from formal written questions to informal oral questions – with a range of individuals at our client organizations
• Test the client’s internal controls
• Make judgments on significant estimates or assumptions that management made when they prepared their financial report
• Verify and test financial statements and supporting disclosures

What You’ll Bring:

Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here’s what we look for:

• Demonstrated progressive experience at the Associate level working with a range of external audit clients in a professional services firm
• Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent reciprocal/recognized designation, or commitment to completing the Canadian CPA and eligible to enrol in the CPA Professional Education Program.
• A strong understanding of Canadian and/or United States auditing standards and/or PCAOB standards also considered
• Knowledge of IFRS and/or ASPE, US GAAP considered an asset
• Thorough technical skills and experience regarding applicable accounting reporting and auditing standards
• Experience in the design of engagement procedures based on risk and materiality
• Project management experience
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment.

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $42,700 - $71,300. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Education

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Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications

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Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Client Management, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Complying With Regulations, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Digital Tooling, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, External Audit {+ 22 more}

Desired Languages

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started, so we know you have questions about how and why we use it. At certain points during our recruiting process, we rely on AI to improve your experience. This could be during resume review or curating personalized job recommendations, asking you clarifying questions via a chatbot or during our interview scheduling to improve your experience. Our use of AI helps ensure we combat bias by evaluating candidates equally and fairly, without seeing identity information, such as your name, or gender for example). AI also helps us better predict successful hires by reviewing all applicants for a role and the relationship between your skills, experience and likely success at PwC Canada. While AI supports parts of our recruitment process, final hiring decisions always involve human review. For more information about our use and protection of your data, please refer to our privacy policy (https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/privacy-policy.html).

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