External Audit, Senior Associate, NPO Community

PwC Canada; Calgary; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Canada External Audit offers opportunities to work with non-profit organizations across Canada, delivering high-quality assurance using PwC methods. You will join client-facing teams supported by a national network and global acceleration center, helping strengthen governance and trust in financial information.

The role includes planning procedures, coaching juniors, testing internal controls, and contributing to audit conclusions while leveraging technology and standardized approaches.

Responsibilities

• Take on a professional role as part of our client-facing teams
• Work closely with our global acceleration team
• Support the development of the audit approach and complete planning procedures
• Provide coaching and feedback to junior members of the engagement team
• 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 organization's internal controls
• Assess significant estimates, judgements or assumptions made by management
• Verify and test financial statements and supporting disclosures
• Perform completion procedures to support issuance of the audit report

Job description

A career within External Audit in the NPO Community means delivering high‑quality Assurance services to non‑profit organizations of all sizes across Canada. Our clients are often well-known Organizations and our work spans diverse missions and geographies. We are supported by a national network and global acceleration center that shares expertise, standardized methodologies, and sector‑specific insights. We use PwC’s leading technology and NPO‑tailored audit approaches to reduce manual effort, enhance collaboration, and focus on areas that matter most to our clients—strengthening governance, building trust in their financial information, and supporting their impact in the communities they serve.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

• Take on a professional role as part of our client-facing teams
• Work closely with our global acceleration team
• Support the development of the audit approach and complete planning procedures
• Provide coaching and feedback to junior members of the engagement team
• 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 organization's internal controls
• Assess significant estimates, judgements or assumptions made by management
• Verify and test financial statements and supporting disclosures
• Perform completion procedures to support issuance of the audit report

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 $52,200 - $87,000. 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.

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

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.

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