External Audit Senior Manager

PwC Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 97,800 - 147,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Inclusive benefits and flexibility programs

Opportunities for professional development

Job summary

PwC Canada is seeking a Senior Manager for their External Audit services in Toronto. In this role, you will lead client-facing teams, examine financial documents, and manage stakeholder expectations while ensuring excellence in client service delivery.

The ideal candidate will have a Canadian CPA designation, significant experience in external audits, and exceptional communication skills. PwC Canada values diversity and offers a competitive compensation package along with opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated progressive experience at the Senior Manager level working with external audit clients.
• Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent recognized designation essential.
• Strong understanding of Canadian and US auditing standards required.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Examine financial records and observe processes.
• Coach and develop team members.

Skills

Progressive experience at the Senior Manager level

Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent

Understanding of Canadian and US auditing standards

Knowledge of IFRS and ASPE

Technical skills regarding accounting standards

Experience in designing engagement procedures

Coaching and directing engagement teams

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

Commitment to diversity

Education

Canadian CPA or equivalent

Job description

A career within External Audit services will provide you with the opportunity to deliver a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients, from small, fast growing companies 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.

The Opportunity

• Take on a professional role leading our client-facing teams
• Examine financial and accounting records, other documents, and/or observe certain processes and procedures being performed
• Ask a range of questions – from formal written questions to informal oral questions – with senior individuals at our client organizations
• Handle conflict resolution, manage expectations of a range of stakeholders (at varying levels of seniority), both clients and internally
• Perform design effectiveness walkthroughs, and test the operational effectiveness of client internal controls
• Make judgments on testing approaches for significant accounting estimates, verify and test financial statements and supporting disclosures
• Assume a coaching performance management role that promotes staff development
• Join and contribute to a high performing team that lives the PwC values & instructing milestone training courses to our staff
• Network in the local business community & prepare and deliver competitive audit proposals
• Develop industry and technical expertise in audit and assurance through written reports, management presentations and the production of high quality deliverables.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated progressive experience at the Senior Manager level working with a range of external audit clients in a professional services firm
• Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent reciprocal/recognized designation
• A strong understanding of Canadian and United States auditing standards and/or PCAOB standards also considered
• Knowledge of IFRS and 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
• Previous experience in coaching and directing engagement teams
• Excellent project management skills and ability to manage relationships at all levels within PwC and within the client’s organization
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment
• Demonstrate an ability to multitask in a fast-paced and changing environment
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside and/or coaching diverse people and perspectives

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member. The salary range for this position is $97,800 - $147,800. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. 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.

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.

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.