September 2027 - Risk Services (Non-CPA) - 4 month Co-op - Winnipeg

PwC Canada; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Mental health support

Lifestyle account

Retirement matching

Coaching & mentoring

Job summary

PwC Canada in Winnipeg is seeking an IT Audit associate co-op to support our risk services practice. You'll work with clients across industries, gain exposure to internal controls, governance, and risk management while learning with experienced mentors.

The role offers a collaborative environment, hands-on training with cutting-edge AI and digital tools, and opportunities to develop data, tech, and business acumen during the term.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student in Business Technology Management or related field.
• Interest in IT practices, security controls, and IT risk management.
• Ability to analyze IT risks and internal controls and design control procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Enable clients to improve risk management and internal control capabilities.
• Provide services to enhance internal audit, compliance, and risk management functions.
• Cover governance, process reviews, resource optimization, and compliance audits.
• Deliver risk advisory services across financial, operational, compliance, strategic, and emerging risks.
• Conduct audit work efficiently within timelines and budgets.
• Maintain communication with lead advisor or director.
• Document audit evidence clearly and assess its relevance and quality.
• Analyze impact of control deficiencies on financial data and audit strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Monitor external IT trends, authentication, threat assessments, and vulnerability testing.
• Identify business development opportunities to offer services to clients.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Prioritization

Self-motivation

Curiosity

Education

Undergraduate in Business Technology Management or related

Job description

At PwC Canada, we're more than a professional services firm - we're a community of solvers tackling the world's most important problems. As a co-op in our Risk Services practice, you'll be part of a diverse, inclusive team that values your perspective and empowers you to make a real impact. You'll build relationships, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to work that matters - whether its helping clients navigate complex challenges or driving trust in their reporting.

Throughout your co-op term, you'll be supported by experienced professionals and exposed to our innovative AI and digital tools to help you build future-ready capabilities in data, technology, and business acumen. You'll also gain firsthand experience of busy season and see how risk assurance work unfolds in real time. Whether you're working from a PwC office, a client site, or remotely, you'll be part of a collaborative environment that encourages curiosity and continuous learning. Grow here, go further.

The Opportunity: IT Audit associate

As an Associate in IT audit, you will be a critical part of our rapid growth, helping us support our existing clients as well as establishing new business relationships and finding new opportunities. We offer a fun, dynamic work environment with lots of opportunities to gain exposure to multiple industries, multiple competencies, and expand your overall expertise in leading-edge risk-management practices. We invest a great deal in our staff through training and a formal coaching/mentoring program.

In this role, you will:

• Enable clients across various industries to improve their risk management and internal control capabilities.
• Provide services that enhance the value delivered by existing internal audit, compliance, and risk management functions, including strategic advisory solutions, outsourcing, and co-sourcing.
• Cover the full spectrum of value protection to enhance value through governance and process reviews, resource optimization, and compliance audits.
• Deliver risk advisory services covering financial, operational, compliance, strategic, and emerging risks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct audit work efficiently while meeting the timelines and budgets set during the planning phase.
• Maintain constant communication with the lead advisor and/or director responsible for the assignments given to you.
• Clearly and concisely document audit evidence obtained during audit execution and validate its relevance and quality.
• Analyze the impact of control deficiencies identified during audit execution on financial data and the overall audit strategy.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships within the department and with clients.
• Actively monitor external trends in IT, remote access features, authentication mechanisms, threat and risk assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments, and acquire knowledge on these topics.
• Identify business development opportunities to offer services from other departments to our clients and to present our services to new potential clients.

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve:

• Enrolled in an undergraduate university program in Business Technology Management or related area
• Motivated to learn about technologies, IT practices and standards, infrastructure-related risks and controls in the areas of security and IT, as well as IT control frameworks
• Motivated to learn about the analysis of IT risks and internal controls, including the establishment of control objectives and the design of control procedures
• Motivated to learn about analyzing the impact of IT risks and internal controls on organizations’ financial, strategic, and operational objectives
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment
• Recognized strong analytical, conceptualization, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Strong skills in prioritization and problem-solving

Why you'll love PwC:

• Personalized Benefits & Wellbeing: Choose flexible health, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage. Access mental health support ($3,500 annually), virtual care, and up to a $750 lifestyle account for wellness, fitness, and personal growth.
• Invest in Your Future: Boost your retirement savings with employer matching and take advantage of financial planning resources and banking programs.
• Growth & Learning: Unlock coaching, mentoring, and clear career paths to help you reach your potential.
• Time off to focus on what matters most: Enjoy up to 31 paid days off including summer and winter office closures, substitute a public holiday to observe your religious holiday, or take part in international remote work options to extend your time abroad,
• Inclusive, Purpose-Driven Culture: Join a diverse, supportive team where you can be your authentic self, build lifelong relationships, and help shape tomorrow.

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.