Senior Associate - Audit Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

Job-Room; Pully; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development support

International network

Collaborative environment

Zusammenfassung

PwC Switzerland is seeking a talented Assurance professional to join our team and support multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare clients in navigating complex financial reporting, regulatory, and audit environments. You will lead audits for multinational groups, review accounting estimates, and help clients through evolving standards.

You will collaborate with Finance Directors, CFOs and business unit leaders, coach junior colleagues, and contribute to continuous improvement of audit

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics.
• Progress towards or completed ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.
• Experience auditing multinational organisations in pharma, life sciences, healthcare or consumer industries.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, estimates and internal control frameworks.
• Experience reviewing financial models and forecasts.
• Exposure to audits of listed entities and multinational groups.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders.
• Fluent in English; additional languages beneficial.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate audit engagements for clients in pharma and healthcare sectors.
• Evaluate accounting judgments including impairment and intangibles.
• Review management forecasts and cash flow projections.
• Assess financial reporting implications from governance materials and market data.
• Perform and review testing of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Support audits of multinational groups with US reporting exposure.
• Collaborate with Finance Directors, CFOs, and business unit leaders.
• Coach junior team members and support engagement planning.
• Contribute to continuous enhancement of audit methodologies.

Kenntnisse

Auditing experience

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Ausbildung

Accounting degree (Accounting, Finance, Economics)

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA)

Jobbeschreibung

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. As part of our Assurance team, you will support multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare clients in navigating increasingly complex financial reporting, regulatory, and audit environments. You will work with some of the industry's leading organisations, contributing to audits of multinational groups, reviewing complex accounting estimates, evaluating financial reporting processes, and supporting clients through a rapidly evolving business and regulatory landscape.

100% Your Impact

• Lead and coordinate audit engagements for clients operating in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare and consumer health sectors.
• Evaluate significant accounting judgments, including impairment assessments, intangible asset valuations and business combination accounting.
• Review management forecasts, cash flow projections and key financial assumptions supporting asset recoverability and strategic investment decisions.
• Analyse internal governance documentation, board and committee materials, and external market intelligence to assess financial reporting implications.
• Perform and review testing of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Swiss and international auditing standards.
• Support audits of multinational groups with exposure to US reporting requirements and complex regulatory environments.
• Collaborate directly with senior client stakeholders including Finance Directors, CFOs and business unit leaders.
• Coach and develop junior team members while supporting engagement planning, resource coordination and quality delivery.
• Contribute to the continuous enhancement of audit methodologies and industry-specific insights within the Pharma & Life Sciences sector.

Your Skill Set

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• In progress towards, or completed, a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• Experience auditing multinational organisations within the pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare or consumer industries.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting estimates and internal control frameworks.
• Experience reviewing financial models, forecasts and valuation-related assumptions.
• Exposure to audits of listed entities and multinational group environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.

What We Offer

• Exposure to leading pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations in Switzerland and internationally.
• Opportunities to work on complex accounting and assurance matters in a highly regulated sector.
• Continuous professional development and support for professional qualifications.
• A collaborative and inclusive environment focused on innovation, learning and career growth.
• Flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to build an international network within the PwC global organisation.

Your Contact

Carola Brusoni

About PwC

At PwC Switzerland, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We're part of a tech-forward, people-empowered network and help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum across audit, assurance, tax, legal, workforce, deals and consulting.

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