Senior Audit Lead, Pharma & Life Sciences (Flexible)

PwC; Pully; On-site; Vertraulich; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to leading pharma orgs

Professional development support

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

PwC Switzerland is seeking an experienced audit professional to join the Assurance team, focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. You will lead audits of multinational groups, review complex accounting estimates and support clients through evolving regulatory landscapes.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, coach junior staff, and contribute to continuous improvement of audit methodologies within a fast-changing pharma and life sciences sector.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• Pursuing or completed ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent.
• Experience auditing multinational organisations in pharma/life sciences/healthcare or consumer industries.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting estimates and internal control frameworks.
• Experience reviewing financial models, forecasts and valuation assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate audit engagements for clients in pharma, 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 governance documents, board materials, and external market intelligence to assess financial reporting implications.
• Perform and review testing of internal controls over financial reporting per Swiss and international auditing standards.
• Support audits of multinational groups with exposure to US reporting requirements and complex regulatory environments.
• Collaborate with senior client stakeholders including Finance Directors, CFOs and business unit leaders.
• Coach and develop junior team members while supporting engagement planning and quality delivery.
• Contribute to enhancement of audit methodologies and industry insights within Pharma & Life Sciences.

Skills

Fluent English

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA)

Job description

PwC Switzerland is seeking an experienced audit professional to join the Assurance team, focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. You will lead audits of multinational groups, review complex accounting estimates and support clients through evolving regulatory landscapes.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, coach junior staff, and contribute to continuous improvement of audit methodologies within a fast-changing pharma and life sciences sector.