External Audit Manager - AWM

ICAEW; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC's Asset and Wealth Management practice in London is seeking a Manager to lead a multi-location audit team, delivering high quality work from planning to completion. You'll build relationships with clients and internal PwC teams, overseeing complex audit areas and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.

The role offers exposure to FTSE-listed and private companies across real estate, funds, and private equity. This is a chance to develop professionally within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Chartered Accountant / ACA / ACCA / ICAS qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with IFRS and/or UK GAAP and auditing standards.
• Strong project management and audit leadership from planning to completion.
• Ability to challenge and guide teams while maintaining relationships.
• Asset management experience in traditional, real assets or alternatives sectors.

Responsibilities

• Leading multi-location audit teams to deliver high-quality work from planning to completion.
• Build relationships and provide insightful challenge during the audit.
• Coordinate with PwC specialists across teams to bring audit insights.
• Lead complex or judgemental audit work, identifying issues and drawing conclusions.
• Manage financial and resource aspects of engagements with a commercial mindset.

Skills

CA/ACA/ACCA/ICAS qualified

IFRS & UK GAAP

Project management

Stakeholder management

Asset management experience

Job description

About the role

PwC's Asset and Wealth Management (AWM) practice is the market leading AWM audit business. Our business is a national practice comprising over 600 staff with a presence in 8 offices across the UK, and comprises both financial audit and non-audit assurance businesses.

Working in AWM will provide opportunities to gain experience working across a variety of clients including FTSE listed, global private companies, private partnerships, funds and Private Equity and Venture Capitalist backed companies. You'll work across a wide variety of industry sectors including, Real Estate, Hedge Funds, Pensions, Private Equity, traditional Asset and Wealth management, as well as technology and asset servicing businesses. This breadth of client base gives our people an unmatchable opportunity to gain deep understanding and experience across the whole AWM sector.

As a Manager in our London office, you'll lead a team of forward-thinking individuals to deliver high quality audits. You'll gain in-depth knowledge into how businesses run, gain direct access to internal stakeholders and clients and work with an unrivalled range of organisations we audit. A rewarding career path awaits, join our team to develop yourself as a professional and benefit from the wide range of development opportunities available at PwC.

Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

• Leading multi-location teams, using your team and relationship management skills to ensure the delivery of high quality audit work - from planning to completion of an Audit, including the review of financial statements, ensuring that it meets PwC and regulatory standards;
• Building meaningful relationships and demonstrating curiosity that will allow you to have insightful conversations and provide visible challenge during the Audit;
• Building connections across teams and specialist areas within PwC to help bring insight to the organisations we audit. This includes managing a variety of views and consulting where appropriate;
• Leading on the completion of areas of complex or judgemental audit work which includes the identification of issues, analysis of data, articulation of findings and the ability to draw informed conclusions;
• Managing the financial and resource aspects of Audit engagements, demonstrating a commercial approach throughout.

The skills and experience we're looking for:

• Must possess a Chartered Accountant / ACA / ACCA / ICAS qualified accountant (or an international equivalent) or have equivalent work experience. This includes international candidates who qualify through experience in their home country.
• Experience of IFRS and/or UK GAAP and international standards on auditing;
• Strong project management skills and experience managing an audit from planning to completion;
• Confident in challenging yourself and others to complete high quality testing and documentation;
• Ability to establish and nurture positive relationships across all levels - both internally and externally;
• Must have asset management experience specifically in the traditional asset and wealth management, real assets or alternatives sectors.

What you'll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

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