External Audit Manager - Insurance

PwC UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Private medical cover

Volunteer days

Job summary

PwC UK in London and across the UK offers a role within Insurance Audit, a market-leading practice delivering independent assurance for life, non-life, London Markets and broking clients. You will join a team of experts handling diverse audits and advancing audit quality.

Joining Insurance Audit provides opportunities to work on large and smaller client engagements, with varied roles that match your interests and challenge you.

Qualifications

• Chartered accountant qualification or international equivalent.
• Experience with IFRS and UK GAAP and auditing standards.
• Proven ability to manage audits from planning to completion.
• Strong relationship-building with teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits from planning to completion with accuracy and assurance.
• Deliver high-quality testing and rigorous documentation.
• Assess governance, risk and internal controls within clients.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships at all levels.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

UK GAAP knowledge

Auditing experience

Project management

Relationship management

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACA/ACCA/ICAS)

Job description

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls. In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

About The Role

Our Insurance Audit practice is market leading with an extensive portfolio of flagship clients across all areas of the market - Life, Non-Life, London Markets and Broking. Our team of 350 experts deliver audit services to our clients from offices across the UK. This provides our staff with a varied experience and great opportunities to learn and develop.

Joining Insurance Audit will give you the opportunity to work on both large and smaller audits. There is a broad range of client roles to align to your interest or give you a new challenge. Understanding our clients’ businesses and the risks they face is at the heart of what we do and is of utmost importance in upholding the highest levels of audit quality.

This Role Is For You If

• A Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA, ICAS, or international equivalent) or equivalent relevant experience. This includes international candidates who qualify through experience in their home country.
• Experience with IFRS and/or UK GAAP and International Standards on Auditing.
• Strong project management skills and experience leading audits from planning to completion.
• Confidence in challenging yourself and others to deliver high‑quality testing and documentation.
• The ability to build and nurture positive relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.

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.