External Audit - Senior Associate - B&CM

ICAEW; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC in London is seeking a Senior Associate to deepen your understanding of how businesses run, work with a wide range of organisations, and progress along a rewarding professional development path.

You will lead audit work from planning to completion, coach junior colleagues, manage stakeholder relationships, and promote high-quality documentation and timely delivery across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with IFRS and UK GAAP; capable of auditing under international standards.
• End-to-end audit experience from planning through to completion.
• Ability to review work and provide constructive feedback for team development.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Complete diverse audit areas including issue identification and data analysis.
• Develop relationships and challenge discussions to add audit value.
• Delegate tasks to team members to enable learning and efficiency.
• Coordinate across PwC teams and specialist areas to align views and guidance.
• Propose innovative solutions to enhance audit quality and efficiency.

Skills

IFRS / UK GAAP experience

Audit end-to-end

Relationship management

Coaching & delegation

Analytical thinking

Education

ACA / ACCA / ICAS qualification or equivalent

Job description

About the role:

As a Senior Associate, 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.

You will utilise your team and relationship management skills to ensure that yours and the audit team's documentation - from planning to completion of an Audit, meets PwC and regulatory standards. You will also put the team first by coaching with purpose, being present with the team and openly communicating expectations.

What your days will look like:

• Completing a variety of areas of audit work which includes the identification of issues, analysis of data, articulation of findings and the ability to draw informed conclusions
• Building meaningful relationships and demonstrating curiosity that will allow you to have insightful conversations and provide visible challenge during the Audit
• Delegating to others to provide learning opportunities and coaching to help deliver the most effective audit approach
• Building connections across teams and specialist areas within PwC, managing a variety of views and consulting where appropriate
• Developing new insights and proposing innovative solutions to help enhance audit quality

This role is for you if:

• Experience of IFRS and/or UK GAAP and international standards on auditing;
• Strong organisational skills, experience of undertaking audit from planning to completion and a track record of challenging yourself/others to complete high quality testing and documentation;
• Ability to establish and nurture relationships including communicating clearly with colleagues and organisations
• Ability to review others work, providing commentary and feedback to support the teams technical development and enhance audit quality;
• Takes pride in their work and in the Audit profession. Shows resilience and demonstrates dedication to self development including being agile and innovative in the digital world
• Must possess a ACA / ACCA / ICAS Qualification (or an international equivalent) or have equivalent work experience. This includes international candidates who qualify through experience in their home country

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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