Private Equity Senior Associate

PwC UK; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC UK is seeking a candidate within the Private Equity Independence team to support partners and engagement teams in applying audit independence requirements across complex PE structures. You’ll analyse fund, portfolio and holding‑company hierarchies and maintain high‑quality data within PwC’s Client Entity System (CES) to enable independence compliance globally.

The role involves evaluating hierarchy restriction status, monitoring independence risks, and collaborating across teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Ability to manage and interpret detailed information with accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of PwC’s CES system is desirable.
• Knowledge of private equity structures and independence regulations is desirable, but willingness to learn is essential.
• Conscientious, ambitious team player with strong self-management and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Ensure client entities are correctly structured and classified in CES and evaluate hierarchy restriction status.
• Assess and monitor independence risks across private equity groups with investments, divestments, and restructurings.
• Initiate independence assessments to maintain independence amid changing hierarchies.
• Maintain structures and trackers for timelines, tasks, and independence issues.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve hierarchy-related queries and support onboarding of new entities.

Skills

Information management

Communication skills

CES system knowledge

Private equity structures knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Team player

Job description

About The Role

This role sits within PwC UK’s Private Equity Independence team, supporting partners and engagement teams in applying audit independence requirements across complex Private Equity structures. You’ll work with large, global PE groups, helping to analyse fund, portfolio and holding‑company hierarchies to ensure the correct independence restrictions are identified and applied.

A core part of the role is maintaining high‑quality data within PwC’s Client Entity System (CES), a critical firm‑wide system underpinning independence compliance globally. By ensuring CES accurately reflects client structures, you’ll play a key role in enabling the firm to serve its clients confidently while meeting regulatory independence obligations.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Ensure client entities are correctly structured and classified in CES and evaluating the restriction status of entities within the hierarchy.
• Assess and monitor independence risks across private equity groups, including ongoing changes due to investments, divestments, and restructuring. Evaluate the impact of these changes on the firm’s ability to provide audit and non‑audit services.
• Initiate independence assessments to maintain the firm’s independence of its clients in the context of constantly changing hierarchies.
• Maintain organisational structures and hierarchy, designing, updating, and managing trackers for accurate monitoring of timelines, tasks, and independence issues.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve hierarchy‑related queries and support onboarding of new entities.

This Role Is For You If

• Ability to manage and interpret detailed information, ensuring accuracy in independence assessments and documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to interact at all levels and deliver clear, sometimes challenging, messages.
• Working knowledge of the PwC’s CES system desirable. Knowledge of private equity structures and independence regulations (FRC, SEC, GIP, etc.) is also desirable, but a willingness to learn and adapt is essential.
• A conscientious, ambitious team player with strong self‑management skills and the ability to take initiative.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, changing regulatory environment and able to adapt to new challenges and priorities.

What You’ll Receive From Us

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.