Senior Associate - Audit - Bologna, Firenze, Parma, Ancona

PwC Italy; Bologna; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Italy is seeking professionals in audit and assurance to help deliver independent, objective assessments of financial statements and related controls in Bologna. You will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance and issuing an audit report while building meaningful client connections and growing your technical expertise.

The role emphasizes navigating ambiguity, asking questions, and leveraging a broad toolkit to generate insights that strengthen governance and risk management processes.

Qualifications

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to financial statement audits to obtain reasonable assurance that statements are free from material misstatement.
• Build and manage client relationships to deliver value and insights.
• Navigate complex situations, anticipate client needs, and drive quality in deliverables.
• Apply PwC methodologies and maintain compliance with professional standards and independence requirements.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Team leadership

Client relationship

Self awareness

Data interpretation

Industry knowledge

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.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.