Associate - Audit Assurance (November 2026 Intake)

PwC; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is seeking an Associate to join the External Audit services team. You will contribute to delivering assurance engagements for diverse clients, from growing startups to large entities, leveraging technology to optimize testing and governance.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree or professional qualification (ICAEW/ ACCA/ MICPA-CAANZ/ CPA Australia).
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess good leadership skills and demonstrate resilience.
• Able to interact with people from different backgrounds and build relationships.
• Able to demonstrate analytical thinking and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Assist in external audit engagements delivering assurance services and business advice to clients.
• Handle data analysis, risk management and compliance procedures.
• Build and maintain internal and external networks to support client service.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in PwC's global network and ways of working.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Relationship building

Education

Accounting degree or professional qualification (ICAEW/ ACCA/ MICPA-CAANZ/ CPA Australia)

Job description

A career within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting and/or a professional accounting qualification such as the ICAEW / ACCA / MICPA-CAANZ / CPA Australia
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Possess good leadership skills and demonstrate resilience
• Able to demonstrate ability to interact with people of different backgrounds and build meaningful relationships
• Able to demonstrate analytical thinking and business acumen