Associate - Audit Assurance (Penang)

PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Sdn Bhd; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auditing firm in Malaysia seeks candidates for a role focused on independent audits and assurance. The position requires adapting to a fast-paced environment while delivering valuable results for clients. Ideal candidates possess a learning mindset, appreciate diverse perspectives, and commit to personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality work that drives value for clients.
• Adapt to working with various clients and challenges.
• Take ownership of personal development.

Skills

Learning mindset

Diverse perspective appreciation

High performance habits

Active listening

Seeking and giving feedback

Information gathering

Understanding business operations

Application of professional standards

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities and Culture

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Skills, knowledge and experiences

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.