Associate - Audit Assurance

PwC; Penang; On-site; MYR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Penang seeks an Associate to join their Assurance team. You will focus on financial auditing, providing independent assessments of financial statements and internal controls. Ideal candidates possess up to 1 year of audit experience and a commitment to professional growth. Embrace diverse perspectives, ensure compliance, and contribute to team success while navigating a fast-paced environment. The role offers learning opportunities and the chance to build a meaningful career path.

Qualifications

• 0 - 1 year of experience in the area of Audit.
• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate compliance with regulations and governance processes.
• Obtain reasonable assurance about financial statements' integrity.
• Contribute to audit teams and peer collaboration.

Skills

Accepting Feedback

Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards

Auditing

Client Management

Communication

Data Analysis and Interpretation

Financial Accounting

Empathy

Job description

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

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.

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.

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

• 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.

Minimum years experience required

• 0 - 1 year of experience in the area of Audit

Additional application instructions

Please attach the following documents along with your CV when you submit an online application:

• Academic certificates and Transcripts, from SPM (or equivalent) onwards
• A copy of your NRIC or passport
• Recent passport size photo

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Client Management, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Complying With Regulations, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, External Audit, Financial Accounting, Financial Audit, Financial Disclosure Report {+ 19 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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