Experienced Associate - Assurance (PwC Acceleration Center Kuala Lumpur)

Description

Whether you’ve just graduated or have years of experience, this is a firm where you can learn and grow.

It’s the PwC experience that stays with you as you build strong networks and make lasting friendships. Be part of a larger team as we work together, drawing on everyone's knowledge and skills to reimagine the possible.

Join PwC today for the experience that stays with you.

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.

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Core Assurance - AC Kuala Lumpur team you are expected to engage in financial accounting, managerial accounting, assurance, and systems. As an Associate you are expected to focus on learning and contributing to client engagement and projects while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You are expected to be exposed to clients to learn how to build meaningful client connections, manage and inspire others, and grow your personal brand by developing your technical knowledge of firm services and technology resources.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in financial and managerial accounting activities
• Contribute to assurance and systems projects
• Enhance skills and knowledge for quality work delivery
• Establish meaningful client relationships
• Aid in managing and motivating team members
• Broaden technical knowledge in firm services and technology
• Support client engagement and project tasks
• Utilize opportunities for personal development and branding

What Sets You Apart:

• Demonstrating knowledge in financial accounting and managerial accounting
• Researching and analyzing client, industry, and technical matters
• Utilizing problem solving skills effectively
• Interacting with various levels of leadership
• Being self-motivating and responsible for personal growth
• Managing multiple tasks effectively
• Although a credential is not required to be hired at this level, it will be required to progress to Manager

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting OR Chartered Accountant or equivalent (such as ICAEW / ACCA / MICPA-CAANZ / Certified Public Accountant Australia)
• 1 year of audit busy season completed
• Oral and written proficiency in English required

Additional Application Instructions:

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

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

Optional Skills:
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}

Travel Requirements:
Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.