Senior Associate - DAT Process Assurance, IT Audit

PwC Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Digital Assurance and Transparency professional to support clients with technology risk assessment, controls evaluation, and compliance processes. The role requires strong communication skills in English, 2+ years of IT auditing experience, and a Bachelor's degree in related fields. Ideal candidates will demonstrate leadership and teamwork in diverse projects while focusing on innovative technology solutions. This position offers excellent career growth opportunities and collaboration with various teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of IT auditing experience.
• Proficiency in oral and written English.
• Strong teamwork and client servicing skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to assess their systems and technologies.
• Conduct controls and transaction testing.
• Perform readiness assessments and provide recommendations.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Cloud Engineering

Communication

Compliance and Governance

Leadership

Client Servicing

Education

Bachelor Degree in relevant fields

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Oracle Database

Job description

Job Description & Summary

Our Digital Assurance and Transparency practice (DAT) is at the forefront of innovation, supporting both delivery of quality, tech‑enabled solutions focused on trust and transparency and value‑add growth in business and social issues that are top of mind with our clients. You’ll work closely with clients, your Digital Assurance and Transparency team, and our external audit teams to understand the systems and technologies our clients use and how they can mitigate risk. As a Digital Assurance and Transparency professional, you’ll be part of an organization with a focus on quality, value, innovation, emerging technologies (e.g. cloud, digital assets), and growth and gain experience across several of our specialized areas of focus throughout your career. A career within Digital Assurance and Transparency will enable you to play a valuable role in evaluating design and operating effectiveness of controls and providing our clients with insights into their business processes and technology. You conduct controls and transaction testing and perform readiness assessments, in order to provide observations and recommendations to our clients, including as it relates to their use of emerging technologies, such as cloud, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies. You review finance, operations and technology processes including monitoring controls over third party providers. You also may provide assurance over service organizations that provide technology, emerging and business functions across ecosystems. You will work collaboratively across segments, sectors and specialty teams and have the opportunity to work on diverse projects. You're driving innovation and powering the future of the end‑to‑end audit through the use of technology with a focus on quality & value.

Responsibilities

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Qualifications & Experience

Demonstrates thorough knowledge of providing services related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes, including business process and IT management controls, which includes a proven record of success with facilitating and completing deliverables involving the following:

• Financial reporting and information technology risks, processes and controls;
• Current and emerging technologies which may include: Oracle, SAP, Oracle Database, web development tools, virtualization, UNIX, Linux, and security technologies;
• COSO Framework, CoBIT and/or other leading business and IT control frameworks; and,
• Key domains of information technology general controls, including change management, access to programs and data, computer operations and systems development.

Demonstrates thorough skills and abilities related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes within a professional services firm or large enterprise a consultant, auditor or business process specialist, including business process and IT management controls, which includes a proven record of success with completing deliverables related to the following:

• Identifying key risks and controls, knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley readiness, controls optimization, including the configuration of controls around security, business process and within IT environments;
• Applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including information technology general controls and application controls; financial reporting concepts; working experience applying professional skepticism skills;
• Leading the adaptation a work program and practice aid, as well as perform assessments, using PwC's proprietary or other relevant tools to evaluate controls, security, SOD and potential for optimization;
• Exhibiting project management skills, including developing project plans, budgets, and deliverables schedules;
• Creating a positive environment, monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations, and respecting the work-life quality of team members. This includes providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner and keeping leadership informed of progress; and,
• Interacting with clients on solutions and executing projects on client engagements, forming client relationships and demonstrating an understanding of the client's business.

Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Management Information Systems & Accounting, Computer and Information Science, Computer and Information Science & Accounting, Economics, Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance & Technology, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Accounting & Technology.

2 year(s) of IT auditing, consulting and/or implementing.

CPA License, CISA or CIA is also preferred.

Oral and written proficiency in English required.

Strong leadership, teamwork and client servicing skills.

Strong communication skills in both oral and written English.

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required: None specified

Certifications

None specified

Required Skills

Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing Methodologies, Cloud Engineering, Communication, Compliance and Governance, Compliance and Standards, Compliance Auditing, Corporate Governance, Creativity, Cybersecurity Governance, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Data Quality, Data Quality Assessment, Data Quality Assurance Testing, Data Validation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Governance Framework, Inclusion, Information Assurance

Optional Skills

Information Assurance, plus 16 more about governance and data quality.