Senior Associate - DAT Process Assurance, IT Audit (PwC Acceleration Center Kuala Lumpur)

PricewaterhouseCoopers International; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Senior Associate in Digital Assurance and Transparency. The role involves evaluating risk controls, conducting testing, and delivering tech-enabled solutions for clients. Candidates should have 3-4 years of IT auditing experience, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and proficiency in English. The position emphasizes critical thinking, relationship management, and knowledge of financial reporting processes. A CPA license or professional certificates like CISA or CIA is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in IT auditing, auditing, consulting, or implementation.
• Proficiency in English required.
• Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley readiness.
• Experience in financial reporting and IT risks.

Responsibilities

• Support our clients in assessing risks and controls.
• Conduct controls and transaction testing.
• Evaluate design effectiveness of controls.
• Deliver quality tech-enabled solutions.

Skills

Critical thinking

Delegation

Communication

Relationship building

Self-awareness

Education

Chartered Accountant or Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Oracle Database

Web development tools

Job description

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Senior Associate

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.

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.

PwC Professional Skills and 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.

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.
• 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 adaption 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.

Minimum Degree Required

Chartered Accountant or Bachelors Degree

Required Fields of Study

Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Economics, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics

Professional Certificates

CPA License, CISA or CIA is also preferred.

Minimum Years of Experience

Three to four years of experience in IT auditing, auditing, consulting and/or implementing experience.

Oral and written proficiency in English required.

Travel Requirements

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