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Senior Associate & Digital Audit

PwC Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

On-site

MYR 70,000 - 90,000

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Job summary

A leading global professional services firm in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a Senior Associate to join their Digital Audit team. The candidate will oversee technology audits, ensuring the security and controls over clients’ infrastructures and applications. This role demands experience in external auditing and managing junior staff. Ideal candidates will have a background in telecommunications, banking, or insurance, supported by relevant certifications. A competitive package with opportunities for professional growth is offered.

Qualifications

Strong understanding of digital technologies in audits.
Experience in managing junior colleagues.
Capability in evaluating technology for business processes.

Responsibilities

Assist in managing several clients and teams.
Deliver complex technology audits.
Develop innovative solutions to problems.

Quality is at the heart of what we do. Combining passionate people with leading technology, we work together to build trust in society. We put the team first and solve important problems by challenging the organisations we audit and being open to challenge ourselves. We take pride in our work and the profession, recognising audit as a deep specialism.

It’s a really exciting time to be joining us. We’re growing our teams across all areas of our Risk Assurance practice and investing a huge amount in our people, their skills and the technology available, as we continue to radically modernise our business and the way we serve our clients.

Learn about our New Equation.

Digital Audit is a specialist team within our Risk Assurance practice that combines a mix of technology, data, business and accounting expertise to digitally audit clients across all industries. We’re constantly investing in audit technology and the skills of our people to keep up with the rapid pace of change and to deliver trust that is deeper, broader and more forward looking.

The role

As a Senior Associate you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. You’ll be auditing our client’s technology to give them assurance that security and controls are in place. This includes infrastructure, Cloud and applications. You’ll gain an understanding of end-to-end processes and how business applications are utilised, controlled and optimised.

You will have a strong understanding of the role that digital plays in the modern audit, and how technologies are deployed and controlled within business.

Role Responsibilities

Digital Audit is a sub‑unit within Risk Assurance Services, within our Assurance line of service. Therefore you have the opportunity to work with a variety of clients, industries and technologies. You’ll develop the business skills, knowledge and relationships you need to build a career that’s more than just numbers to deliver trust that is deeper, broader and more forward looking.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Using feedback and reflection to develop self‑awareness, personal strengths and address development areas
Delegating to others to provide stretch opportunities and coaching to help deliver results
Developing new ideas and proposing innovative solutions to problems
Using a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current trends in the business area
Reviewing your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance
Sharing relevant thought leadership
Using straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing others
Ability to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality, diverse relationships
Upholding the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct
Delivering complex technology audits
Proactively assisting in the management of several clients and teams;
Training, coaching and leading junior staff;
Establishing effective working relationships directly with clients
Contributing to the development of your own and your team’s technical acumen

Essential Skills and Experience

Experience of working effectively in a team, building good working relationships with both colleagues and client personnel at all levels
Experienced in coaching junior staff
Experience in evaluating technology that supports financial and operational systems and related business processes
External auditing experience, including evaluating controls over financial and/or IT/operational processes
Experience in managing junior colleagues and an interest in developing others
Experience in working in complex environments
Industry experience is preferable (e.g. Telecommunications, Banking, Insurance, etc.)
Project management and analytical skills

Preferable experience and qualifications

CA/ACCA/CPA/MICPA qualified (or international equivalent)
Or part‑qualified and working towards your full CA/ACCA/CPA/MICPA (or equivalent) qualification
Or have equivalent work experience in audit (you’re an international candidate who technically qualifies in your home country by experience)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification, or equivalent
Specialist system experience (i.e. SAP, Oracle, SQL, Python)

Education

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages

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Travel Requirements

Up to 80%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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