Assurance External Audit Associate

PwC; Makati; On-site; PHP 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Metro Manila is seeking professionals in audit and assurance to provide independent assessments of financial statements. In this role, you will evaluate compliance with regulations and ensure the accuracy of financial reports. Candidates should possess strong analytical and communication skills, adaptability to diverse challenges, and a commitment to continuous self-development. Join a dynamic team that values every experience as a learning opportunity.

Qualifications

• Ability to take ownership of development and adapt to diverse environments.
• Strong analytical skills to discern patterns and insights from data.
• Effective communication to express ideas clearly and understand others.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate compliance with regulations and assess governance processes.
• Obtain reasonable assurance about financial statements' accuracy.
• Deliver quality work consistently while adapting to diverse challenges.

Skills

Learning mindset

Active listening

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

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.

Role focus

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.

Expectations

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

• 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.