External Audit Associate

PwC; Makati; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking individuals in their audit and assurance department focused on providing independent assessments of financial statements and internal controls. You will evaluate compliance with regulations and provide assurance regarding financial clarity.

The role requires a commitment to ongoing learning, the ability to adapt to varied client needs, and the ambition to deliver outstanding value through teamwork.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to learn and take ownership of your development.
• Strong appreciation for diverse perspectives.
• Ability to commit to high performance and understand the business.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate compliance with regulations and assess governance and risk management.
• Obtain reasonable assurance about financial statements and issue auditor's reports.
• Adapt to various clients and challenges while delivering quality work.

Skills

Learning mindset

Diverse perspective appreciation

High performance sustainability

Active listening

Information gathering and analysis

Commercial awareness

Professional standards application

Job description

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.