External Audit Senior Associate (Financial Services)

PwC Philippines; Makati; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Philippines is seeking a Senior Associate to join Assurance Support services. You will work with engagement teams to address accounting and reporting issues, providing counsel and practical advice to clients and their subsidiaries.

The role requires a CPA or equivalent qualification and a minimum of three years in external audit services, with experience in consumer goods or industrial sectors as a plus.

Qualifications

• CPA preferred; at least 3 years' experience in rendering external audit services.
• Experience as a Senior Associate within Consumer Goods and Industrial Services is a plus.
• Able to collaborate and work with a virtual team and willing to go on fieldwork as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team of problem solvers to tackle complex business issues from strategy to execution across financial services industries.
• Contribute to delivering high-quality audit and advisory services to clients and engagement teams.
• Support clients and subsidiaries in evaluating accounting and reporting implications of standards and initiatives.
• Uphold PwC Professional and firm ethics while building strong relationships with teams and clients.

Skills

Virtual collaboration

Fieldwork readiness

Education

Certified Public Accountant

Job description

A career within Assurance Support services will provide the opportunity to support our engagement teams and clients by providing advice and counsel on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues. In joining, you’ll help ensure a complete and relevant exchange of information among our consultants and in turn with engagement teams and clients, provide experts advice on a variety of specific topics, support engagement teams in resolving complex issues, and supporting clients and their subsidiaries in evaluating the potential impact of accounting and reporting standard setting initiatives. You’ll develop strong relationships with our engagement teams and established audit clients and enhance our ability to meet greater investor expectations with the challenges of an increasingly complex business environment.

Responsibilities

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 value-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.

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 across the financial services industries. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• 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

• Preferably a Certified Public Accountant; with at least 3 years' experience in rendering external audit services to local and multinational companies.
• Experience as a Senior Associate within the Consumer Goods and Industrial Services industries is a plus.
• Can collaborate and work with a virtual team.
• Willing to go on fieldwork, as necessary.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for virtual screening.