Financial Risk Management Associate

PwC; Philippines; On-site; PHP 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Philippines is seeking an Associate in Assurance focusing on Financial Risk Management engagements. You will assist in developing, implementing, and validating models to address client-specific needs, including regulatory requirements, and perform data and risk analytics.

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to assess approaches, identify improvements, and contribute to decisions on key risk matters, drawing on your math, statistics, or economics background.

Qualifications

• Intermediate background in mathematics, statistics, and/or economics with analytical skills.
• Ability to integrate into cross-functional teams and manage projects.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Work on Financial Risk Management engagements, including credit, market, and liquidity risk.
• Develop, implement, and validate models for client-specific needs.
• Perform data and risk analytics to support decision making.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to improve methodologies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Background in mathematics, statistics, or economics

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

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.

You will be responsible for working on Financial Risk Management (FRM) engagements, which tackle but are not limited to credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk. You will start primarily on assisting the team’s efforts on developing, implementing, and/or validating models to provide solutions to client-specific, possibly regulatory-driven, needs.

A significant portion of your time will also be spent performing data/risk analytics.

With enough understanding of how the firm and the practice operate, you will collaborate with the team to assess existing approaches and methodologies, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend decisions on key risk matters.

Qualifications:
This role requires an intermediate background in the field of mathematics, statistics, and/or economics, as well as analytical skills, project management skills, and the ability to integrate into cross-functional teams.

Desired skills:

• Ability to apply critical thinking to data processes to help make more informed decisions
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and deadlines simultaneously
• Commendable oral and written communication skills, including listening and presentation skills
• Ability to drive change and influence individuals at all levels of the organization
• Proficiency on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience documenting processes using project management methodologies is a plus, but is not required
• Experience using mathematical/statistical/data management software like R and SAS is a plus, but is not required

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Client Management, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Complying With Regulations, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, External Audit, Financial Accounting, Financial Audit, Financial Disclosure Report {+ 19 more}

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