Associate

PwC South Africa; Tarogill; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

PwC South Africa is seeking an Associate in Assurance to support audit and assurance engagements for a range of clients. The role focuses on gathering information, performing testing, and contributing to reporting with adherence to professional standards.

You will engage in advisory and AUP work, leverage data analysis skills, and develop your understanding of accounting and governance processes while working under a contractual four-month basis.

Qualifications

• Fresh ACCA affiliate or graduate in Accounting & Finance.
• Contractual basis for 4 months with potential extension.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support advisory and AUP engagements with information gathering and reporting.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and document verification.
• Apply PwC audit guidance and professional standards in execution.

Skills

Active Listening

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Auditing

Client Management

Education

Fresh ACCA affiliate or Graduate BSC in Accounting & Finance

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. 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. We are seeking motivated professionals to support an advisory and agreed-upon procedures (AUP) engagement involving information gathering, stakeholder interviews, document verification, data validation, and reporting activities. The role requires field interaction, professional communication skills, and the ability to collect and analyze information objectively in accordance with defined procedures. 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.

Qualification requirement: Fresh ACCA affiliate or Graduate BSC (Accounting & Finance).

Employment type: Contractual basis for 4 months. (Will be extended if needed otherwise the contract will expire after 4 months).

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

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

• 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}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements Not Specified Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Government Clearance Required? No Job Posting End Date

Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.