Assurance - External Audit Manager, Banking

Jobtailor; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking an Audit Manager to lead a flagship client portfolio and oversee full cycle audits from planning to completion. You will collaborate with a team of problem solvers to address complex business challenges, manage day-to-day client liaison, and participate in business development efforts to grow the client base.

You will guide audit strategy, ensure compliance with ISAs and IFRS for financial services, and present findings to senior management and audit committees.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting, finance or related major.
• 6–8 years of external financial audit experience (Big4).
• ACCA, CA, ACA or CPA qualifications are recognized.
• Experience auditing Banking clients.
• Bilingual Arabic and English is a plus.
• Proficiency with ISAs and IFRS (IFRS9, IFRS17) in financial services.
• Strong project management skills from planning to completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead full cycle of audit assignments for an iconic client portfolio.
• Manage day-to-day client liaison and technical issue management.
• Develop strategies to solve complex technical challenges and contribute to team knowledge.
• Deliver large projects on time and align audit execution with engagement leader guidance.
• Advise on financial reporting and regulatory developments.

Skills

Auditing

Project management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

IFRS knowledge

ISAs knowledge

Education

Degree in accounting/finance

Job description

Responsibilities

• As an Audit Manager, you will be in charge of an iconic client portfolio and you will be responsible for managing the full cycle of your audit assignments.
• You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.
• Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Assisting proactively in the management of a portfolio of client, where you will be responsible for the day-to-day management client liaison and technical issues management.
• Being responsible for business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients along with building and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
• Developing strategies to solve complex technical challenges and contribute to the development of your own and your team’s technical acumen.
• Assisting in the management and delivering of large projects, ensuring that key deadlines are met.
• Acting in charge of designing the audit strategy and managing the audit execution in alignment with the engagement leader guidance.
• You will advise clients on financial reporting and regulatory developments, as well as staying up to date with the regulatory changes by attending internal and external seminars.
• Managing client relations with senior management, including delivering presentations to the board of directors and audit committees.
• Ensuring you are adhering to compliance with the risk, quality and independence matters.
• Keeping up to date with local and national business and economic issues.
• Being responsible for the coaching, mentoring and development of team members reporting to you while caring about their well-being.
• Encouraging involvement in digital initiatives and the use of audit transformation technologies, as well as the use of alternative delivery models, in order to ensure compliance with our firm's vision and ensure a more robust audit.
• Taking part of the recruitment process for interviewing and selecting the most competent candidates as per PwC hiring standards.

Qualifications

• A degree in accounting, finance or other related academic major.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of professional experience in external financial audit in one of the big 4.
• Completed a recognised professional qualifications such as ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA.
• Recent experience in auditing Banking clients is a must.
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus.
• Applying the international standards on Auditing (ISAs) on the external audit of financial services with profound IFRS knowledge relevant to the FS practice (such as IFRS9, IFRS17) and financial services regulations.
• Strong project management skills and experience managing an audit from planning to completion.