Financial Services Assurance - Accountancy Associate (July 2027 onwards)

PwC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Singapore is seeking final-year undergraduates or postgraduates in Accountancy to join our Financial Services Assurance team as an entry-level audit professional. You will contribute to fieldwork, documentation, and reporting while learning our rigorous audit methodology.

You will collaborate with experienced teams, develop a strong foundation in IFRS/SFRS, and build a long-term career in audit and assurance within a dynamic, client-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Final-year undergraduate or postgraduate standing in Accountancy from a local or overseas university.
• Strong academic foundation with consistency in performance.
• Active involvement in co-curricular activities, leadership roles, internships, or community initiatives.
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate confidently with diverse teams.
• Positive, proactive mindset and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced, client-driven environment.
• Strong sense of ownership, curiosity, and willingness to learn.
• Drive to grow professionally and build a long-term career in audit and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Performing audit fieldwork and testing of internal controls across a portfolio of clients, using PwC's innovative global audit methodology
• Preparing audit working papers and documentation to support audit conclusions
• Assisting in the review of financial statements to ensure compliance with applicable accounting and auditing standards (e.g., SFRS, IFRS, SSA)
• Liaising with client finance teams to obtain information, resolve queries, and understand business processes
• Supporting senior associates, managers, and partners throughout the engagement lifecycle — from planning through to reporting
• Delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions across financial control, regulatory reporting, and technology-related audit issues

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Proactive mindset

Ownership

Education

Accountancy (final-year undergrad/postgrad)

Job description

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

Our Financial Services Assurance Practice works with organisations to strengthen trust and transparency by building, maintaining and providing trust over financial reporting in a fast changing, technology-driven world. As Asia’s top financial services practice, our audit approach is at the leading edge of best practice. We draw upon our extensive industry knowledge for our clients including top blue chip companies in the asset management, banking, capital markets, and insurance sectors. We provide our clients with insights, empowered by leading technologies, into marketplace developments and global opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing audit fieldwork and testing of internal controls across a portfolio of clients, using PwC's innovative global audit methodology
• Preparing audit working papers and documentation to support audit conclusions
• Assisting in the review of financial statements to ensure compliance with applicable accounting and auditing standards (e.g., SFRS, IFRS, SSA)
• Liaising with client finance teams to obtain information, resolve queries, and understand business processes
• Supporting senior associates, managers, and partners throughout the engagement lifecycle — from planning through to reporting
• Delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions across financial control, regulatory reporting, and technology-related audit issues

What We’re Looking For

• Final-year undergraduate or postgraduate standing in Accountancy from a local or overseas university
• A strong academic foundation, with consistency in performance rather than perfection
• Active involvement in co-curricular activities, leadership roles, internships, or community initiatives
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate confidently with diverse teams
• A positive, proactive mindset and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced, client-driven environment
• A strong sense of ownership, curiosity, and willingness to learn
• The drive to grow professionally and build a long-term career in audit and assurance

We welcome candidates from varied backgrounds who are passionate about accounting and eager to develop their skills with PwC.