Senior Associates Controls IT Audit Assurance Hub Birmingham

About usBe part of a new and highly innovative approach to delivering audit work for our clients. The team is known within PwC as Fulcrum. It is a close-knit community of staff, of all grade levels, working on prestigious London audit engagements within Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance, Asset and Wealth Management, London Regional Assurance and London Top Tier.

Fulcrum staff are integral members of the client-facing teams, physically located in our Birmingham office. The team use cutting edge technology to support our ability to stay connected with our clients, and wider PwC colleagues, wherever we are. Our new way of working breaks the assumption that all members of the audit team need to be based in the same place and in close proximity to our clients.

Our Insurance & Asset and Wealth Management Controls Assurance team forms an integral part of our Financial Services (FS) audit practice. As the global FS environment continues to face significant technology and regulatory shifts we partner with our clients to assure and improve their system of internal controls, information systems and business processes.

We work with more leading FS firms in the UK and globally than our competitors and are the UK market leaders for Controls Assurance in the FS sector.

Who we are looking forWe are looking for Senior Associates who are skilled in providing IT controls assurance, risk evaluation, project governance and other relevant services who want to be part of a dynamic team.

You will work on a variety of External Audit, Third Party Assurance, Internal Audit and other large scale often one off innovative Technology Assurance engagements.

As part of these projects our Senior Associates are responsible for

Working with Partners, Directors and Senior Managers in managing relationships and work streams on our clients' IT assurance projects;

Identifying and addressing client needs including leading client discussions and meetings;

Maintaining client relationships at the Senior Management and Governance levels;

Working with the senior members of the audit team to devise new audit approaches to rapidly changing technology at our clients (e.g. Cloud computing, Robotics, AI etc.);

Supervising and reviewing detailed fieldwork - Understand, evaluate and test the design and operating effectiveness of automated procedures and IT internal control systems, offering recommendations for any weaknesses noted to help our clients strengthen their control environment;

Delegating appropriate work to junior members of staff and review their work in a structured format including, on-the-job training and coaching to junior members of our team; and

Proactively contributing to the growth of our practice, reporting to Partners, Directors and Senior Managers on business development including pitching for new work, bringing new insights and value to our clients, account management, solution development, team development and other new departmental initiatives.

RequirementsEssential skills

University degree - ideally Computer Science, Accounting & Business Administration degree, or similar

Experience in evaluating technology that supports financial & operational application systems and related business processes

Experience in auditing IT systems of insurance, asset and wealth managers or other financial services firms under ISAs, SOX and/or other assurance standards such as ISAE 3402, SSAE 18, AAF 01/06 etc.

Experience in managing junior colleagues and an interest in developing others

Experience in working in complex environments with large organisations

Strong time management skills, including flexibility to work with shifting priorities and client needs

Project management and analytical skills

Client relationship-building and management skills

Strong verbal, presentation and report writing skills

Leadership qualities

Desirable skills

Relevant certifications e.g. CISA, CISM, etc.

Additional informationAmount of time office based approximately 90%

Amount of time at client sites or in London approximately 10%

Need to travel/overnight stays away from home Yes - occasional travel required.

Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes

Opportunity for working from home? Yes, dependant on business need. We encourage flexibility to allow people to commit to out of work interests and responsibilities.

Opportunity for job sharing? No

Assurance

Assurance is a dynamic place to be right now, and the variety of opportunities on offer is unprecedented. It's work that really does matter. It matters for businesses, governments and society at large. Our team provides confidence on the most complex decisions companies have to take and this provides a wealth of opportunities to everyone who joins us and works with us.

The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

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Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

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