Manager – IT External Audit (US Client)

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Manager

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 digital assurance at PwC, you will focus on providing assurance services over clients' digital environment, including processes and controls, cyber security measures, data and AI systems, and their associated governance, to help organisations and their stakeholders build trust in their technology while complying with relevant regulations.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Degrees:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, information technology, computer security, or a related field.
Preferred certifications: CISA
Minimum of 5 years of experience in auditing/accounting or information technology/computer security, with at least one year in leadership or supervisory roles.
Basic knowledge of information systems controls and generally accepted accounting principles.
Ability to provide guidance and feedback to strengthen employees' knowledge, skills, and capabilities.

Role & Responsibilities:

- Offer coaching to team members, tailored to their individual experiences.
- Be able to maintain conversations in fluent English
- Lead client meetings, mostly related to the progress and potential issues and how those would be remediated.
- Perform final review of the audit controls in Aura and document any identified findings.
- Ensure that all aspects related to compliance and procedures are validated and confirmed for assigned projects.
- Understand client's business processes, ensuring comprehensive coverage of potential misstatements and risks.
- Perform Financial reporting and information technology risks, processes and controls;
- Work with technologies which may include: Cloud-computing, Oracle, SAP, Oracle Database, web development tools, virtualization, UNIX, Linux, and security technologies;
- Review risks, processes and internal controls related to non-financial and financial reporting, both manual and IT;
- Demonstrate extensive abilities as a team leader, which includes create a positive environment; monitor workloads of the team while meeting client expectations. 

• Understand the importance of have a correct information management
• Knowledge of Information Security and Data Protection
• Correct Information Security Management

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to ethnicity; creed; color; religion; national origin; age; disability; neurodiversity; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; marital; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an inclusive organization and equal opportunity employer. 

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

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