Internal Firm Services- Finance - Internal Audit - Associate - Kolkata

Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
IFS - Finance

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.

Those in internal audit at PwC help build, optimise and deliver end-to-end internal audit services to clients in all industries. This includes IA function setup and transformation, co-sourcing, outsourcing and managed services, using AI and other risk technology and delivery models. IA capabilities are combined with other industry and technical expertise, in areas like cyber, forensics and compliance, to address the full spectrum of risks. This helps organisations to harness the power of IA to help the organisation protect value and navigate disruption, and obtain confidence to take risks to power growth.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

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.

Job Specification

Job title Associate 2 - Business Service Support - Internal Control (Finance)

Introduction to PwC Service Delivery Center

• PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Centre (Kolkata) Private Limited is a joint venture in India among members of the PricewaterhouseCoopers network that will leverage the scale and capabilities of the network. It is a member firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers International Limited and has its registered office in Kolkata, India

• The Delivery Center will provide a professional an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you will have the ability to develop process and quality-based skills Job Overview Primary role will include review and testing of IFC controls related to financial reporting on behalf of management.

In addition, any other role within the finance domain may be assigned based on organizational requirement.

Job Description

Main purpose of the job and key background information

• Understand, identify, review and monitor internal controls

• Will be responsible for review of control designs

• Preparation of testing plan and carrying out the tests in line with relevant guidance/standards

• Liaising with different teams for documents, supporting etc.

• Representing finance team to internal audit, statutory auditor etc. whenever considered appropriate by leadership.

• Addressing queries from various global teams related to controls.

• Manage tight deadlines

• Effective mentoring and coaching of team members

• Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member, understand personal and team roles and contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.

Requirements

• • Qualified chartered accountant Internal control and auditing experience Critical thinking and professional skepticism Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interaction with all levels of management. Effective project management style to keep projects moving and prioritize completion of tasks.

• Experience defining control test plans and evaluating operational, financial, and/or IT controls.

• Familiarity with auditing standards and controls frameworks (e.g., SOX, COSO, GAAP, SOC 1/2).

• Should be result oriented and shall be able to work under tight deadlines. • Fresher/Minimum 1 year experience post qualification - Associate2 OR Minimum 2+ experience required post qualification - Senior Associate

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)

Required Skills

Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Active Listening, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Business Process Improvement, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Corporate Governance, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Accounting, Financial Audit, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) {+ 19 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date