Internal Audit Generalist - Financial Services - Senior Manager

Specialty/Competency: Business Controls

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 60%

A career within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation's objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.

• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.

• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.

• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Basic Qualifications

Minimum Degree Required (BQ)

Bachelor's Degree

Required Field(s) of Study (BQ)

Accounting, Finance,Management Information Systems, Management Information Systems & Accounting, Computer and Information Science, Computer and Information Science & Accounting, Economics,Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance & Technology, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Accounting & Technology,Mathematics

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ)

7 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications

Certification(s) Preferred - CIA, CPA or CISA

Preferred Knowledge/Skills

Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success in providing services related to process and controls, risk assessment and controls testing methodologies across the 3 lines of defense, including business process, financial reporting and IT management controls as well as risk management, compliance and operational processes, which includes a record of success with facilitating and completing deliverables involving the following:

• Business process, financial reporting and IT risks, processes and controls;

• Key domains of IT general controls, including data privacy and IT security, including change management, access to programs and data, computer operations, and systems development;

• Corporate Governance and Sarbanes Oxley Act's regulations and requirements, including compliance readiness programs;

• Financial and operational fraud risk management;

• Antifraud internal controls;

• Third Party Risk Management;

• Anti-corruption and anti-bribery;

• Current and emerging technologies within controls and testing automation and analytics; and,

• COSO Framework, CoBIT and/or other leading business and IT control frameworks.

Demonstrates intimate knowledge and/or a record of success in the understanding of current issues key executives contemplate within the banking & capital markets, insurance, and asset & wealth management sectors, including how all 3 Lines of Defense can play a role within the organization to address the risks.

Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success in financial services risks and controls within a professional services firm or large enterprise as a consultant, auditor or business process specialist, including business process, financial reporting and IT management controls, which includes a record of success with completing deliverables related to the following:

• Identifying key risks and controls, controls optimization, including the configuration of controls around, business process and within IT environments;

• Applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including IT general controls and application controls; financial reporting concepts; working experience applying professional skepticism skills;

• Leading the building and adaption of test programs and practice aids, as well as perform assessments, to evaluate controls, identify control issues and potential for remediation and optimization;

• Exhibiting project management skills, including developing project plans, budgets, and deliverables schedules; and,

• Creating a positive environment, monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations, and respecting the work-life quality of team members. This includes providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner and keeping leadership informed of progress. Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a record of success in the following areas:

• Using technical resources and tools to research and expand one's sphere of knowledge to enhance work product, significantly contribute to business development efforts and remaining up to date on client and firm hot topics;

• Collaborating directly with clients, identifying and addressing client needs through building relationships with clients, understanding the client's business, communicating a broad range of Firm services to the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner;

• Managing day-to-day engagement operations, including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues;

• Demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks and communicating potential conflicts to leadership; and,

• Creating high quality deliverables using appropriate business and technical language, especially developing and reviewing audit programs or testing steps, adapting an audit program to suit a client's specific environment, and/or designing controls evaluation and testing work plans.

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