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Seasonal Internal Audit Senior Associate
PwC
Seattle, WA, United States
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PwC/LOS Overview
PwC is a network of firms committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
We help resolve complex issues for our clients and identify opportunities. Learn more about us at www.pwc.com/us.
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Are you ready to build a career in a rapidly changing world? Developing as a PwC Professional means that you will be ready
• to create and capture opportunities to advance your career and fulfill your potential. To learn more, visit us at www.pwc.com/careers.
What will you do if you work in Assurance at PwC?
You'll ask questions and test assumptions. You'll help determine if companies are reporting information that investors and others can rely on. You'll help businesses solve complex issues faced by management and boards. You'll serve the public interest and the capital markets by conducting quality audits. Visit http://pwc.to/pwcassurance for more information on PwC's Assurance practice.
The world is quickly changing, that's why PwC is quickly adapting. We're capitalizing on trends that will impact corporate reporting.
Our focus is on globalization, technology, sustainability and environmental reporting, population shifts and regulation. We combine skills and experience to help our clients address their challenges.
Job Description
Boards of Directors and executive management recognize the ever increasing importance of effective risk management efforts in meeting their organization's strategic objectives.
PwC's Risk Assurance practice has developed a holistic approach to risk that protects businesses, facilitates strategic decision making and enhances efficiency. Our holistic approach is complimented by the extensive risk and controls technical knowledge and sector-specific experience our Risk Assurance professionals possess.
The end result is a risk solution that is tailored to meet the unique needs of a company.
Areas where our Risk Assurance practice can bring value to an organization include:
• Leveraging industry and technical expertise to assist management to address more effectively risks associated with their business
• Assisting management in the assessment of project risks and controls
• Enhancing internal audit functions to further align to company strategy and risk
• Reducing company costs through strategic internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing solutions
• Increasing value and reducing costs of compliance-related activities
• Identifying opportunities for companies to effectively mitigate risk and improve business performance
• Applying the concepts of Enterprise Risk Management to help companies identify, assess, mitigate and proactively consider emerging risks
PwC's Flexibility2 Talent Network directly supports our client engagement teams by attracting qualified candidates for short term or defined period opportunities.
This unique career option provides an alternative to year-round employment for people who are looking to pursue meaningful experiences or responsibilities outside their time with PwC.
The Internal Audit (IA) Services practice comprises a global network of professionals who provide a full range of services which include outsourcing and co-sourcing and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance services.
We also provide IA Performance Improvement services including External Quality Assessments and strategic assessments designed to help IA realize its full strategic potential. All of these services encompass PwC's strong industry sector experience and knowledge.
PwC's Internal Audit team provides services related to enhancing the value and effectiveness of the internal audit function.
This requires an understanding of an organization's objectives, risks, risk management priorities, regulatory environment, and the diverse needs of critical stakeholders including executive management, the board, employees, and shareholders. These needs determine the risk profile of the organization and the strategic focus, organization, resources and practices required of its internal audit department.
PwC Internal Audit professionals bring the right mix of internal audit experience, industry-specific knowledge and highly technical specialized skill sets into a clients internal audit function. Our approach provides flexibility with the right knowledge to deliver relevant and focused internal audit results.
Position/Program Requirements
Minimum Year(s) of Experience: 3
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Accounting,
Finance/Economics, Management
Information Systems,
Computer Science, Business, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics and/or a related business field.
Certification(s) Preferred: CIA, CPA or CISA Knowledge Preferred:
Demonstrates thorough knowledge and/or a proven record of success in a role leveraging in the creation of project solutions, current hot topics for Chief Audit Executives, Internal Audit directors, Chief Compliance officers, Audit Committees and Risk Management personnel.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge and a proven record of success in completing aspects of the Internal Audit process, control evaluation and testing methodologies, and other Financial and Operational Internal Control methodologies and terminology e.g. COSO.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of, and a proven record of success in a role as an industry thought leader with or directing company- or firm-wide functions within, the following areas as it applies to the planning, executing and reporting financial, operational and compliance related audits/projects to facilitate complex financial, operational and compliance related engagements:
• Corporate Governance and Sarbanes Oxley Act's regulations and requirements, including compliance readiness programs
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Financial and operational fraud risk management
• Antifraud internal controls
• IT general and process controls, including Data Privacy and IT security
• Anti-corruption and anti-bribery
• Auditor Independence
Skills Preferred:
Demonstrates thorough levels of, and/or a proven record of success with, the following skills and abilities:
• Leading teams, emphasizing the supervising of staff by creating a positive working environment through the building of solid relationships with team members; the monitoring of workloads of all team members; adjustment and redistribution of assignments accordingly to promote work/life quality, the taking into account of team members 'capabilities and needs and meeting of client expectations; encouragement of team dialogue; the providing of candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and the keeping of team members and leadership informed on progress and issues.
• Using available technical resources and tools to research and expand one's sphere of knowledge to enhance work products and to remain up to date on client and firm hot topics while sharing the knowledge amongst the team where applicable.
• Collaborating directly with clients, identifying and addressing client needs through building solid relationships with clients; understanding the client's business; communicating a broad range of Firm services to the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner and actively participating in client discussions and meetings.
• Demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and communicating potential conflicts to leadership.
• Evaluating internal controls design; identify key risks and controls, develop and or review audit programs, benchmark financial and operational processes and controls as well as perform controls optimization.
• 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