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Risk Assurance Process Assurance Senior Associate
Line of Service Assurance
Financial Services
VA-McLean
0-20%
Full Time
20439BR
Are you interested in the opportunity to work for an industry-leading company that services Fortune 500 companies, and will give you the experience and exposure you need to build your career? If you are, then PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (www.pwc.com/us) is the firm for you. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC US) is well placed to help clients meet the challenges and opportunities of the US marketplace in the areas of assurance, tax, and advisory. We offer the perspective of being part of a global network of firms combined with detailed knowledge of local, state and US national issues. More than 163,000 people in 151 countries across our network share knowledge, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and deliver practical advice.
At PwC US, you will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. We offer a flexible career progression model that allows for a variety of challenging opportunities throughout your career. We provide unparalleled coaching, mentoring, and career development programs; global opportunities; and state of the art technology-driven methodologies to help you provide quality service to our clients.
Our Assurance practice collaborates with clients, so that the financial information they report to the investing public and other stakeholders is clear and reliable. When we fulfill our role as Assurance professionals, by standing firm on quality and integrity, we have a direct impact on how well the world's capital market system functions.
The highly trained and educated Assurance teams go inside companies, and get to know those businesses. They ask questions, test assumptions, and provide assurance that the companies are reporting information on which investors and others can rely. Every assignment is an exciting opportunity to learn, to grow and to understand how businesses operate from all levels and perspectives.
Our Assurance professionals are constantly challenged to learn more in order to provide our clients with the highest quality services. This learning takes place through interaction on the job with colleagues and clients, formal training programs, and the insights provided by mentors and coaches. PwC is all about our people, encouraging high performance and quality. Join us and we will help you implement a successful career strategy, as you explore the many career opportunities in PwC Assurance.
As a member of the Systems and Process Assurance team, you will provide services related to controls around the financial reporting process, including business process and IT management controls. Our team members provide multiple services:
• Financial and operation applications controls reviews
• Business process controls reviews
• Database security controls reviews
• IT general controls reviews
• Third party assurance and other opinion services
• Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and controls optimization services
• Pre- and post-implementation assurance reviews
• Project assurance services
• IT security & governance reviews
Key issues we help our clients address are:
• Assisting our clients to optimize their risk and internal control activities, including SOX readiness/optimization activities
• Ensuring IT is aligned to organizational strategy, responsive to a changing business climate, with clearly defined policies and procedures
• Enhancing the process of developing robust controls around pre- and post-implementation system reviews through a clearly defined project management methodology
• Performing third party and other opinion-level services in response to service organization requests from customers for information about internal controls
• We assist ERP clients to optimize and sustain a "real-time" controls environment at an enterprise level
Our Banking and Capital Markets clients demand a deep knowledge of their industry and business processes, the Banking Industry practice is organized within our Financial Services practice to fully leverage our global team of over 33,000 professionals who serve virtually every segment of the industry – consumer/retail banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, mortgage banking, securitization, capital markets, insurance, investment management, broker/dealer and real estate. As these sectors continue to converge and consolidate, our integrated knowledge will enable us to design and implement cost-effective, multidisciplinary solutions to meet the challenges and opportunities facing our clients.
PwC banking professionals have focused skills in key areas to effectively serve our clients with their most critical challenges, including:
• Anti-money laundering
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Risk management
• Securitizations
• Regulatory
Knowledge Preferred:
Working knowledge of information technology general controls concepts in the areas of systems development, change management, computer operations and access to programs and data. Proficient understanding of industry products (e.g., equities, options, futures, loans, bonds) and processes (e.g., pre and post-trade processing, mortgage processing) in banking and capital markets sectors.
Proficient understanding of security and control for some of the following technologies and/or enterprise applications: UNIX, Windows, NT, mainframe, AS400, SAP, PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards, Oracle Financials, Oracle Financial databases, networks etc.
CPA or CISA exam must be passed; licensure preferred
Skills Preferred:
Some experience appropriately applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including Application Controls and IT General Controls; financial reporting concepts; some working experience applying professional skepticism skills
Demonstrated experience as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; keeping leadership informed of progress and issues
Minimum Years of Experience Necessary:
3
Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:
BA or BS in Accounting or Management Information Systems or business related field (provided that the candidate has demonstrated the required minimum number of hours for CPA and/or CISA licensure per respective state regulations)
CPA or CISA exam must be passed for promotion to senior associate, licensure preferred
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