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Risk Assurance Real Estate Director
Line of Service Assurance
Not Applicable to Practice
VA-McLean
21-40%
Full Time
25702BR
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:
âeuro¢ Financial and operation applications controls reviews
âeuro¢ Business process controls reviews
âeuro¢ Database security controls reviews
âeuro¢ IT general controls reviews
âeuro¢ Third party assurance and other opinion services
âeuro¢ Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and controls optimization services
âeuro¢ Pre- and post-implementation assurance reviews
âeuro¢ Project assurance services
âeuro¢ IT security & governance reviews
Key issues we help our clients address are:
âeuro¢ Assisting our clients to optimize their risk and internal control activities, including SOX readiness/optimization activities
âeuro¢ Ensuring IT is aligned to organizational strategy, responsive to a changing business climate, with clearly defined policies and procedures
âeuro¢ Enhancing the process of developing robust controls around pre- and post-implementation system reviews through a clearly defined project management methodology
âeuro¢ Performing third party and other opinion-level services in response to service organization requests from customers for information about internal controls
âeuro¢ We assist ERP clients to optimize and sustain a "real-time" controls environment at an enterprise level
PricewaterhouseCoopers has a global network of specialists who can help investment managers and real estate companies to turn challenges into opportunities in key areas including governance, risk management, financial reporting and business development strategies.
Our clients are many of the nationâeuro™s largest:
- Mutual funds
- Common trust funds
- Limited partnerships
- Property Companies
- Real Estate Management Firms
- Alternative investments including hedge funds and private equity funds
- Pension funds, annuities and trusts
- Investment Management Industry service providers
Knowledge Preferred:
Extensive knowledge 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 Financial databases, networks etc. and extensive knowledge of Controls and Controls Standards (Sarbanes Oxley, COSO, COBIT) and testing strategies. Extensive knowledge of industry products (e.g., equities, options, futures, loans, bonds) and processes (e.g., pre and post-trade securities processing and accounting) for at least one of the following industry segments: registered funds, hedge funds, real estate investment funds, private equity funds and /or their service providers (e.g., investment advisor, fund accountant/fund administrator, transfer agent, custodian, prime broker, securities lending agent).
Extensive knowledge of information technology general controls concepts in the areas of systems development, change management, computer operations and access to programs and data and experience identifying and assessing business process controls and linkage to IT systems
CPA or CISA required
Skills Preferred:
Extensive experience appropriately applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including Application Controls and IT General Controls; financial reporting concepts; considerable working experience applying professional skepticism skills
Thorough experience as a team leader: leading teams to generate a vision, to establish direction and motivate members, as well as create an atmosphere of trust, leverage diverse views, coach staff, to encourage improvement and innovation
Exposure in the marketplace as a thought leader or subject matter professional in risk and controls-related areas: presenting at industry/professional conferences, demonstrating an ability to develop and/or present thought leadership, etc.
Minimum Years of Experience Necessary:
8
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
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