Assurance - External Audit Senior Associate (FS) - Abu Dhabi
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About the Role
PwC Middle East is hiring an External Audit Senior Associate for its Financial Services practice in Abu Dhabi. The role involves leading audit engagements, analyzing financial statements, testing internal controls, and coaching junior staff.
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Responsibilities
- Analyse the client's financial statements and ensure they adhere to financial regulations
- Examine financial and accounting records, other documents, and tangible items such as inventory, or plant and equipment
- Ask a range of questions to a range of individuals at client organizations
- Test the client organization's internal controls and processes
- Build trust and credibility with clients by understanding their expectations and delivering high quality services
- Take accountability for researching and understanding key facts on the client's industry information before the engagement begins
- Communicate with the Manager and/or Partner in a timely manner with respect to engagement progress – risks, issues, variances from plan in terms of time, budget, etc.
- Take full ownership of external file completion
- Analyze engagement economics of self and field staff and explain variances from the budgets
- Review the work of the associate levels and provide them on job training, coaching and timely constructive feedback
- Ensure adherence to compliance with the risk, quality and independence matters
- Engage and deal effectively with diverse teams from planning through completion phase of the audit
Requirements
- A degree in accounting, finance or any other related academic major
- Completed or pursuing a professional qualification, such as ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA (preferably)
- Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level working with a range of external audit clients in a Big 4 professional services firm
- Experience in auditing Banking / Insurance clients is considered an asset
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus
- Business development and client relationship building skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Experience in applying the international standards on Auditing (ISAs) on the external audit of financial services with excellent IFRS knowledge relevant to the FS practice (such as IFRS 9, 17) and financial services regulations
- Knowledge in any Audit technologies, and experience using Data Analytics tools is a plus
- Previous experience in coaching and leading engagement teams
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About Us
- With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through Assurance, Tax and Advisory services.
- For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions.
- Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.
Line Of Service Overview
- Our Middle East Assurance practice includes over 2,300 people based in 12 countries across the region and is part of PwC’s global network that is operating worldwide.
- PwC Middle East’s Assurance practice combines the right mix of human led and tech powered solutions to provide our clients with quality audits and other risk services that create confidence and impact in our region and across society.
Business Unit Overview
- Core Assurance is a cornerstone of our Assurance practice, focused on delivering high quality audits that build trust and drive sustained outcomes.
- Our teams apply deep technical expertise and leverage advanced digital tools to provide independent assurance over financial reporting.
- Through a human led, tech powered approach, we help clients meet regulatory requirements, enhance transparency, and strengthen stakeholder confidence, creating impact across industries and society.
How You’ll Contribute
- Using your analytical skills to analyse the client's financial statements and ensure they adhere to financial regulations.
- Examining financial and accounting records, other documents, and tangible items such as inventory, or plant and equipment.
- Asking a range of questions – from formal written questions to informal oral questions – to a range of individuals at our client organizations.
- Testing the client organization's internal controls and processes.
- Building trust and credibility with the clients by understanding their expectations and delivering high quality services.
- Taking accountability for researching and understanding key facts on the client;s industry information before the engagement begins.
- Communicating with the Manager and/ or Partner in a timely manner with respect to engagement progress – risks, issues, variances from plan in terms of time, budget, etc.
- Taking full ownership of external file completion.
- Analyzing engagement economics of self and field staff and explaining variances from the budgets.
- Reviewing the work of the associate levels and providing them on job training , coaching and timely constructive feedback to help them grow in their career.
- Ensuring you are adhering to compliance with the risk, quality and independence matters.
- Having an understanding in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients along with building and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
What You’ll Bring
- A degree in accounting, finance or any other related academic major.
- Completed or pursuing a professional qualification, such as ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA (preferably).
- Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level working with a range of external audit clients in a Big 4 professional services firm.
- Experience in auditing Banking / Insurance clients is considered an asset.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment.
- Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus.
- Business development and client relationship building skills.
- Willingness to challenge the ‘norms’ and to create a cohesive and effective working team.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Experience in applying the international standards on Auditing (ISAs) on the external audit of financial services with excellent IFRS knowledge relevant to the FS practice (such as IFRS 9, 17) and financial services regulations.
- Knowledge in any Audit technologies, and experience using Data Analytics tools is a plus.
- Commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives.
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