Experience Associate - DAT Process Assurance, IT Audit (PwC Acceleration Center Kuala Lumpur)

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In digital assurance at PwC, you will focus on providing assurance services over clients' digital environment, including processes and controls, cyber security measures, data and AI systems, and their associated governance, to help organisations and their stakeholders build trust in their technology while complying with relevant regulations.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Minimum Degree Required:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent

Required Fields of Study:

Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Economics, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, and/or other relevant degree.

Minimum Years of Experience:

• At least one year of experience in IT auditing, auditing, consulting and/or implementing experience.
• Oral and written proficiency English required.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

• Demonstrates some abilities and/or a proven record of success in providing services related to facilitating and completing deliverables involving the following:
• Financial reporting and information technology risks, processes and controls;

Current and emerging technologies which may include:

• Oracle, SAP, Oracle Database, web development tools, virtualization, UNIX, Linux, and security technologies;
• COSO Framework, CoBIT and/or other leading business and IT control frameworks;
• Identifying key risks and controls, knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley readiness, controls optimization, including the configuration of controls around security, business process and within IT environments;
• Applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including information technology general controls and application controls; working experience applying professional skepticism skills;
• Utilizing and applying a work program and practice aid, as well as perform assessments, using PwC's proprietary or other relevant tools to evaluate controls, security, SOD, and potential for optimization;
• Exhibiting project management skills, including developing project plans, budgets, and deliverables schedules;

Assisting in the creation of 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; and,

Interacting with clients on solutions and executing projects on client engagements, forming client relationships and demonstrating an understanding of the client's business.

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

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