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Assurance Risk and Quality Manager

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Description

PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

  • Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
  • Act to resolve issues that prevent the team from working effectively.
  • Coach others, recognize their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
  • Analyze complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
  • Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
  • Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
  • Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
  • Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
  • Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
  • Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Primary Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

  • The Incumbent promotes adherence to PwC network and firm policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • The Incumbent is responsible for the execution of risk, compliance, and the system of quality management for the firm.

Overview of activities

System of Quality Management (SoQM)

  • Project manage the implementation of the firm’s System of Quality Management (including coaching support to quality functions and process owners).
  • Implement ongoing monitoring activities through related compliance testing and reporting of exceptions, action plans, and conclusions.
  • Support periodic compliance and quality reviews (regulatory or PwC network).
  • Performs root cause analysis to identify and address audit quality issues.
  • Facilitate and monitor implementation of remedial actions to prevent quality findings from recurring and help identify good practices as part of continuous improvement.
  • Prepare required reports to assurance leadership, PwC network, and regulators as necessary.

Compliance and Risk Management:

  • Facilitate the understanding of and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards;
  • Facilitate, implement and monitor compliance with PwC network and local policies and procedures to manage risk, enhance quality control and comply with the law, regulation, and professional standards.
  • Address practice inquiries on conflict of interest and independence matters as it relates to assurance services.
  • In liaison with the internal counsel team, manage the firm’s contracting, client/engagement acceptance, and continuance procedures

Qualifications:

Experience Expected:

  • Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and assessing a compliance function in a professional service firm

Minimum qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years relevant job experience in an external or internal audit role (preferably in a professional service firm).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance / Business or related disciplines.
  • Professional qualification e.g. ICAN, ACCA, CIA or equivalent.

Personal Attributes:

  • Ambitious, mature, and business-minded with strong leadership and high ethical standards
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, analytical ability, and presentation skills
  • Ability to manage diverse and multi-locational teams, tight deadlines, and prioritize tasks
  • Willingness to travel as may be required in the role.

Job Posting End Date: August 17, 2021