Audit and Assurance - Digital Assurance - Associate 2

Line of Service

Assurance

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.

Job Description
 

▪ We are looking for a self-motivated individual who will relish the opportunity
to join a growing part of the PwC business, using their skills in developing key
internal relationships.
▪ Participate in a wide range of projects and collaborate across multiple work
streams or teams; consistently demonstrating creative thinking, individual
initiative and timely completion of assigned work
▪ Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member:
understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working
environment by building solid relationships with team members; and
proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.
▪ Serve as participant on communications with numerous engagement teams
▪ The individual should have the ability to work effectively under pressure
without compromising professional standards or quality of the work being
performed.
▪ Knowledge and understanding of cyber security frameworks, standards, and
best practices such as NIST, ISO 27001,etc
▪ Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems and
processed would be a plus
▪ Has a basic understanding of SOC1/SOC2/SOX reporting
▪ Has a basic understanding of Internal controls and compliance.

▪ Staying up-to-date on the latest information technology (IT) and cybersecurity
developments
Responsibilities:
▪ Perform Audit procedures and provide related deliverables in accordance with
PwC’s documentation and quality standards.
▪ Perform IT security assessments for clients (e.g. security risk assessments, IT
network infrastructure reviews, system technical configurations review,
information security policies and processes/procedures review etc.
▪ Evaluate and analyze threat, vulnerability, impact and risk to security issues
discovered from security assessments
▪ Advise clients on the security issues, including explanation on the technical
details and how they can remediate the vulnerabilities in the processes and
controls
▪ Perform assessment (pre and post implementation) of security solutions and
advise client on Industry best practices.
▪ Conduct in-depth research on emerging cybersecurity threats, trends, and
technologies, and incorporate findings into actionable recommendations.
▪ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the effective implementation
of security policies, standards, and best practices
▪ Maintain working knowledge of IAC User Guides and Audit Standards
▪ Monitor time and manage deadlines
▪ Adhere to PwC IAC policies and procedures
▪ Participate in training, coaching and other developmental opportunities.

Requirements
 

Minimum Degree(s):
▪ Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering with specialization in Management
Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or equivalent
▪ Understanding of audit concepts and latest regulations
▪ 1 -3 years’ experience in the domains mentioned in the Job Description above & Candidates with “Big 4” or equivalent experience would be preferred
Certification(s) preferred:
▪ CISSP / ISO 27001 LA / CRISC / CISM / certifications are preferred.
▪ Understanding of Cyber security concepts and audit regulations
Knowledge and skill set Required:
▪ Working knowledge of appropriately applying internal control principles and
business/technical knowledge including Application Controls, IT General
Controls and Financial Reporting Concepts.
▪ Working knowledge of security controls, programming, networks and operating
systems would be an added advantage
▪ Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of products (i.e. Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Visio, etc.), including an understanding of the v-lookup, text,
reference and logical and information functionality in excel.
▪ Team player, committed to providing high quality and maintaining timeliness
▪ Effective written and verbal communication skills including English
▪ Demonstrated self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal
growth and development
▪ Commitment to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes.
▪ Should have strong work ethics and commitment to delivering/ownership of
work deliverables as per agreed timelines.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing Methodologies, Cloud Engineering, Communication, Compliance and Governance, Compliance and Standards, Compliance Auditing, Corporate Governance, Cybersecurity Governance, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Data Quality, Data Quality Assessment, Data Quality Assurance Testing, Data Validation, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Governance Framework, Inclusion, Information Assurance, Information Security Governance, Intellectual Curiosity, Internal Controls {+ 11 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date