Senior Associate - Banking at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

JOB PURPOSE

• We are looking for candidates that have an interest in IT governance, developing data analytics, auditing general computer controls and risk processes.

JOB PROFILE
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• The successful individual will take responsibility for
• The candidate should have done some of the following Internal Audit, External Audit and Risk Assurance assignments responsible as a supervisor or senior for IT or Internal Controls audits.
• That would include:
• Review of IT controls within a General Computer Control environment such as system security, change control and system operations.
• Review of project management controls and solution design.
• Performing Data Analytics.
• Reviewing internal controls design and effectiveness of manual and automated controls.
• The candidate should be able to explain what goes into an audit plan and how to go about gather evidence through interviews and validation. The candidate should understand the PwC audit and risk management process for documenting work and findings. The candidate must follow up on review notes and assist with the clearance of findings including report writing.
• The candidate should be able to draft a budget and deal with the client economics.
• The candidate should understand Risk Assurance services.
• The assist in presenting audit findings to clients and understand the risks involved with report writing

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

 EXPERIENCE KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Should have obtained an IT or Internal Audit professional qualification.

MANDATORY CERTIFICATION NEEDED:

• CISA (Advantage)
• CA(SA) (Advantage)
• Excel Access SQL
• Understanding of structured programming or scripting
• Understanding of IT governance and risk (Cobit)
• Financial systems and intermediate level accounting
• Project management and planning
• Be professionally presentable
• Good interpersonal skills and have the ability to facilitate and present
• Be a problem solver
• Ability to manage people
• Can function in a team environment and individually
• Have good report writing skills
• Must have managed people or staff before.
• Must be able to interview client staff that are of a technical or financial background.