Executive - External Audit

Line of Service: Assurance

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Specialism: Assurance

Management Level: Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary: A career within External Audit services will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast-growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well-known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing, ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this, we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies, and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Executive, 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Passed Finalist or following CA Sri Lanka/ACCA/CIMA.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a professional services organization with External Audit experience.
• Strong project management skills, ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external parties, including overseas clients personnel and audit teams.
• Strong team working skills, with experience in supervising and developing junior staff members.

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Desired Languages: English (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements: Up to 60%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? No

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