Assurance - Controls Assurance - IT Audit Senior Associate

Job Title: Assurance - Controls Assurance - IT Audit Senior Associate

Overview:
The Controls Assurance team within our Audit practice specializes in leveraging technology, data, and accounting expertise to digitize audits using automation, AI, data analytics, and innovation. As an IT Audit Senior Associate, you will work with various clients across industries, helping them with financial reporting, compliance, and operational process controls, including IT management controls. You will lead engagements and manage junior team members to ensure audit tasks are delivered in line with required standards.

Roles & Responsibilities:
- Engagement Management: Manage audit engagements from planning to reporting stages on large and complex clients.
- Control Assessment: Perform IT General Controls (ITGC) assessments, ERP configurations (SAP, Oracle), IT automated controls, and SOX Compliance.
- Process Reviews: Conduct reviews of business cycles, process controls, and segregation of duties (SoD) testing.
- Client Relationships: Develop and maintain strong client relationships to deliver high-quality services.
- Team Supervision: Monitor junior team members, ensuring timely delivery of assignments in compliance with PwC audit standards.
- Automation & Innovation: Design and develop ways to automate and reimagine audit processes using the latest tools.
- Project Management: Manage multiple projects effectively, ensuring tasks are completed within tight deadlines.
- Technology & Data Tools: Use data, automation, and analytics tools (e.g., ACL, Alteryx, Power BI, UiPath) to enhance audit processes.

Essential Skills and Experience:
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in IT General Controls (ITGC), ERP configurations (SAP, Oracle), IT automated controls, SOX compliance, business cycle/process controls, and Segregation of Duties (SoD) testing.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience auditing clients in Manufacturing, Financial Services, and/or Oil & Gas is preferred.
- Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of information systems security and controls, including operating systems (e.g., Unix, Windows), databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL), and technology tools.
- Accounting/Audit Knowledge: Good understanding of accounting or audit practices related to controls over financial reporting.
- Tools Expertise: Experience with data, automation, and analytics tools such as ACL, Alteryx, Power BI, and UiPath.
- Project Management: Excellent coaching, project management skills, and ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Multitasking: Demonstrable experience working on multiple projects simultaneously and delivering high-quality work.