Senior Associate, External Audit

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

FS X-Sector

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Senior 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 financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Role: Senior Associate

Location: Guernsey

Line of Service: External Audit

Grade: Senior Associate

Contracted Hours per Week: 37.5

PwC Channel Islands Overview

At PwC CI, we help you build, accelerate, and sustain momentum in a world that never stops moving. With our tech-forward and people-empowered network, we provide expert assurance, tax and advisory services to turn challenges into opportunities. Leveraging deep expertise and advanced capabilities, we ensure you’re ready for any future, helping you act boldly and achieve real results.

Job Summary:

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assurance over financial statements, internal controls, and other information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They also evaluate compliance with regulations including review of governance and risk management processes and related controls.

Responsibilities:

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver high-quality work. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure the engagement is set up correctly, including access provisioning for tools (e.g., Aura, Connect, Phoenix) and proper team is assigned.

• Consider all relevant material events and developments that may impact the engagement’s scope, risk, or procedures.

• Initiate and participate in discussions with global component teams to obtain insights and ensure appropriate procedures are followed.

• Identify issues, misstatements, and significant matters; document and communicate them clearly and in detail.

• Monitor progress of all team members and client deliverables; own the project plan and escalate deviations or necessary changes promptly.

• Review risk assessments and workpapers; discuss changes with the engagement manager to maintain high-quality outputs.

• Coach and develop junior staff; provide learning opportunities, balance workloads, and support colleagues’ professional growth.

• Manage client communications and meetings (e.g., catch-ups, timelines, priorities); contribute to budgeting and resourcing, while keeping senior members informed and ensuring time for coaching and development.

• Drive preparation for audit file archiving and quality checks; plan and complete key tasks during downtime (e.g., drafting ISA-related communications) to improve efficiency.

• Lead or contribute to debriefs with teams and clients; propose actionable improvements for future engagements.

Direct Reports:

• This role reports to:

  • Manager, Senior Manager, Director, Partner

• Reporting to this role:

  • Associate, Senior Associate1, Service delivery centre staff, interns

Qualifications & Certifications:

• ICEAW, ACCA or equivalent qualification.

Skills & Experience Required:

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Minimum 1-year post-qualification experience.

• Prior experience working with clients within financial services industry.

• Ability to lead teams, coach juniors and hold discussions with clients.

• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships.

• Proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions.

• You will have excellent team-working skills and a flexible approach when faced with new challenges.

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.

• Use a broad range of tools, technologies, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.

• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.

• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.

• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.

• Use reflection to develop self-awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.

• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.

• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Travel Requirements:

Limited travel may be required in this role.

The skills we look for in our people:

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, Evolved PwC Professional.

The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity:

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business. https://pwc.to/2vY6KZm  

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, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Client Management, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Complying With Regulations, Creativity, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, External Audit {+ 24 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

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