Controls Assurance Manager/Senior Associate

Title: Controls Assurance Manager/Senior Associate
Location: Bristol 
Salary: Competitive plus benefits
Flexibility: PwC is open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

About the role

The majority of the role will be spent conducting Controls Assurance work, in support of the external financial audit.    

We service clients that include iconic FTSE 100, Government & Public Sector, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Retail clients based in this region. 

The role will also support the growth of our IT Risk team across all industries, specifically in Financial Services which is constantly growing in the Wales & West region.

Support and deliver the controls assurance solution within the Wales & West region. The specialty area of Controls Assurance provides services related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes, including business process and IT management controls. Our team provide multiple services including:

Controls design, optimisation and assurance services over finance, compliance and operational processes

Controls design and optimisation services associated with system implementations and upgrades

Audit support services (application and IT general controls) for external audit engagements, including engagements under SoX requirements 

Technical IT controls reviews, including database, operating system, data warehouse and reporting tools

IT risk and control audit readiness services in support of regulatory compliance audits

Key issues we help our clients address are: -

Assisting our clients in optimising their risk and internal control activities, including control effectiveness and optimisation activities

Establishing IT is aligned to organisational strategy, responsive to a changing business climate, with clearly defined policies and procedures

Assessing and enhancing the controls around system implementations and other change events through a clearly defined project management methodology

Performing third party and other opinion-level services in response to service organisation requests from customers for information about internal controls, business results and operations

Performing readiness assessments for service organisations that may need an opinion level report in the future

Assisting clients in leveraging their technology investments to help establish, optimise, and sustain a real-time controls environment at an enterprise level

The role would be regionally based ? although vacancies exist in both Cardiff and Bristol office which have a strong client base to service. 

In addition to the above you could also be involved in the following if you join the Risk Assurance team in the West and Wales: 

Technology Assurance.  We provide a wide range of Technology Assurance services for our clients, including IT security, IT service management, user access and entitlement management, controls over enterprise business systems, business continuity planning / disaster recovery planning, and end user computing.

Internal Audit Services.  We provide internal audit support to a number of clients via co-sourcing (where we work alongside their internal audit team) or outsourcing arrangements (where we deliver the entire internal audit programme for the year).  We also provide training and advisory services to Internal Audit functions, such as reviewing the effectiveness of an Internal Audit Function. 

Non Financial Reporting Assurance.  In an environment where clients are increasingly requiring assurance over non financial data and systems we work with our clients to understand and perform non audit assurance engagements to provide internal and external stakeholders comfort over non financial information.  

Third Party Assurance Services.  The trend to outsource certain business processes has become ever more popular in recent decades and this popularity is likely to continue as more and more organisations recognise the value of buying-in resources as and when required.  We provide independent assurance that those services that are provided to our clients are performed and handled in a controlled and effective manner.

Requirements

CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) qualification or equivalent.

Experience gained in auditing and/or consulting in the environment of systems audit and the evaluation of technology and/or business controls supporting financial and operational application systems and related business processes in a complex environment

Experience of working in teams and supervision/coaching of junior members of staff including developing teams

Demonstrable project management of multiple engagements, analytical skills, business awareness for delivering stakeholder value, sound reporting skills and the ability to work under your own initiative to deliver agreed outcomes.

The ability to apply independent judgement during engagements and to support conclusions reached to senior level personnel both internally and externally, understanding the importance of the commercial aspects of the role

Flexible and be able to think on your feet

A demonstrable breadth of experiences that enables you to hold broad business conversations and articulate complex issues to clients in a manner which is clear and unambiguous.

You will be prepared to travel to some extent both in the UK and overseas, and to work to tight deadlines, when necessary

You will be able to demonstrate a breadth of experiences that enables you to hold broad business conversations and articulate complex issues to clients in a manner which is clear and unambiguous

Experience of developing and building strong relationships