Assurance - DIO Core Senior Associate
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Description Our collective blend of expertise and experience makes PwC a great place to work. PwC Ireland welcomes top talent from all backgrounds to join us at the start of what will be your lifelong journey of development and discovery. Let's see where your talent could take you. Job Description & Summary Our FDI/DIO group comprises 19 Partners and 613 Professionals across our Dublin and Regional offices. Between FDI & DIO, we provide audit and other assurance services to fast growing, dynamic, and established sectors of the economy. We use our industry expertise and experience in serving a wide range of clients across Retail and Consumer, Public Services, Pharmaceutical, Natural Resources, Technology, Information & Communications, and Entertainment. Although FDI/DIO are two separate working groups, you may have the chance to work across the two groups depending on your skill set. Our DIO practice audits Public Limited companies, large private corporates, Semi-state bodies, Indigenous Irish businesses, and Not-for-profit entities. FDI audits Multinational corporations, subsidiaries of overseas clients including clients subject to PCAOB reporting requirements and Irish registered Foreign Private Investors. Senior Associate: The Senior Associate role in the FDI/DIO group involves taking charge of a broad variety of audits from planning to completion. The Senior Associate is responsible for organizing and managing client assignments and projects including the completion of assignment tasks and project components as well as coaching, advising, and directing team members. Responsibilities Include:
- Lead an audit team and set the audit approach to the engagement, which makes effective use of team members’ skills and is within budget.
- Liaise onsite with clients to obtain relevant information in order to resolve any queries and to identify causes/risks on issues requiring further consideration.
- Identify the key business and audit risks of a client and investigate all audit issues to arrive at a solution or proposal.
- Research and resolve technical queries from clients.
- Work closely with the tax department to ensure that the taxation figures for the audit are finalized within the required time.
- Ensure Manager/Senior Managers (or relevant Partner) are informed on a regular basis on the progress of the audit and relevant issues in respect of budget constraints.
- Reporting on audit findings to the Managers/Senior Managers and Partners and in particular raise any issues arising during the audit which may impact on risk.
- Prepare reports detailing issues found and recommending corrective and preventative actions to resolve them.
- Review the work of junior team members to ensure quality, thoroughness, and completion of assignment tasks within agreed time frames.
- Work as an effective team member during an audit by communicating relevant issues, requesting feedback, and coaching junior team members.
- Qualified ACA/ACCA or equivalent from a recognised international accounting institution.
- At least 3 years practice accounting experience in a Big 4 firm or other international accounting firm.
- Detailed understanding of Irish GAAP.
- Knowledge of US GAAP/ SEC and International Accounting Standards would be an asset.
- Business Acumen - use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current trends in the market and utilise this information to assist your clients in making innovative business decisions.
- Relationship management - ability to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality, diverse relationships.
- Creative - demonstrate an ability to contribute to new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Enthusiastic team player with a passion to coach and encourage others to achieve their potential.
- Ambitious – demonstrate strong commitment to personal learning and Development.
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