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Senior Managers, London Region Assurance

Employer
PwC
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
31 Jul 2019
Reference
37625BR

Job Details

Senior Managers, London Region Assurance

A career in our Business, Risk and Control ream within our Risk Assurance practice, will provide you the opportunity to work with a team that provides clients with extensive risk and controls technical knowledge and sector specific experience. You’ll have the opportunity to develop a holistic approach to risk that protects businesses, facilitates strategic decision making and enhance efficiency by assisting management in the assessment of project risks and controls.

As the business environment becomes more complex, Governance, Risk, Control and Internal Audit services continues to climb the agenda of organisations in the mid-tier.

About the role

This Senior Manager role will be split 50/50 across Governance, Risk and Control (GRC) and our Internal Audit practice focusing on the London Mid-Tier market. It will see you working on a variety of challenging and career-advancing assignments in the Risk Assurance space. You’ll be constantly learning, and your ideas will be welcomed in an atmosphere of innovation, collaboration and teamwork.

The vast majority of our work consists of small London based project teams, or embedded within a broader GRC or Internal Audit project. The type of work you will do will vary from project to project but a typical portfolio will see you spending half your time managing Internal Audit engagements and the other half working on Governance, risk and compliance projects including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing and implementation, Risk Advisory and international Governance projects. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing bespoke risk management frameworks and processes
  • Conducting risk identification interviews and facilitating risk assessment workshops, including at executive management levels
  • Conducting risk analytics, such as horizon scanning, scenario and strategic risk analysis etc
  • Developing the like between risk management activities and internal audit
  • Delivering internal audit reviews
  • Delivering Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) reviews
  • Supporting clients to develop their Governance arrangements to meet international requirments
  • Supervising work of junior staff members and delivery to clients
  • Managing day-to-day client/internal stakeholder relationships
  • Helping to grow the existing business by working alongside our leadership team on proposals and new opportunities
  • Identifying and effectively reporting any issues and recommendations for improvement to clients, as well as drafting the related sections of formal reports
  • Presenting to senior stakeholders through Audit Committees and Proposals
  • Delivering impactful risk management training
  • Providing on-going risk monitoring support

Who we are looking for

We're looking for a motivated, passionate, experienced and enthusiastic individual who will relish the opportunity to work in a growing team, with a portfolio of varied assignments and with significant possibilities to progress within the firm. You will have developed core skills in a wide range of disciplines, including controls, operational and enterprise risk frameworks and governance. Our people are expected to be capable of applying these core skills in a variety of business situations and industries and, as a Senior Manager, you will be expected to be able to work in teams or independently to scope and deliver work. We are looking for individuals who are:

  • Enthusiastic and creative about seeing both individuals and organisations become more effective;
  • Motivated to take ownership of project delivery and confident to work independently when required;
  • Highly confident and resilient, comfortable asserting themselves with senior clients;

and who have

Experience in:

  • Working in Internal Audit functions in industry or through professional services
    • Evaluating and performing risk assessments at a task and organisation level
    • International Governance codes
    • SOX testing and implementation projects
    • Integrating Risk Frameworks with Internal Audit processes and evolving to a risk based approach
    • Business Development and proposal creation
  • A methodical approach to problem-solving and delivery of client solutions;
  • Strong analytical and project management skills;
  • The drive and ability to build a team beneath them;
  • The ability to manage a portfolio of multiple clients and projects in parallel;
  • Flexibility in approach to meeting goals as part of the wider team;
  • Output focused and able to work autonomously without day-to-day supervision;
  • Excellent report writing and communication skills;
  • An understanding of relevant regulatory issues;
  • The ability to contribute and create new initiatives and be responsive to change;and
  • Strong inter-personal communication skills with the ability to build trust and rapport with diverse internal and external stakeholders.

Job ID: 37625BR
Salary: competitive
Location: London
Role closing date: 31st July 2019


Risk Assurance

We’re a leading provider of trust in the digital world - in the eyes of our people, our clients and our stakeholders. Today's business environment is different. More complex. More connected. Companies not only face new and unknown risks, but also new and untapped opportunities. Our team is at the forefront of this change, join us to be a part of transforming how risk is perceived and capitalised on.


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Diversity

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Company

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Where you could work:

  • Assurance
  • Consulting
  • Financial Advisory/ Deals
  • Human Resource Services
  • Internal Firm Services
  • PwC Legal LLP
  • Tax
  • Technology

As a leading professional services network we’re confident we can offer outstanding training and development opportunities, exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, and support from industry-leading experts. Discover where your talent could take you and join an employer that focused on helping you reach your full potential.

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