Job Description

Line of Service
Assurance

Industry/Sector

Specialism

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary
A career in our Oracle Risk Assurance practice, within Information Technology Risk Assurance will allow you to develop and apply strategies that help clients leverage enterprise technologies so they can get a higher return on their investment, mitigate risks, streamline processes, and find operational inefficiencies. The work revolves around creative problem solving and applying innovative technologies to enable strategies that increase the value of the applications that run our client’s business, mitigate risk and find operational inefficiencies.

Our focus is on creating effective and efficient design for the most important business, security and compliance processes for our clients. We touch on aspects of application security, areas prone to fraud and financial misstatement, and streamline processes that are part of our client’s core business so they can get a higher return on this key investment. Using innovative, and proprietary technologies, we help to bridge the gap between business stakeholders, compliance functions and Information Technology teams to assist in understanding how to embrace new ways of working, while limiting their financial and operational risk profile. We use knowledge of financial system design, risk mitigation, business process design, data integrity, security and use of data analytics.


To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.


About the role

We are looking for candidates that have an interest in IT governance, developing data analytics, auditing general computer controls and risk processes.

Essential skills and experience

Excel Access SQL
Understanding of structured programming or scripting
Understanding of IT governance and risk(Cobit)
Financial systems and intermediate level accounting
Project management and planning

Required qualifications

Should have obtained an IT or Internal Audit professional qualification.

Desirable skills or attributes

Be professionally presentable
Good interpersonal skills and have the ability to facilitate and present
Be a problem solver
Ability to manage people
Can function in a team environment and individually
Have good report writing skills

Responsibilities

The candidate should have done some of the following Internal Audit, IT Audit, External Audit and Risk Assurance assignments responsible as a supervisor or senior for IT or Internal Controls audits.

That would include:

Review of IT controls within a General Computer Control environment such as system security, change control and system operations.
Review of project management controls and solution design.
Performing Data Analytics.
Reviewing internal controls design and effectiveness of manual and automated controls.
The candidate should be able to explain what goes into an audit plan and how to go about gather evidence through interviews and validation.
The candidate should understand the PwC audit and risk management process for documenting work and findings.
The candidate must follow up on review notes and assist with the clearance of findings including report writing.
The candidate should be able to draft a budget and deal with the client economics.
The candidate should be able to build relationships and understand opportunities.
The candidate should understand Risk Assurance services.
The candidate should be able to present audit findings to clients and understand the risks involved with report writing

The skills we look for in future employees

We're very proud of our unique culture, and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional.

Diversity

We work in a changing world that 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. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Our strength lies in creating value through diversity.

Whether you're an accomplished professional or a promising new talent, you'll have opportunities to continuously learn, grow and advance in your career within our network. Our diverse client mix gives you an opportunity to make a difference by working with clients across South Africa and clients with a global reach.

We know that the skills and experiences you gain with us will stay with you throughout your career. So join PwC. We'll help you to reach your full potential.

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

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
Yes

Job Posting End Date
June 30, 2023

Quick response

Required Knowledge

• K0002   Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
• K0004   Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
• K0147   Knowledge of emerging security issues, risks, and vulnerabilities.
• K0169   Knowledge of information technology (IT) supply chain security and supply chain risk management policies, requirements, and procedures.
• K0234   Knowledge of full spectrum cyber capabilities (e.g., defense, attack, exploitation).
• K0241   Knowledge of organizational human resource policies, processes, and procedures.
• K0335   Knowledge of current and emerging cyber technologies.

Required Skills

• S0128   Skill in using manpower and personnel IT systems.
• S0176   Skill in administrative planning activities, to include preparation of functional and specific support plans, preparing and managing correspondence, and staffing procedures.
• S0250   Skill in preparing plans and related correspondence.

Required Abilities

• A0037  Ability to leverage best practices and lessons learned of external organizations and academic institutions dealing with cyber issues.