Risk Assurance IT Audit Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

A career in our Information Technology Audit Services practice, within Risk and Compliance services, 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 enhances efficiency by assisting management in the assessment of project risks and controls.
Our team uses current and emerging technologies to assist clients with financial reporting, compliance, and operational processes controls. You’ll provide services related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes, including business process and Information Technology management controls.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above
• Train and lead staff
• Establish effective working relationships directly with clients
• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients 
• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

• Preparation of Audit planning memo's and/or scope letters
• Preparation of ORCA document (Objectives, Risk, Controls and Alignment)
• Assessing key controls in terms of control design adequacy
• Assessing key controls in terms of controls effectiveness
• Assessing business processes (financial and operational) in line with leading, practice, as well as ability to identify gaps in processes
• Assessing business processes in line with approved policy and procedure documents (Compliance)
• Preparation of Audit findings, and the discussion of these with key client personnel
• Preparation of Audit finding templates and draft reports
   

Preferred skills

• Competent in risk identification and analysis
• Competent in control assessment, design and recommendation
   

Minimum years experience and qualifications required

• 1 -3 years experience in Internal Audit or IT Risk Assurance
• BCom or Bachelor of Business or equivalent degree
   

Additional application instructions

• Studies in Information Systems or Computer Science to an advanced level would be highly advantageous
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans
• Computer literate - good knowledge of Pastel, MS Word and Excel
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Sound administration skills
• Must be able to work overtime when necessary
• Must have own transport with valid driver's licence
• Good working knowledge of IIA Standards
• Extensive TeamMate experience