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Job Summary: The Risk Assurance Services (RAS) team at PwC takes pride in helping clients to identify, measure and manage their risk profile more effectively. Our specialists offer knowledge and expertise, which extends to clients’ internal controls, internal audit, technology risk, cyber security, non-financial reporting, and regulatory compliance. Our Data Assurance specialists focus on providing data analytics careers and information risk management assurance services supporting external financial statement audit engagements. Our capabilities support a wide range of businesses and industry sectors, across the Channel Islands with a focus on Financial Services. As a member of the RAS, Data Assurance practice you will work within an assurance team structure as part of a multi-functional engagement team, interacting directly with clients. You will also have excellent opportunities to be involved in strategic initiatives and provide input into shaping the future direction of the practice, particularly in areas like AI in audit and cyber security jobs.
Eligibility / Qualification Required:
Qualifications & Certifications:
- Strong academic background such as a Bachelor or Master’s Degree in a subject related to Accounting, Information Technology or Business Studies.
- Formal accounting qualification, or part qualification with a desire to focus on Data and a future Data Science / Data Engineering qualification.
- Data Science / Data Engineering BSc or equivalent.
- Technology Risk supporting qualification (e.g., ITIL, COBIT, CRISC, ISO22301, CBCI, ISO27001 LA, ISO22301 LA).
Skills & Experience Required:
Essential skills:
- Experience of internal or external audit and assurance engagements as a data assurance specialist.
- Excellent project management skills including great organisation, highly motivated work ethic, the ability to drive projects forward, managing own and others time; and hold more senior team members accountable to delivering high quality pieces of work.
- Strong team working skills and experienced in developing junior staff.
- Well-developed listening and questioning techniques.
- Strong desire for personal continuous improvement.
- Following formal methodologies and applying risk and quality standards.
- Excellent verbal skills and report writing capability.
- Ability to work autonomously without the need for day-to-day direct management.
- Proficient relationship builder.
Experience Paths:
- Accounting Path: Data assurance and accounting experience including planning, delivering and reviewing a diverse range of engagements and reviews (data focused), coupled with experience in evaluating and performing risk assessments at a task and organisational level. Understanding of accounting and financial information systems and typical data structures and end-to-end processes.
- Data Science Path: Technical data science and/or engineering experience with associated understanding of IT infrastructure, database design and knowledge of data analytical techniques, coupled with experience in evaluating IT risks and leveraging data to perform tests of IT and system driven controls. Understanding of accounting and financial information systems and typical data structures and end-to-end processes.
Desirable skills:
- Knowledge of the Financial Services sector and familiarity with the local Channel Islands market.
- Experience in providing specialist support to external FS audit teams.
- Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, or Agile).
- Data and analytics experience with competency with tools including Alteryx, SQL, Python, PowerBI and Power Platform.
- Cyber Security / Privacy engagement experience, with a relevant supporting qualification (e.g., CISM, CISSP, GIAC).
- Artificial Intelligence tooling experience and familiarity with using agentic technology to support procedures including Claude and ChatGPT.
- Technology Risk engagement experience, with relevant supporting qualification (e.g., ITIL, COBIT, CRISC, ISO22301, CBCI, ISO27001 LA, ISO22301 LA).
- Experience of performing internal audit engagements, with a relevant supporting qualification (CIA).
Required Skills (from general list):
- Accepting Feedback
- Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards
- Active Listening
- Analytical Thinking
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform
- Auditing
- Auditing Methodologies
- Business Process Improvement
- Communication
- Compliance Auditing
- Corporate Governance
- Creativity
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Data Ingestion
- Data Modeling
- Data Quality
- Data Security
- Data Transformation
- Data Visualization
- Embracing Change
- Emotional Regulation
- Empathy
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Audit
General Conditions:
- Limited travel will be required in this role; this will be project dependent. Travel requirements are stated as up to 40%.
- PwC values diversity and seeks to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, encouraging a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. More information can be found at https://www.pwc.co.uk/diversity.
- All PwC people are expected to demonstrate skills and behaviours that support the business strategy, as outlined in the global leadership framework, The PwC Professional. This framework focuses on five core attributes: whole leadership, business acumen, technical capabilities, global acumen and relationships.
- This position is available for Work Visa Sponsorship.
- Government Clearance is required for this position.
How to Apply:
The text does not specify a direct application method (e.g., email address, postal address, or specific URL for direct application). Typically, for a large organization like PwC, applications are submitted through their official career portal. Candidates are advised to visit the PwC Channel Islands career website to find the official application portal for this position.
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