Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 8,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 328,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance, and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.
Job Description & Summary
A career in Risk Management, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to advance and foster integrity-based decision-making and conduct by PwC professionals throughout our organisation. You’ll focus on promoting and monitoring compliance with applicable external laws and regulations as well as internal policies and procedures to help manage PwC’s regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk.
Our Risk and Quality team identifies and assists internal teams to mitigate and control client engagement risks. As part of the team, you’ll provide advice to business teams within PwC on sound contract provisions, standards, and approaches in accordance with PwC policies, principles, and standards.
What is expected from you?
As an R&Q Manager, you will be primarily responsible for dealing with audit, regulatory, and risk management-related consultations and other compliance monitoring aspects handled by the Risk and Quality function. You will be working as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive Risk and Quality and Auditing experience. Your job duties will include but will not be limited to:
- Being a first point of contact and assisting proactively in the handling of technical risk management, professional standards, and regulatory-related consultations and queries
- Handling the review and monitoring of the compliance with professional standards and audit guidance for a selected number of audit engagements’ annually and ensuring that key deadlines are met
- Contributing to the development of your own and your team’s technical acumen and staying up to date with the professional and regulatory changes
- Assisting in the various monitoring and reporting activities handled by the R&Q function to ensure compliance with ISQM1 and firm’s Risk Management policies
- Keeping up to date with local, national business and economic issues and contribute to the thinking of the risk implications and implementation of risk mitigation measures, as needed
- Maintenance and update of relevant R&Q tools, templates, checklists, databases, etc. that provide guidance and support to engagement teams
- Being responsible for the coaching, mentoring, and development of team members reporting to you while caring about their well-being
- Encouraging involvement in digital initiatives and the use of transformation technologies in order to ensure compliance with our firm's vision and enhance processes’ efficiency
As a Manager, 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:
- Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
- Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
What will you bring?
You are ambitious, resilient, and always seeking opportunities to grow and develop. In addition, you recognise yourself in the following characteristics:
- A degree in accounting, finance, or other related academic major
- About 6-8 years of professional experience in external financial audit in one of the big 4
- Completed a recognised professional qualifications such as ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA
- Experience working with cross industries/clients is considered an asset
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team and multicultural environment including remote working abilities.
- Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus
- Strong project management skills
- Confidence in challenging yourself and others to advice on technical audit and risk management-related consultations
- Ability to establish and nurture positive relationships across all levels
- Driving innovative thinking and supports others through change and uncertainty to overcome hurdles
- Experience encouraging a team environment that promotes collaboration and constructive challenge and has demonstrated the ability to act quickly to resolve team issues and questions
- Taking pride in your work and in the Audit profession, showing resilience, and demonstrating dedication to self-development including being agile and innovative in the digital world
- Promoting and encouraging others to value differences when working in diverse teams
- Knowledge in any Audit technologies, and experience using Data Analytics tools is a plus
Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Government Clearance Required?
Yes
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