Open Positions – PwC Ireland

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PwC are currently hiring a Assurance Senior Associate and Confirmations Administrator- Waterford.

About the role, as a Senior Associate your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading an audit team and setting the audit approach to the engagement, which makes effective use of team members’ skills and is within budget.
  • Liaising onsite with clients to obtain relevant information in order to resolve any queries and to identify causes/risks on issues requiring further consideration.
  • Identifying the key business and audit risks of a client and investigate all audit issues to arrive at a solution or proposal
  • Researching and resolving technical queries from clients
  • Work closely with the tax department to ensure that the taxation figures for the audit are finalised within the required time.
  • Ensure Manager/Senior Managers (or relevant Partner) are informed on a regular basis on the progress of the audit and relevant issues in respect of budget constraints.
  • Reporting on audit findings to the Managers/Senior Managers and Partners and in particular raise any issues arising during the audit which may impact on risk.
  • Preparing reports detailing issues found and recommending corrective and preventative actions to resolve them
  • Review the work of junior team members to ensure quality, thoroughness and completion of assignment tasks within agreed time frames.
  • Work as an effective team member during an audit by communicating relevant issues, requesting feedback and coaching junior team members.
  • Designing appropriate procedures and audit programmes

Responsibilities:

  • Liaising with audit teams to prepare bank, investment and solicitors’ confirmation letters using an online platform.
  • Follow up and distribution of responses from banks and solicitors to audit teams.
  • Performance of address verification and callback procedures.
  • Inputting trial balance data into an accounting package for statutory accounts.
  • Liaising with a shared service centre in processing changes to statutory accounts.
  • Liaising with audit teams in obtaining items for disclosure in statutory accounts.
  • Reviewing statutory accounts after processing completed by a shared service centre.
  • Other administrative duties including drafting of letters of engagement and authorisation for services

As a Confirmations Administrator…..

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned as required:
Responsibilities:

  • Liaising with audit teams to prepare bank, investment and solicitors’ confirmation letters.
  • Data input tasks through online confirmation platforms.
  • Follow up and distribution of responses from banks and solicitors to audit teams.
  • Performance of address verification and callback procedures.
  • Other administrative duties including drafting of letters of engagement and authorisation for services

Candidate profile:

  • Efficient and organised individual with an ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong IT skills and a willingness to adapt to new technologies
  • Knowledge of accounts software advantageous but not essential

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