Digital Audit Senior Associate

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The Risk Assurance Services (RAS) team at PwC takes pride in helping clients 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 Digital Audit specialists focus on providing 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, Digital Audit 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.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a Digital Audit team as the lead senior for Digital Audit, supporting external FS audit teams in the delivery of external financial statement audit engagements.
• Complete planning procedures and client walkthroughs relating to the understanding of the IT environment.
• Assess the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of IT General Controls, application controls and related dependencies, including the testing of key reports and interfaces.
• Use leading digital assets and related tooling to complete the testing of core IT General Controls.
• Undertake project management activities to support the effective delivery of Digital Audit engagements to agreed time and budget.
• Work with a range of clients delivering Controls Assurance engagements, in the capacity of internal audit or non‑audit assurance reporting.
• Provide insight to clients related to the integrity of the control environment, the efficiency of processes and the insightfulness of management information.
• Help to train and upskill staff members in the latest tools, coaching them as part of wider client engagements.
• Build relationships both internally within the PwC network and externally with senior client management teams on ongoing engagements.
• Continuously develop in‑depth industry experience and process expertise.

Reporting Structure

• Direct Reports: Manager, Senior Manager, Directors, Partners.
• Reporting to: Associates.

Qualifications & Certifications

• Strong academic background such as a Bachelor or Master’s Degree in a subject related to Accounting, Information Technology or Business Studies.
• Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile).
• CISM, CISSP, GIAC, ISACA, CISA.
• Technology Risk engagement qualification (e.g., ITIL, COBIT, CRISC, ISO22301, CBCI, ISO27001 LA).
• Internal Audit supporting qualification (CIA).

Skills & Experience Required

Essential skills

• Experience of internal or external audit and assurance engagements as a digital audit specialist.
• Excellent project management skills, with great organisation, a highly motivated work ethic, the ability to drive projects forward, manage own and others’ time, and hold senior team members accountable to delivering high‑quality work.
• Strong team working skills and experience in developing junior staff.
• Well‑developed listening and questioning techniques.
• Strong desire for personal continuous improvement.
• Follow formal methodologies and apply risk and quality standards.
• Excellent verbal skills and report writing capability.
• Ability to work autonomously without day‑to‑day direct management.
• Proficient relationship builder.
• Accounting Path: process and controls assurance experience including planning, delivering and reviewing a diverse range of engagements and reviews (IT controls focus), and experience in evaluating and performing risk assessments at a task and organisational level.
• Understanding of Internal Controls Frameworks such as COSO and end‑to‑end processes.
• Experience performing non‑audit assurance engagements, such as ISAE3402/SSAE18 reports.
• Expected qualification: formal accounting qualification, or part qualification with a desire to focus on IT controls and a future ISACA CISA certification.
• IT Audit Path: technology controls audit and advisory experience with an understanding of IT infrastructure and knowledge of related cyber security threats, and experience evaluating IT risks and performing tests of IT and system‑driven controls.
• Understanding of Control Objectives for Information Technology (COBIT) and placement within wider internal controls frameworks.
• Experience performing non‑audit assurance engagements, such as ISAE3000 (SOC2)/SSAE18 and/or ISO27001/22301 audit engagements.

Desirable skills

• Knowledge of the Financial Services sector and familiarity with the local Channel Islands market.
• Experience providing specialist support to external FS audit teams.
• Data and analytics experience with competency in tools including Alteryx, SQL, Python, PowerBI, and PowerPlatform.
• 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.
• Technology Risk engagement experience, with relevant supporting qualification (e.g., ITIL, COBIT, CRISC, ISO22301, CBCI, ISO27001 LA, ISO22301 LA).
• Experience performing internal audit engagements, with a relevant supporting qualification (CIA).

Travel Requirements

Limited travel will be required in this role; this will be project dependent.

The skills we look for in our people

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, Evolved PwC Professional. The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity

We work in a changing world which 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. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business.

How to apply: Bci_recruitment@pwc.com