PwC Risk Internal Audit Senior Associate📣 Job Ad

About the Role

PwC Middle East is seeking a Risk Internal Audit Senior Associate to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work within the Risk Consulting practice, focusing on helping organizations strengthen their business operations and risk management frameworks.

Role Context and Purpose

As a Senior Associate within Risk Consulting, you will contribute to engagements that enhance an organization's understanding of its objectives, regulatory environment, and stakeholder needs. The practice provides a comprehensive suite of services including Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, and Technology Risk, aimed at building trust and solving important problems for clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on risk and internal control matters.
• Manage audit engagements from planning through completion, ensuring timelines and firm KPIs are met.
• Assist clients in improving internal control maturity and mitigating risks by developing audit and risk management strategies.
• Identify key risks, define audit methodologies, and recommend process improvements based on client objectives and environments.
• Build and maintain client relationships, and identify new business opportunities.
• Manage engagement budgets and economics.
• Lead teams, manage client communication, and help clients navigate evolving risk landscapes through testing and reporting on control effectiveness.
• Provide support for the planning, implementation, and administration of clients' Internal Audit Plans.
• Conduct internal audit engagements focused on compliance, financial, and operational audits.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls through testing.
• Draft audit findings, including their impact, potential risks, and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of service offerings related to internal audit, risk, and controls.
• Ensure effective planning and execution of engagements within budgeted time and cost.
• Assist clients in the deployment and development of their internal audit and internal control functions.
• Review the work of associate-level staff, providing training, coaching, and feedback.
• Adhere to compliance, quality, and independence standards.
• Commit to continuous education and digital upskilling.
• Perform other necessary procedures to support assurance deliverables.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Governance, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level or a minimum of 3-6 years working in internal audit, preferably within a Big Four professional services firm.
• Experience in assessment and testing of the design and effectiveness of business controls.
• A background in governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Knowledge in audit technologies and experience using data analytics tools is a plus.
• Completed or pursuing a professional qualification such as CIA, CPA, CRMA, CFE, CGRCP, PMP, or CMA is advantageous.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, enabling effective teamwork.
• Strong report writing and analytical skills.
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written).
• Business development and client relationship building capabilities.
• Willingness to challenge existing practices and foster an effective working team.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and the ability to research issues and present conclusions.
• An up-to-date understanding of business issues and how to influence client conversations.
• Project management skills and the ability to lead engagements from end to end.
• Commitment to valuing differences and working collaboratively with diverse individuals and perspectives.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the Middle East and worldwide as project requirements dictate.

Work Environment and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. The role involves working as part of diverse teams and requires frequent travel as dictated by project needs.