Conflicts - Associate

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

The Conflicts Team advises client-facing staff on risk management matters associated with the identification and management of conflicts of interest and sensitive situations arising from client engagements across the ME firm, across all Lines of Service.

We are looking for team members who want to join the Conflicts Team and play a vital role in enabling PwC’s growth whilst protecting our reputation and brand.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of this team and contribute to shaping our direction and evolution as we work to support one of the firm’s key growth areas. You will work as an integral part of this team and be involved in a broad range of activities which will include liaison with internal and client facing partners and staff across the firm’s Lines of Service, as well as other parts of the firm including Independence, Compliance, the Office of General Counsel (OGC) and the Risk and Quality Teams in each Line of Service.

To meet the challenges the role entails, the individual will need to have a heightened risk awareness, excellent communication and writing skills, attention to detail, a client service mentality and the willingness to learn new technical areas.

Job Description

• The role involves the following:
• - Carrying out appropriate checks to identify potentially conflicting engagements based on PwC policy and guidance
• - Reviewing information provided by engagement teams and ensuring any outstanding information is chased with teams or any corrections are completed
• - Initial analysis of the search results in order to ascertain where there is a conflict of interest, and to clear the matter to proceed or to escalate where appropriate
• - Escalating to the Conflicts Team Manager and seeking appropriate guidance and training, as needed
• - Discuss findings and conflicts analysis with engagement teams and LoS R&Q teams
• - Manage daily volume of cases as assigned to the team
• - Liaise with engagement teams to ensure correct information is provided on the request submission and also to confirm full legal names of all entities involved, their relationship and the scope of work
• - Carry out urgent requests as needed
• - Set up ethical walls as per the firm’s policies and guidance
• - Be involved in regular monitoring of ethical walls processes
• - Answer any ad hoc queries from engagement teams

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• - Ensuring delivery of high quality and timely response that meets the needs of the business and is delivered to high client delivery standards
• - Meeting the SLAs and KPIs for the team in terms of turnaround times and volumes
• - Identifying issues and any training needs and escalating these to the Conflicts Team manager
• - Understanding of the firm's risk management including global and local conflict of interest policies.
• - Proactive in coming up with solutions
• - Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand
• - Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• - Learn about how the various R&Q processes work and add value to teams
• - Use tools and techniques to support research, analysis and problem solving
• - Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner – verbally and in written form
• - Build rapport quickly with others and engage personally with colleagues and teams

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Business Decisions, Business Performance Management, C-Level Presentations, Communication, Compliance Frameworks, Compliance Policies, Compliance Program Implementation, Compliance Review, Controls Testing, Corporate Governance, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, External Audit, Finance Target Operating Model, Finance Transformation, Financial Reporting, Fraud Detection, Fraud Prevention, Group Facilitation, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Internal Audit {+ 12 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date