Independence Office Assistant Manager / Senior Associate

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Risk & Quality (R&Q)

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in Independence Office, 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 Independence Office team provides guidance on all areas of PwC’s independence policy and the regulatory environment. As part of the team, you’ll provide updates on Independence and regulatory rules and will evaluate new client opportunities based on PwC’s compliance policies and procedures.

As an Assistant Manager/Senior Associate, 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:

Manage Service Delivery Centre (SDC) on Personal Independence Compliance Testing (PICT), streamline & enhance PICT processes, in-charge of PICT for new joiners and newly activated personnel on Check Point (system used to record personal investments), review PICT cases, perform root cause analysis over the PICT exceptions, liaising with staff up to director level on exceptions.

Prepare, conduct and complete PICT timely - including running random selection, preparing tracking list, managing timelines and liaising with testees on PICT queries, updating of various control spreadsheets, preparing PICT reports, etc.

Root cause interviews for PICT exceptions.

Respond to queries on Independence portal.

Manage and coordinate the Independence Onboarding and Leavers process.

Support Checkpoint monitoring and any other personal independence process.

Manage and coordinate the Inbound Independence Assessment process.

Support any other independence function where required.

About You:

Audit experience preferred

Have good project management skills

Possess high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Have strong analytical & problem-solving skills

Enjoy meeting people and have the confidence and maturity to deal with all levels of staff

Has the willingness to learn and deliver timely and quality results.

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, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Budget Monitoring, Business Ethics, Business Expansion, Code of Ethics, Communication, Compliance and Standards, Compliance Awareness, Compliance Oversight, Compliance Program Implementation, Compliance Review, Compliance Risk Assessment, Compliance Training, Corporate Compliance Programs, Creativity, Developing Policies and Guidelines, Digital Tooling, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation {+ 22 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date