Risk Assurance Services - Manager -Scotland Job Details

Who we are looking for

The Risk Assurance Services (RAS) Insurance & Investment Management (I&IM) business group at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) are now looking for a strong  Manager. 

Our Insurance and Investment Management group is the largest of the four main business groups within our Assurance and Business Advisory Services practice in London.  Having over 400 partners and staff within the group with a total revenue of approximately £80m it is well within its vision of achieving domination of the marketplace.

We are looking for Senior Manger audit professionals to join the group with insurance experience – Life, General, Lloyds and London Markets – and investment management – asset management, hedge funds, investment trusts and fund management, private equity, and real estate.  Other relevant competencies include SAS70, Sarbanes Oxley, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and US Generally Accepting Accounting Practices (GAAP).  Previous experience is preferable.

Due to the size, complexity and level of risk associated with your clients, you will be managing teams up to 10 people, reporting to a Partner. You will work alongside other Senior Managers and Managers auditing parts and subsidiaries of the clients business. Over an audit season you are likely to work on several clients. 

• You should have a keen interest in the above products
• You must be able to form good client relationships with prestigious clients
• You will be a good team player
• You must have a strong technical knowledge
• You must be used to working to tight deadlines and be able to work well in time pressured situations
• A Financial Services background would be preferable
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills and organisational abilities
• Well developed listening and questioning techniques
• Strong desire for continuous improvement
• Action orientated, a self starter - able to work autonomously without the need for day to day direct management

Below are some of the types of work you could be involved in if you join RAS:

External Audit Support – we complete both IT General Controls (ITGC) reviews and Business process reviews for Financial Services clients in the Insurance and Investment Management (I&IM) sectors.  This requires developing an understanding of the risks facing the client and an understanding of what controls can mitigate those risks.  As a result, Risk Assurance Services specialists develop a detailed knowledge of I&IM clients from both an IT and business point of view.

Internal Audit Advisory Services – we provide internal audit support to a number of clients via co-sourcing (where we work alongside their internal audit team) or outsourcing arrangements (where we deliver the entire internal audit programme for the year).  We also provide training and advisory services to Internal Audit functions such as reviewing the effectiveness of an Internal Audit Function.

Non Financial Reporting Assurance – in an environment where clients are increasingly requiring assurance over non financial data and systems we work with our clients to understand and perform non audit assurance engagements to provide internal and external stakeholders comfort over non financial information.  These engagements could include assessment of conformity with Hedge Fund Standards, assessment of the confidentiality and security of personal information, or compliance to Environmental Regulations.

Third Party Assurance Services – the trend to outsource certain business processes has become ever more popular in recent decades and this popularity is likely to continue as more and more organisations recognise the value of buying-in resources as and when required.  We provide independent assurance that those services that are provided to our clients are performed and handled in a controlled and effective manner (e.g. SAS70 and AAF01/06).

Technology Assurance – we provide a wide range of Technology Assurance services for our clients, including IT security, IT service management, user access and entitlement management, controls over enterprise business systems, business continuity planning / disaster recovery planning, and end user computing.

Our competencies   At PwC all our staff are required to demonstrate certain core skills, which we refer to as our 'global core competencies'.  These are assessed throughout the application process, and candidates should make themselves aware of these, and how their own experiences may demonstrate each competency.  You can also find out more about our competencies by following the below link.

http://www.pwc.com/uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml