About this role
At PwC, our people in risk and compliance focus on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients, providing advice, and solutions. They help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance their internal controls to mitigate risks effectively.
Those in independence, ethics and business conduct at PwC facilitate adherence to ethical standards and promote a culture of integrity within the organisation. Working in this area, you will be responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Meaningful work you’ll be part of
As an Independence Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Providing advice and guidance to Partners and staff to help them understand the complex nature of the independence rules including personal independence compliance and independence system support
- Day to day support of core Independence processes which are key operational activities
- Involvement in independence compliance monitoring activities, researching potential breaches, and drafting analysis and reporting
- Working virtually with offshore team members in India
- Involvement in ad-hoc projects, including general support to other independence activities
- The role requires a Senior Associate who has a practical, thorough and positive approach to problem solving, good with details, confident in liaising with individuals at all levels throughout the firm, has a client service mindset and enjoys acquiring new knowledge/technical skills
- Breadth and insight into the activities of the firm
- The ability to contribute directly to the firm achieving its performance goals, especially regarding growth, leading firm and quality
- An opportunity to develop a solid technical base and understanding of the independence rules the chance to be part of a solutions-focused, cohesive, vibrant team
Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve
- Knowledge of the financial sector and an understanding of public accounting firms, their services and the regulatory environment is considered an asset
- Compliance/regulatory experience or audit experience is an asset
- Ability to interpret and apply policy to ensure regulatory compliance and support business operations
- Post secondary-education degree, preferably in business, finance or accounting
- Audit experience or experience working in the accounting or regulatory field
- A focus on client service, with an ability to share and collaborate with others
- Good project management skills and strong database and research skills
- Judgment and problem-solving skills and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Conscientious, ambitious team player, with good self-management skills
- PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer
This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.
The salary range for this position is $60,600 - $100,900. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.
Why you’ll love PwC
We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc
PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started, so we know you have questions about how and why we use it. At certain points during our recruiting process, we rely on AI to improve your experience. This could be during resume review or curating personalized job recommendations, asking you clarifying questions via a chatbot or during our interview scheduling to improve your experience. Our use of AI helps ensure we combat bias by evaluating candidates equally and fairly, without seeing identity information, such as your name, or gender for example). AI also helps us better predict successful hires by reviewing all applicants for a role and the relationship between your skills, experience and likely success at PwC Canada. While AI supports parts of our recruitment process, final hiring decisions always involve human review. For more information about our use and protection of your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy (https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/privacy-policy.html).
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Our purpose to build trust in society and solve important problems is brought to life by more than 7,800 partners and staff in locations across Canada.
With more than 110 years of excellence in Canada, we provide industry-focused professional services including audit assurance, risk assurance, tax. deals and consulting. We work to provide clients with the best of our collective thinking, experience, and solutions.
What you'll do
- As an Independence Senior Associate, you will provide advice and guidance on independence rules and support core independence processes. You will also be involved in compliance monitoring activities and ad-hoc projects.
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