Manager - Governance, Risk and Controls

About PwC

We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

About Risk

Risk isn’t going to disappear and the complex, ever changing environment makes it much harder to predict where new challenges will come from. But it represents an opportunity for businesses to transform and innovate, and discover hidden value and ensure resilience. From the boardroom to back office, we work to protect and strengthen every aspect of business; from people to performance, systems to strategy. Through our invaluable insights and independent assurance we help discover and unlock real value.

There is a huge amount of business change caused by disruption, including technology, regulation, or a factor in the broader environment such as Brexit or the Covid-19 pandemic which gives rise to risk and uncertainty. Helping our clients identify and address those risks to give them and their stakeholders confidence in their business is the purpose of our Risk Line of Service. On 1 July 2020, we established this new Line of Service to better use the scale and breadth of our practice including many of the firm’s experts in areas such as regulation, cyber security, listings, actuarial, accounting, controls and internal audit. We work together with our clients to find new ways to secure value and navigate uncertainty with confidence. At the heart of our business are diverse teams that bring the right ambition, skills and technology to solve complex problems together.

About GRC 

GRC is a solution within the Risk line of service in our CDAR (Controls, Deals, Accounting and Risk) business unit; one of the fastest growing areas of our business. We help clients in building resilience throughout their organisation with excellence in Governance, Risk Management, Compliance and Control.

Being a member of this team will see you working on a variety of challenging and career-advancing engagements. You will work across a diverse range of well-known clients, and will have the opportunity to work on really exciting projects right from the start. We work with some of the top companies in the world across a wide range of commercial industries, as well as world class Government & Public Sector organisations. 

The role 

Our GRC solution is currently expanding and we’re seeking talented, high performing professionals with a strong finance background to take a leading role on delivering complex engagements to senior client stakeholders related to:

• US SOX and ICFR (Internal Controls over Financial Reporting), particularly in relation to the upcoming changes for organisations through the UK Corporate Governance reform, which could include:

  • leading project teams in the design and implementation of an appropriate framework for ICFR,

  • oversight and delivery of Management Testing regimes to support US SOx compliance, including the review of work of others,

  • advising our clients on and supporting the delivery of remediation activities, and;

• Supporting client Finance functions navigate change by:

  •  advising on finance process and control improvement,

  • enhancing Finance function capability where they have skills gaps

  • augmenting client Finance teams by providing surge capacity .

If you’re successful, you’ll undertake client work which could include a combination of:

• Managing and leading teams to deliver client facing, and internal, engagements, including monitoring engagement progress and budget

• Acting as a subject matter expert on projects

• Developing and managing relationships with key client stakeholders

• Identifying and developing new client opportunities, and;

• Providing support on proposals.

You will also have people responsibilities, including: 

• Developing junior team members through effective coaching and supervision, and;

• Creating a positive and inclusive team environment. 

Skills and experience required

• Chartered or Certified Accounting / Audit qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIA or equivalent)

• Demonstrable experience of working on multiple projects, managing your time effectively to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines

• Technical knowledge and practical experience of finance processes and controls

• In depth understanding of SOX compliance, and related requirements

• A self-starter who can project manage and drive multiple objective-based initiatives to completion with minimal supervision

• Thrives in an environment of changing needs and priorities versus a structured work schedule

• Strong team working and leadership skills

• ​Willingness to learn new skills and help develop and innovate new client propositions

• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and clients at all levels

• Strong report writing skills

• Commercial acumen and an interest in how complex organisations operate; and

• Strong analytical, logic and problem-solving skills.

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.  Click here to find out more about everyday inclusion at PwC and how we support our people.

The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’, and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Risk
Risk is all around us and in our complex world, is changing all the time. Our teams bring people from diverse backgrounds together, using their skills and cutting-edge technology, to help solve complex problems. We are pioneers in a world of changing risk and our market leading services build resilient organisations. Join us and together, we can support our clients to rethink risk.

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Our commitment to you
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Application support
If you’re a person with a disability, if you’re neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you. Learn more.