Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In IT audit at PwC, you will focus on helping to assess and evaluate the design and effectiveness of an organisation's IT systems and controls to provide compliance with regulations and mitigate risks.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

The digital age is bringing rapid change. Businesses are becoming increasingly interconnected, and borders around supply/value chains are becoming increasingly blurred. At PwC, we recognise the importance of technology risk services as a key enabler in organisations. You’ll work closely with Information Technology (IT), the business, and the audit and risk functions to align business processes and risk to the business environment through identifying risks and recommending mitigation controls.

We offer a three-year contract, on-site training and valuable work experience. We’re looking for talented, skilled graduates who can bring new ideas and a fresh approach to Risk Services.

In Data and Analytics we help our clients analyse big and complex data sets by linking performance and decision making with data and technology. This could mean driving new growth opportunities, operating more efficiently or identifying and managing risk. Data and analytics are revolutionising business, underpinning decision making and driving innovation. But greater volumes and more detailed data bring new challenges for businesses in converting that data into a more comprehensible and user-friendly format—creating actionable insights and applying these to transform an organisation.

We also offer a clear career path for data specialists interested in pursuing a career in auditing. Our data teams play a crucial role in supporting our audit business by analysing and testing data. This work is essential for the broader testing of controls and ensuring data integrity, which underpins financial reporting assertions. This role provides a unique opportunity for candidates to develop and integrate both data analysis and auditing skills.

What will you gain from joining us?

A blend of commercial, technical, financial, audit and data experiences working with iconic clients across industry sectors and countries.

Structured technical training in a suite of data analytics/visualisation tools (e.g. Alteryx, Power BI, Python, SQL) and structured accounting and finance training (where relevant).

A broad base of analytical skills spanning data analyst, visualisation and financial modelling.

Communication skills and business acumen through interaction with and presentation to a wide range of stakeholders at the client, including CFOs and CEOs.

Opportunities to develop project management and interpersonal skills, allowing you to build collaborative working relationships at all levels. You will be engaging directly with senior members of our clients, solving their business problems and helping them generate value whilst working alongside leading professionals in fields such as big data, predictive analytics, machine learning and data visualisation.

Requirements

We’re looking for four-year degrees (equivalent to an honours) or higher in:

B Data Science / B Sc Data Science

BCom Econometrics

BCom Informatics or Information Systems

BCom Statistics

BSc Applied Mathematics

BSc Mathematics

BSc Applied Statistics

BSc Information and Knowledge Systems

Engineering degrees (Electrical, Computer, Information, Software, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial)

BBus Sci Analytics

BBus Sci Computer Science

BBus Sci Information Systems

BSc Computer Science

Socio Informatics

The Evolved PwC Professional is our global leadership development framework. It outlines the capabilities that we look for in all our people—from associate to partner level—that will help us to thrive as purpose-led and values-driven leaders.

We look for and develop these qualities in all our people:

How I lead and deliver value as a PwC Professional

Inspire
I understand my impact and people want to work with me

Empower
I coach and work side by side with others

Evolve
I grow as a person and guide PwC into the future

Champions
I commit to quality, integrity and inclusive behaviour

Builds
I apply a business mindset to my work to increase PwC’s success

Delivers
I collaborate across PwC to deliver quality and distinctive client experiences

About PwC
We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 149 countries with more than 370,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

August 15, 2025