Associate / Senior Associate – Governance, Risk and Internal Audit

Strengthen clients’ controls and risk management with PwC in Amman. Internal-audit experience, Arabic and English proficiency, and project-related travel required.

Role and practice

• Based in Amman, this Associate / Senior Associate opportunity supports PwC’s Risk Consulting practice and reports to managers and more senior colleagues. The team covers internal audit, enterprise risk management, governance, policies and procedures, financial-reporting controls, process intelligence, compliance, technology risk and cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on risk and internal controls, strengthening control maturity through practical internal-audit and risk-management strategies.
• Work with diverse teams from audit planning to completion; track assigned work against deadlines and internal performance indicators.
• Understand client objectives, systems, regulatory obligations and control frameworks to identify significant risks, shape the audit methodology and improve business processes.
• Build client and internal relationships, reflect the firm’s values and research opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
• Manage engagement budgets, financial performance, teams and stakeholder communication. Design and execute testing plans, assess control effectiveness and communicate improvements clearly.
• Support clients on site with planning, implementing and administering internal-audit plans, including compliance, financial and operational audits.
• Test whether controls are appropriately designed and operate effectively. Write audit findings, their impact and associated risks, with actionable recommendations.
• Develop internal-audit, risk and control services; deliver engagements within agreed time and cost, and help establish or improve clients’ audit and control functions.
• Study business functions, collect relevant information and assess output requirements and formats.
• Review associates’ work, provide on-the-job coaching and constructive feedback, and maintain compliance, quality and independence.
• Continue professional learning and digital development, and undertake additional procedures needed to support assurance deliverables.

Qualifications and experience

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Governance, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• The vacancy describes progressive experience at Senior Associate level or three to six years in internal audit; experience with a Big Four professional-services firm is preferred.
• Completed or ongoing study for CIA, CPA, CRMA, CFE, CGRCP, PMP or CMA is an advantage.
• Written and spoken proficiency in both Arabic and English, with strong communication, presentation, interpersonal, report-writing and analytical skills.
• Business-development and client-relationship skills, a willingness to challenge established practices constructively and respect for diverse colleagues and perspectives.
• Strong technical knowledge; ability to investigate issues and present alternatives and conclusions to clients or managers. A background in governance, risk and compliance and current understanding of business challenges are required.
• Experience assessing and testing control design and effectiveness. Project-management capability to lead engagements end to end, working directly with the partner and manager.
• Audit-technology knowledge and experience with data-analysis tools are advantages.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the Middle East and internationally when assignments require it.

Development and benefits

• The employer offers competitive pay and benefits, well-being and work-life support, continuous learning and digital upskilling. Staff are expected to follow the PwC Professional framework, develop their skills and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative workplace.

Application

• The advertised worksite is Amman, Jordan. Use the application button to open the official employer vacancy and begin the online application there. No specific closing date is stated.