Employment:
Full Time
Line of Service
Tax
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
IFS – Risk & Quality (R&Q)
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
A career in Risk Management, within Internal Firm services, will provide you with the opportunity to advance and foster integrity-based decision making and conduct by PwC professionals throughout our organisation. You’ll focus on promoting and monitoring compliance with applicable external laws and regulations as well as internal policies and procedures to help manage PwC’s regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk.
Our Risk and Quality team identifies and assists internal teams to mitigate and control client engagement risks. As part of the team, you’ll provide advice to business teams within the firm on sound contract provisions, standards and approaches in accordance with firm policies, principles and standards.
Responsibilities:
– The role is to join the Tax Risk and Quality team as a Senior Associate to deliver effective and comprehensive risk management support across the Middle East region. It is a high profile role that requires strong interpersonal skills and an ability to deal with senior and junior staff.
– The successful candidate is likely to have experience with a professional service firm and be able to support the team on a full time basis. Strong interpersonal skills, an ability to manage multiple demands as well as staying calm and positive under pressure.
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
– Advising on the proper completion of TLS questionnaire (client and engagement acceptance) covering: relationship checking, AFS, AML, scoping of work and drafting of engagement letters.
– Able to develop deep understanding and knowledge of the firm’s risk management process whilst providing solutions and bringing innovate ideas on enhancing the process
– Assisting with implementing training and communication plans.
– Managing and participating in the annual Engagement Compliance Review (ECR) on all partners and directors in the Middle East Tax practice.
– Assisting in the Quality Assurance Review conducted by project managing the activities and ensuring the smooth running of the programme.
– Planning the annual Quality Review programme for the selected territories by working with the selected offices and identifying resources to participate in the review. Assisting selected office in preparation for the Quality Review
– Assisting the TLS practice with risk management issues.
– Esacalting contracting requests to OGC / Contract Review team or other members of TLS R&Q team
– Providing regular feedback on the key risks within the region and providing thoughts on certain risk management issues when experienced by engagement teams.
– Assisting engagement teams and panels in arranging panels and sourcing appropriate panel chairs.
– Attending panels led by TLS, and writing up detailed panel notes of the call.
– Advising on Salesforce queries relating to client and engagement onboarding and the policy of KYC.
– Responding to mark-ups to our documentation from clients and their lawyers, drafting alternative clauses where necessary
– Where necessary, supporting client facing teams on conference calls with clients, third parties and their respective legal advisers in order to resolve issues relating to our contracting documentation.
Overall Experience:
– Previous risk management, compliance or regulatory experience, or experience in a client facing role is desirable.
– Knowledge of Tax applied in risk management context is desirable
– Some knowledge and experience of the firm’s systems is desirable but not essential.
– Previous experience in Professional Services or a regulated environment would be an advantage
– Qualified to degree level.
– Clear understanding of commercial / client-facing issues.
– Ability to communicate clearly and with self-confidence with all levels of staff.
– Strongly organisational and project management skills
– A conscientious, ambitious team player, with good self-management skills and an ability to take initiative.
– Good understanding of PwC risk management policies and procedures
– Good understanding of the Tax services provided by the firm.
– Ability to deal with issues promptly.
– Ability to work independently and as a team member
Education:
– A professional or academic qualification (degree level or equivalent), or extensive relevant and practical experience.
Language:
– Fluency in English required, proficiency in Arabic is advantageous
Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
Yes
PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm.
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