Assurance- Associate- Kolkata

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 financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

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.

Skills

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 Firms code of conduct and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Core Assurance - AC India team you are expected to engage in financial accounting, managerial accounting, assurance, and systems. As an Associate you are expected to focus on learning and contributing to client engagement and projects while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You are expected to be exposed to clients to learn how to build meaningful client connections, manage and inspire others, and grow your personal brand by developing your technical knowledge of firm services and technology resources.

Responsibilities

• Participate in financial and managerial accounting tasks
• Contribute to assurance and systems projects
• Develop skills and knowledge to deliver quality work
• Build meaningful client connections
• Assist in managing and inspiring team members
• Expand technical knowledge of firm services and technology
• Support client engagement and project tasks
• Embrace opportunities for personal growth and branding

What You Must Have

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Chartered Accountant
• Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

• Demonstrating knowledge in financial accounting and managerial accounting
• Researching and analyzing client, industry, and technical matters
• Utilizing problem solving skills effectively
• Interacting with various levels of leadership
• Being self-motivating and responsible for personal growth
• Taking responsibility for personal development
• Managing multiple tasks effectively
• Although a credential is not required to be hired at this level, it will be required to progress to Manager