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Internal Audit/SOX- Senior Associate

PwC
Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Sept 2025
💰 $202,000/yr($77,000/yr$202,000/yr)

About the role

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Business Controls

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

  • Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
  • Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
  • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
  • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
  • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
  • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
  • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
  • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

A career within Cyber Risk & Regulatory- Enterprise Risk & Controls Services, will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:
Bachelor Degree

Required Fields of Study:
Mathematics, Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Management Information Systems, Management Information Systems & Accounting, Computer and Information Science, Computer and Information Science & Accounting, Economics, Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance & Technology, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Accounting & Technology

Minimum Years of Experience:
2 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications:

Certification(s) Preferred:

CPA License, CISA or CIA

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates thorough knowledge of providing services related to process and controls, risk assessment and controls testing methodologies across the 3 lines of defense, including business process, financial reporting and IT management controls as well as risk management, compliance and operational processes, which includes a record of success with facilitating and completing deliverables involving the following:
- Business process, financial reporting and IT risks, processes and controls;
- Key domains of IT general controls, including data privacy and IT security, including change management, access to programs and data, computer operations, and systems development;
- Corporate Governance and Sarbanes Oxley Act's regulations and requirements, including compliance readiness programs;
- Financial and operational fraud risk management;
- Antifraud internal controls;
- Third Party Risk Management;
- Anti-corruption and anti-b

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