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Technology Assurance

Our Tech Assurance practice provides our clients with independent review and confidence in the technology decisions, applications and the platforms they operate.

We help our clients gain value across their technology ecosystem by addressing risks tied to systems, security, data, reporting, and programs. In addition to traditional technology risk areas, such as IT security and IT governance, our clients are increasingly seeking advice on emerging technology risks and opportunities - such as cyber security, cryptocurrency, cloud and artificial intelligence.

Our team provides assurance in relation to client activities spanning Technology Strategy and Transformation, IT Operations, Digital Integration and Emerging Technology as well as specialist Technology support for internal and external audit services.

What skills are involved in Technology Assurance?

We are looking for team members who have a passion for existing and emerging technology. Your skills may range from traditional IT to assuring the existence of cryptocurrency. A base understanding of the risks our clients will be facing in their use of technology is required combined with a drive to help them protect their organisations through the implementation of well-designed control environments. In addition to technical skills, we seek team members who are energetic and passionate about helping our clients to make a difference in their organisation. Our culture is team-based and inclusive. If this sounds like you, please get in contact.

Trust sits at the heart of a sustainable business. Management that are serious about addressing a growing trust deficit must recognise the need to do more to increase confidence in the commitments they make to their stakeholders. Increased transparency is key to building trust and creating a business that is both respected and resilient.

We act as catalysts for that confidence by applying our expertise across a broad spectrum of solutions. From designing effective trust frameworks to providing credible and respected assurance over the processes, controls and reporting that underpin those commitments, we enable our clients to communicate with greater transparency, build trust and unlock commercial advantage.

What skills are involved in Third Party Trust?

We are looking for team members who have a solid background in controls reporting with a strong focus on third party relationships. You will bring a solid understanding of reporting frameworks such as ISAE 3402 / SOC 1, SOC 2, ISAE3000 as well as technical skills in controls, risk and governance. You're passionate about helping team members with their career growth as well as your own. You thrive in a collaborative and innovative culture and want to join a firm that values problem solvers, the kind of people who reimagine the possible for their clients and key stakeholders.

Cybersecurity and Digital Trust

Cybersecurity is a fast-moving sector with continuously evolving threats and opportunities. Our team works together with business leaders, governments and regulators to protect businesses and society from these cybersecurity threats and collaborate with our clients to solve their most complex business problems.

Drawing from a deep understanding of business acumen, human behaviour and emerging technology our Cybersecurity & Digital Trust team brings together diverse technical skills to provide complete solutions to our client’s cybersecurity and digital challenges.

What skills are involved in Cybersecurity & Digital Trust?

Our Cybersecurity & Digital Trust team comprises of a diverse range of roles and specialities. Dependent on your experience and career aspirations, a role within the team could see you joining one of our several unique teams. You could be assessing the exposure points of some of Australia’s largest organisations or creating strategies to mitigate those risks and safeguard data, people and technology. You could also work to ensure the resilience of our client’s operations; conduct penetration testing and red-teaming, and be in the frontline of managing cyber attacks.

Regardless of which team you join, they all have one thing in common, you’ll work to provide meaningful insights and actions that help build a secure digital society.

For reference, the teams that sit in C&DT include:

Digital Risk Management
Data Trust & Privacy
Digital Identity
Offensive Security
Defencive Security
Cloud, Architecture & Automation
Digital Law

Find out more about careers in Cyber Security & Digital Trust.

Data Assurance

The use of data is becoming increasingly important to our clients. To meet this growing demand, we are significantly investing in our practice to offer a wide range of data-related services, from data governance and data quality, through to large scale recalculation, visualisation, data collection and validation platforms and advanced analytics.

Our Data Assurance team work with clients to deliver crucial insight through data analytics and data visualisation. We also use data to transform external and internal audit approaches by embedding data analytics through the entire audit lifecycle. We also help our clients to establish the right controls, processes and structures to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information. We often assure that information and data provided to regulators and third parties is accurate, complete and can be trusted.

What skills are involved in Data Assurance?

The skills sets required to add value to our Data Assurance team are varied. More technical skills include data visualisation, data cleansing and manipulation, and an understanding of technical acumen and analytical methodologies. However, equally important are soft skills such as written and verbal communication. To excel in Data Assurance you’ll need the ability to not only understand complex technical problems but the ability to articulate these effectively to clients, and to also be creative in your use of data to translate business requirements into a holistic solution.

Internal Audit

In an environment of transformation, increasing complexity and an evolving risk landscape, Executives and Boards are looking to Internal Audit for confidence and insights. For many Internal Audit functions, this means evolving to keep pace with the needs of stakeholders and business. Our Internal Audit teams partner with clients to improve their risk profile by strengthening their internal controls and risk management processes. This includes identifying areas of risk and process improvement by understanding an organisation's systems, objectives, risks, control framework and regulatory environment.

What skills are involved in Internal Audit?

The Internal Audit team is united by a shared passion for the creation and support of internal audit functions. To do well here, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and innovative environment and want to join a team that values problem solvers. You’ll be commercially astute and be ready to build enduring client relationships, ensuring client outcomes are delivered.

Governance, Risk and Compliance

Joining one of several teams, you'll work to offer an integrated approach to risk that helps clients build a resilient and successful business. This involves identifying and maximising opportunities, protecting reputation, mitigating downside threats and designing and implementing an optimised control environment.

Teams within Governance, Risk and Controls include: Commercial Assurance, Risk and Regulatory, Process Optimisation, Conduct, Culture and Accountability, Financial Product & Advice.

Processes are at the heart of every business. Business transformations and improvements can only have visible and lasting value if it is affected at the process level. Our Process Optimisation team provides the mechanisms to effectively monitor, manage and communicate business processes within an organisation to deal with these challenges. In addition, business process review or redesign is an ideal opportunity to review current internal controls embedded in the business process to ensure that the controls are optimised. This will ensure that there is maximum benefit at the lowest cost out of the investment in controls.

What skills are involved in Process Optimisation?

You have a solid background in risk assessment and are capable of leading discussions on business processes, risks and technology direction and as a result build strong relationships. You’re passionate about seeking new ways to add value to your clients. You thrive in a collaborative and innovative culture and want to join a team that values problem solvers, the kind of people who reimagine the possible for their clients and key stakeholders.

Risk & Regulatory work with frontline stakeholders to help them put the end customer at the center of what they do, which enables them to grow their businesses confidently in an environment post heightened regulatory scrutiny. As part of their overall role they also work with Regulators where they perform independent assessments of financial services businesses under an Enforceable Undertaking engagement model.

What skills are involved in Risk & Regulatory?

Given the majority of stakeholders the team work with are within the frontline of financial services organisations, they require people who have worked directly in the frontline or had direct exposure to the frontline with experience in one of the major financial services hubs (e.g. London, New York, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong). People with a solid background in conduct risk and are capable of leading discussions with senior level stakeholders and presenting with impact will do well here.

In some of the more technical capabilities the team requires people with direct experience or relevant exposure to front office technology trading algorithms, electronic trading platforms and/or industry’s customer facing digital distribution channels. As part of this it is advantageous to have experience with any of the following programing languages, Python, Java, SQL, C++, Splunk.

The Commercial Assurance team helps clients enhance their performance across their complex third party relationships throughout the contract lifecycle as well as across the wider customer and supplier portfolios. We work with organisations to help them better identify, understand and manage third party risk driving financial operational and reputational benefits through an assessment of your third party relationships.

What skills are involved in Commercial Assurance?

Underpinning the team’s success in Commercial Assurance is a ‘can do’ attitude to challenges and the agility to multitask effectively across competing priorities. To do well here you’ll have excellent client relationship skills, both internally and externally, assist in the development strategies and methodologies, and possess the skills and background to help overseas and aid with run of engagements.

Organisations with a strong culture, strong conduct and clear accountability generally outperform. We work with clients to give them insights and confidence as to whether their conduct, culture and accountability are optimal for their strategy, risk appetite and fully compliant with regulations and their stakeholder expectations.

What skills are involved in Conduct, Culture and Accountability?

We look for skills and experience in governance, risk and controls, as well as culture assessment, measurement and change. It is fundamental that you have a genuine interest in people, behaviours and culture. Key attributes include: Strong conceptual thinking and ability to synthesis multiple sources of data and analysis, the ability to apply good judgement and support conclusions reached, the ability to present with impact and empathy and have had exposure of presenting to senior level stakeholders, and experience in managing projects end-to-end.

Financial Product & Advice help organisations meet the ever-changing financial advice needs of their clients. They work to help business strategies grow and innovate, to create unique client experiences, and to strengthen a client’s trust and market position while constantly adapting to regulatory change and ASIC expectations.

What skills are involved in Financial Product & Advice?

The team collectively holds a broad range of skill sets and professional backgrounds with exposure across the financial services sector. Subject matter expertise include: Licensee and Adviser Compliance, Licensee Operations, Financial, Credit and Insurance Advice, Financial Products, FoFA and Responsible Lending, Risk Management, Data Analytics, Controls Testing, Consulting.

Transformation Assurance

Our Transformation Assurance (TA) practice provides our clients with detailed insights, data and hands on support to enable them to successfully deliver complex projects and programs.

Projects and programs constitute one of the biggest items of expenditure for today's organisations. They can also be career makers and breakers - particularly for the Sponsors/SROs overseeing them. The key failing for Sponsors/SROs is not making the right decisions, and often, because they don't have the right information to make those decisions.

Our TA practice helps to ensure that those leaders make the best decisions possible. The TA team are big collaborators - collaborating with our clients to help them navigate their challenges; and other teams within PwC, to ensure our clients have the support and insights they need. The team provides detailed review and technical support in areas including: project/program planning and establishment; project delivery methodologies/ways of working; delivery/corporate governance; organisational change management (and making change stick); definition/elaboration of business needs/requirements; data migration; testing; deployment planning, transition to Business as Usual; and benefits/outcomes definition, tracking and realisation.

What skills are involved in Transformation Assurance?

We are looking for team members who have a passion for change, and a thirst for discovery. You may have a background in project delivery, ICT, data analysis and/or business. A base understanding of the core requirements for a successful project delivery is required. You will enjoy 'following a thread' to understand what is truly happening on a project, and you will enjoy working out how best to present the facts to get the best possible outcome. You will also be energetic, collaborative, persuasive, and driven by making a difference to our clients. Our culture is team-based and inclusive. If this sounds like you, please get in contact.

Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory

Leverage your knowledge and experience in cross-border listings, regulatory regimes and business processes to help our clients master the challenges of a transaction and deliver value.

Our Capital Markets & Advisory Accounting Services (CMAAS) team provides tailored industry-specific advice to clients in various sectors, including Federal, State and Local Government, Financial Services, Energy, Utilities & Mining, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals and Transportation & Logistics.

Take the opportunity to work on highly visible global clients, large scale financial reporting transformation projects, iconic infrastructure projects, company changing IPO’s, and cross-border transactions. Each project provides the opportunity to build your global networks and work with the world’s leading Capital Markets professionals.

CFO Advisory

As businesses continue to face disruption, the need for CFOs and finance teams to predict, monitor and respond to new challenges is critical. That's where our CFO Advisory team comes in. We help our clients meet growing internal and external stakeholder expectations with data-led insights and rapid scenario modelling capabilities. Our diverse, experienced community of solvers help CFOs and their teams improve financial outcomes by driving transformational change and supporting decision-making.

What skills are required to join our CFO Advisory team?

Passionate about being at the forefront of change, you're ready to help our Assurance team solve complex business issues, improve systems, and provide confidence on important decisions.

You'll bring your financial accounting or audit skills and experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and ERP implementations to improve clients' finance processes. You hold your CA or CPA and a solid understanding of general finance and accounting.

You're collaborative and enjoy working in an innovative environment. A problem solver by nature, you want to join a firm that values the kind of people who reimagine the possible for their clients and stakeholders. Most importantly, you act with integrity and care for the people you work with.

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