A career in our Flexibility Talent Network practice will focus on directly supporting our client engagement teams by attracting qualified candidates for short term or defined period opportunities. This unique career option provides an alternative to year round employment for people who are looking to pursue meaningful experiences or responsibilities outside their time with PwC. To really stand out and make us ?t for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. 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 Manager, 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: Take action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all. Establish the root causes of issues and tackle them, rather than just the symptoms. Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels. Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail. Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required. Develop specialised expertise in one or more areas. Advise stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area. Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements. Build trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation. Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct. The Assurance Centers of Excellence (COE) provides a career opportunity within our external audit practice to virtually lead & execute specific audit areas from scoping through completion. COEs directly support engagement teams, performing specifically identified audit areas across a portfolio of clients using the latest technology. In the COE you will focus on highly judgmental areas of the audit requiring subject matter insight to enhance the reliability of our clients' information. Job Requirements and Preferences: Basic Qualifications: Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree Required Fields of Study: Accounting Minimum Years of Experience: 7 year(s) Must have worked for PwC Assurance in an External Audit capacity for no less than one year in the last 5 years. Certification(s) Required: CPA License. International hires are required to hold the equivalent accounting certification in the selected individual's home country. Hires from a PwC affiliate firm must meet the credential requirements for a PwC US senior manager in that PwC affiliate firm. Preferred Qualifications: Certification(s) Preferred: CPA license in work office state Preferred Knowledge/Skills: Demonstrates intimate knowledge and/or a proven record of success in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP), United States Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (U.S. GAAS) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards, emphasizing an in-depth, intimate understanding - for the respective industry - of the applicable business and accounting issues, and technical accounting and financial reporting standards. Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader and team member within the US Assurance practice of a global network of professional services consulting firms, including the following areas: Whole Leadership: using failure as an opportunity for immediate learning, feedback and new thinking for myself and my team; establishing the root causes of issues and tackling them, rather than just the symptoms; taking action to establish everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all including quieter members of the team; and, being resilient and leading others through times of uncertainty and when under pressure. Business Acumen: making links between current issues and future trends facing markets and industries, the services we offer and client needs; moving easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail; considering profitability and business strategy when making commercial decisions for the firm; and, anticipating the client's needs and developing and discussing potential solutions even before the client realizes they are required. Technical Capabilities: advising clients on relevant technical issues for their business including regulatory and compliance issues; developing specialization in one or more areas; and, taking action to protect the firm through implementing risk management and compliance procedures. Global Acumen: considering global and local perspectives when making recommendations, navigating the complexities of global teams and engagements; and, using the resources available and responding to requests from across the Network. Relationships: simplifying complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points; expressing my own ideas with conviction in a compelling, passionate and credible manner; and, building trust with my teams, clients and other stakeholders through open and honest conversations. Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success in implementing and utilizing automation & digitization in a professional services environment, including but not limited to: innovating through new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digitization solutions; working with large, complex data sets to build models and leveraging data visualization tools to provide insights to clients; and, improving the business by creating capacity and delivering an enhanced employee and client experience. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. SDL2017
