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Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.

As an Audit & Assurance - Specialized Services - Senior Associate, you will play a pivotal role in providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements and internal controls, enhancing the credibility and reliability of information for various stakeholders. Within our Assurance practice, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and issue an auditor's report that includes your professional opinion.

As a Senior Associate, you will build meaningful client connections and learn how to manage and inspire others. You will navigate increasingly complex situations, growing your personal brand and deepening your technical skills. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, delivering quality work while embracing ambiguity. This role at PwC Acceleration Center Kolkata offers the opportunity to use a broad range of tools and methodologies to generate new ideas and solve problems, interpret data to inform insights, and uphold professional standards. You will develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is evolving, using reflection to enhance strengths and address development areas.

Responsibilities

- Work as part of a team to handle day-to-day accounting and investment activities of multiple entities, which includes processing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank reconciliation, GST/Sales Tax Reconciliation, Investment Activity Reconciliation, T Slip Reconciliation, Employee expenses processing on cloud-based accounting platforms and Financial Statements and Management Accounts Review.

- Handling day-to-day bookkeeping of multiple clients and meeting deadlines.

- Establish effective working relationships directly with clients.

- Good accounting knowledge

- Knowledge of Canadian GST (preferred)

- MS Office (good knowledge of MS Excel)

- Handling junior team members

- Can independently manage project

- Knowledge in Xero Accounting Software would be an added advantage
- Utilizing auditing methodologies and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) to deliver quality audit reports
- Analyzing complex financial data to inform insights and recommendations for clients
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including adherence to PwC's code of conduct and independence requirements
- Building meaningful client connections and managing relationships to anticipate and address client needs
- Navigating complex situations and using critical thinking to solve problems and generate new ideas
- Mentoring junior team members and guiding them in understanding business context and strategy
- Developing and implementing data visualization and analysis techniques to enhance audit processes

What You Must Have

- Chartered Accountant
- At least 4 years of experience (including Articleship)

- Good communication skill
- Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

- Utilizing Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards
- Applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Leveraging Auditing Methodologies for complex audits
- Navigating ambiguity with critical thinking and problem-solving
- Building meaningful client relationships and anticipating needs
- Mentoring junior team members and guiding them through complex tasks
- Developing insights through data analysis and interpretation

Travel Requirements

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