Audit Senior Associate | International Partnership
PwC Services Portugal (PSP) is a joint venture between PwC Luxembourg and PwC Portugal, serving as an integral extension of PwC Luxembourg. Our growing team operates as an acceleration center supporting PwC Luxembourg's clients. Leveraging a unique pool of talented professionals based in Matosinhos, our operating model ensures scalability, consistency, and quality in service delivery by integrating seamlessly into PwC Luxembourg's operations and addressing talent attraction challenges sustainably.
PSP provides a range of services, including Assurance Audit (spanning all industries, with a particular focus on Real Estate and Private Equity), Broader Assurance Services, Tax (including Managed Services, Corporate Tax, VAT, and Accounting), and Advisory (specializing in the Global Fund Industry and Real Estate Valuation).
Your mission:
As a Senior Auditor, you'll be hired by our PwC Services Portugal Office, located in a modern area of the city of Porto, you will play an important role in working on international iconic clients like Asset Management, Banking, Insurance, Alternative (Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Debt Funds…) and IPS (Industrial and Public Sector) that are crucial actors in the economy.
Be a part of our team of solvers where you will (specific responsibilities include but are not limited to):
* Provide and support Auditing services for clients in the Asset Management, Banking, Insurance, Alternative (Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Debt Funds…) and IPS (Industrial and Public Sector) Industries;
* Help to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution;
* Engage proactively and coordinate on-site fieldwork with clients to ensure the delivery of the best auditing experience;
* Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends;
* Build, maintain and be one of the key contacts of your clients for the audit and regulatory services provided to them;
* Be responsible for the coaching, engagement and supervision of junior colleagues, where you will play a key role in their development;
* Maintain a close contact with other members in other parts of the firm, so you can focus on providing a high quality client service;
* Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems;
* Be able to demonstrate a high sense of attention to detail, critical thinking, problem solving, analytical skills and a practical awareness of the impact of regulatory and risk management on business processes and controls.
Let's talk about you. If you have/are …
* A minimum of three years of experience in audit, ideally in an international audit firm where you have gained relevant experience;
* Experience with relevant standards, e.g. IFRS;
* Experience in coaching, supervising junior staff;
* The skills to pay attention to details, problem solving under tight deadlines and analytical skills;
* Able to create long-lasting relationships with clients and be the main point of contact;
* Able to work independently, but willing to take the extra mile to integrate and develop junior colleagues;
* Open-minded, practical and agile with change;
* Fluency in English and German. The ability to speak French or Spanish will be considered a strong advantage.
…You are the candidate we are looking for