PwC
Assurance - Core Assurance Associate/Senior Associate
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 28/05/2026
Job overview
Date posted
13/04/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
28/05/2026
Job description
The Assurance - Core Assurance Associate/Senior Associate role in Abu Dhabi within PwC focuses on audit and assurance services involving independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, governance structures, and risk management processes. The role is responsible for evaluating compliance with applicable regulations and conducting financial statement audits to obtain reasonable assurance that financial statements are free from material misstatement due to fraud or error. The position requires issuing auditorās reports that include formal audit opinions, while ensuring adherence to professional and technical standards, including PwC audit guidance, the firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements. The role involves working within audit teams to manage client relationships, navigate complex and ambiguous audit environments, and support delivery of high-quality assurance services. It requires interpreting financial and operational data to generate insights and recommendations, applying audit methodologies, tools, and techniques to identify risks and solve problems, and ensuring alignment with broader engagement objectives. The role also emphasizes developing client connections, contributing to team performance, understanding business contexts, and supporting continuous improvement in audit quality and assurance delivery across engagements.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Perform financial statement audits to assess whether financial statements are free from material misstatement due to fraud or error and support issuance of audit opinions
- Evaluate internal controls, governance structures, and risk management processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and professional standards
- Apply audit methodologies, frameworks, and professional guidance to execute assurance engagements in accordance with PwC standards
- Interpret financial and operational data to identify risks, generate insights, and support audit findings and recommendations
- Collaborate with audit teams and clients to manage expectations, build relationships, and support effective delivery of assurance services
- Ensure compliance with independence requirements, code of conduct, and professional standards in all audit and assurance activities
- Use critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to analyze complex audit issues and contribute to engagement outcomes
- Support documentation, reporting, and communication of audit findings in alignment with audit procedures and quality requirements
Experience & skills
- Demonstrate understanding and application of audit and assurance methodologies to perform financial statement audits, ensuring compliance with PwC professional standards and supporting accurate audit reporting outcomes.
- Apply critical thinking and analytical skills to break down complex financial and operational audit issues, interpret data effectively, and contribute to informed audit judgments and recommendations.
- Use structured tools, techniques, and audit methodologies to support execution of assurance engagements, including documentation, testing procedures, and evaluation of internal controls and risk areas.
- Maintain strong knowledge of professional auditing standards, PwC audit and tax guidance, and independence requirements to ensure full compliance across all audit and assurance activities.
- Interpret financial statements, governance frameworks, and risk management processes to assess compliance with regulatory requirements and identify areas of potential misstatement or control weakness.
- Develop understanding of broader business context and industry dynamics to support audit planning, risk assessment, and delivery of high-quality assurance services tailored to client environments.
- Engage effectively within audit teams and with stakeholders to support collaboration, clarify audit requirements, and ensure alignment with engagement objectives and deliverables.
- Continuously reflect on performance, identify development areas, and enhance technical and professional capabilities to improve effectiveness in increasingly complex and ambiguous audit situations.