PwC
Senior Associate, Internal Audit
- Permanent
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 27/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
13/10/2026
Location
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
27/11/2026
Job description
Testing controls, drafting findings and keeping audits on schedule fill most weeks for this Senior Associate in PwC's Risk Consulting team in Jeddah. Engagements cover compliance, financial and operational internal audits, and you report to Managers and above while working directly with the partner and manager on each account. Each audit runs from planning to completion under your coordination, within budgeted time and cost. Clients often want help raising their internal control maturity, supporting their Internal Audit Plan or building an internal audit function of their own. Reviewing associates' work and coaching them on the job is part of the role. So is attention to engagement economics, quality and independence, and to new opportunities with existing and prospective clients. A background in governance, risk management and compliance is expected, along with 3 to 6 years of internal audit experience, ideally at a Big 4 firm. Bilingual Arabic and English is required, frequent travel comes with the job, and a CIA, CPA, CRMA, CFE, CGRCP, PMP or CMA is a plus.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted adviser to clients on risk and internal controls
- Work with diverse teams from audit planning through completion, following up on tasks against timelines and internal KPIs
- Help clients raise internal control maturity by shaping internal audit and risk management strategies
- Pinpoint key risks and set the audit methodology based on client objectives, control frameworks, systems and regulatory environments
- Cultivate client relationships and research opportunities with new and existing clients
- Control the engagement budget and economics
- Prepare and execute test plans, reporting control effectiveness and improvements to clients
- Back the planning, implementation and administration of client Internal Audit Plans with on-ground support
- Carry out Internal Audit engagements focused on compliance, financial and operational audits
- Test the design adequacy and operating effectiveness of internal controls
- Write up audit findings with the related impact, potential risks and recommendations
- Schedule and run engagements so projects finish within budgeted time and cost
- Guide clients in deploying and developing their internal audit and internal control functions
- Analyze business functions, gathering information and evaluating output requirements and formats
- Supervise associate-level work, giving on-job training, coaching and constructive feedback
- Uphold compliance, quality and independence requirements
- Expand PwC's service offerings in internal audit, risk and controls
Experience & skills
- Possess a degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Governance, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline
- Have 3 to 6 years of internal audit experience, preferably in a Big 4 professional services firm
- Obtain or work toward a professional qualification such as CIA, CPA, CRMA, CFE, CGRCP, PMP or CMA (a plus)
- Demonstrate experience assessing and testing the design and effectiveness of business controls
- Draw on a background in governance, risk management and compliance
- Write strong audit reports backed by sound analysis
- Investigate technical issues and present alternatives and conclusions to clients and managers
- Run engagements end to end alongside the partner and manager on the account
- Develop client relationships and contribute to business development
- Operate audit technologies and Data Analytics tools (a plus)
- Speak and write fluently in both Arabic and English
- Accept frequent travel within the Middle East and worldwide as projects require