Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

FS X-Sector

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Role: SAICA Accounting Trainee/Articles
Location: Guernsey
Grade: Associate
Contracted Hours per week: 37.5

PwC Channel Islands Overview:
PwC is a highly dynamic professional services firm offering Advisory, Tax, Audit and other assurance services to a large portfolio of international and local clients. The Channel Islands firm employs 600+ staff in offices across Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney and is part of an international network of 151 PwC firms employing over 364,000 staff.

Programme:
An excellent opportunity is now available in our PwC Channel Island’s Firm for individuals to complete a three-year SAICA articles training programme after having completed their studies. PwC CI is a great place to train with a global leader to complete your SAICA qualification. Trainees will gain exposure to auditing clients across a wide spectrum of industries, including global players such as FTSE 100 companies, middle market organisations and smaller, fast-growing companies.

What you’ll do:
We are looking for ambitious, creative thinkers, who want to get their career off to a great start, working in an environment that will challenge and reward you as you progress.

You’ll be providing market leading audit services to an unprecedented range of clients. Our clients range from leading multinational companies to start-ups, from family businesses and governments and private individuals. Within financial services our clients cover industries such as banking and capital markets, private equity, real estate, insurance, and consumer finance. Our audit helps organisations navigate regulatory complexity while strengthening trust and transparency in their business.

Depending on your client’s needs, your time will be split between working at client premises, working in the office and studying for your professional exams. We trust our people to be where our clients need them to be, working together with our colleagues in person as often as needed. Some travel is possible for work, and you should expect there to be busy times of the year.

Who is this vacancy for and what you’ll need:
Candidates would have passed or currently be in their final year of study towards Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA)/Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA) at a SAICA accredited university. Candidates must hold an Undergraduate degree. Candidates who have already passed ITC would also be considered.

Do you need a Work Permit?
Due to immigration restrictions in Guernsey the Channel Islands firm is only able to consider trainee candidates who hold valid UK or EU passport or have access to ancestry Visa.

Professional Qualifications:
Trainees will be able to complete the required training and qualifying exams with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

When to apply:
To avoid disappointment, we recommend applying as early as you can as applications for this role may close early should we receive a high volume of interest.

The skills we look for in our people:
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, Evolved PwC Professional.

The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity:
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business. https://pwc.to/2vY6KZm.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Client Management, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Complying with Regulations, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, External Audit, Financial Accounting, Financial Audit, Financial Disclosure Report {+ 19 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date