Senior Manager

Description

At A.F.Ferguson & Co, our vision is to be the first choice employer for professional staff. As a trusted business advisor, 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. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths.

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.

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. The Senior Manager will provide senior-level leadership across a portfolio of complex audit engagements. Working closely with engagement partners and directors, the role will oversee audit quality, resolve significant accounting and auditing matters, manage senior client relationships and lead multidisciplinary teams. The position also contributes to portfolio management, talent development, market initiatives and the growth of PwC Pakistan’s assurance practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of complex audits and assurance engagements across various sectors including manufacturing, oil & gas, telecommunication, mining, banking and not-for-profit entities.
• Set engagement direction with partners and directors, challenge the audit strategy and ensure appropriate responses to significant, elevated and emerging risks.
• Oversee key judgments and complex auditing and accounting matters, including expected credit losses, impairment, fair values, contract assets & liabilities, actuarial assumptions, consolidation, going-concern, and emerging financial products.
• Review critical audit documentation, financial statements, audit reports, regulatory returns, management letters and communications to audit committees and boards.
• Lead consultations with technical accounting, methodology, risk and quality, independence, legal, actuarial, valuation, tax and technology specialists, ensuring conclusions are timely and appropriately documented.
• Maintain senior relationships with chief financial officers, finance leadership, audit committees, boards and other key stakeholders, providing clear insight while preserving auditor independence.
• Anticipate and manage engagement quality, acceptance and continuance, independence, delivery, reputation and commercial risks; escalate matters promptly to engagement leadership.
• Oversee portfolio economics, resource deployment, scheduling, budgets, recoveries, billing and collection, and drive efficient delivery without compromising quality.
• Direct and develop managers and wider engagement teams through coaching, performance feedback, succession planning, technical guidance and on-the-job learning.
• Support regulatory and group-auditor interactions, quality reviews and inspections, including timely preparation of robust supporting documentation and remediation actions.
• Contribute to proposals, client account planning, thought leadership, market initiatives and development of audit and assurance opportunities within permissible independence boundaries.
• Champion audit quality, professional scepticism, ethical conduct, collaboration, innovation and consistent application of PwC policies and values.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).
• Minimum six (6) years of post-qualification experience, substantially in external audit and assurance.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex audits and managing multiple engagements and a significant client portfolio in different sectors.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Advanced knowledge of IFRS Accounting Standards, IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and International Standards on Auditing.
• Strong understanding of Pakistan’s regulatory environment, including relevant requirements of ICAP, SBP, SECP, AOB and applicable corporate and governance frameworks.
• Proven ability to resolve complex technical matters, make balanced judgments, influence senior stakeholders and communicate effectively with boards and audit committees.
• Strong portfolio leadership, commercial awareness, negotiation, project management and resource-management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams and to collaborate across assurance, tax, advisory and specialist functions.
• Digital mindset with practical experience using audit platforms, data analytics and technology-enabled procedures.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare concise, high-quality reports and presentations.

PwC A.F. Ferguson & Co. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.