Senior Associate Insurance Reading
- Recruiter
- PwC
- Location
- Reading
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 16 Oct 2019
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- Employer Sector
- Financial Services, Accountancy Practice, Professional Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Type
- External Auditor
Job Details
Insurance is a £100m business with ambitious growth targets for the future, presenting all staff levels with great opportunities both in the External Audit market but also across our other propositions. You’ll discover a uniquely diverse and continually expanding range of work within Assurance. In this Business Unit you will get exposure to our other propositions, including Programme Assurance, Technology and IFRS 17, as well as across others lines of services, including Actuarial and Consulting. This will give you an opportunity to build your knowledge and network as well as get involved in other assurance activities.
We also understand the importance of supporting you when you join and have implemented a structured on-boarding process giving you the skills you need.
Finally, we value a strong collaborative atmosphere and have a great calendar of social activities which you’ll be invited to join, so you’ll feel at home with your new team. We are also conscientious of our impact on society and have a number of initiative in place with the local community.ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to
Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above
Train and lead staff
Establish effective working relationships directly with clients
Contribute to the development of your own and team's technical acumen
Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues
Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand
ACA or equivalent
Focussed and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential)
Experience of working with clients in the UK Financial Services industry and more specifically Insurance industry
A passion for delivering an exceptional client service
Proven ability in leading audit engagements, including planning, controlling and completing a diverse range of assignments
Strong analytical and organisational abilities
Experience in supervising and developing staff
Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships
Experience of supervising and developing staff through coaching
Strong project management
Knowledge of International Accounting Standards and/or US GAAP
Strong team-working skills
Desire for continuous improvement
Highly developed listening and questioning techniques
Company
Your career is just that; yours. You choose it. You live it. You make it happen. To get the best from it, you need the best opportunities. That’s why opportunities are at the heart of a career with us. Opportunities to grow as an individual, to build lasting relationships and make an impact in a place where people, quality and value mean everything.
What we do
We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
Where you could work:
- Assurance
- Consulting
- Financial Advisory/ Deals
- Human Resource Services
- Internal Firm Services
- PwC Legal LLP
- Tax
- Technology
As a leading professional services network we’re confident we can offer outstanding training and development opportunities, exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, and support from industry-leading experts. Discover where your talent could take you and join an employer that focused on helping you reach your full potential.
Take the opportunity of a lifetime
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