Lead assessments of risk and controls during large-scale digital transformations (Workday, SAP, Oracle). Guide implementation, evaluate governance and SOX compliance, utilize IT general controls and ERP security knowledge, manage project planning and delivery, coach teams, resolve stakeholder issues, and promote innovative assurance solutions.
The Opportunity
As a Digital Assurance & Transparency- Workday - Manager, you will play a pivotal role in assisting clients with business transformations by leveraging large-scale digital solutions such as Workday and other business applications. Within our Audit and Assurance practice, you will utilize innovative solutions to help clients assess and manage risk and controls during their transformation journey. You will evaluate compliance with regulations, including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls, enhancing the credibility and reliability of information for various stakeholders.
As a Manager, you will enhance your leadership style, motivating and developing others to deliver quality results. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to meet client expectations. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. Embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.
In this role at PwC, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members, and other stakeholders, while upholding professional and technical standards.
Responsibilities
- Leading teams in the assessment and management of risk and controls during business transformation projects
- Guiding clients through the implementation of large-scale digital solutions such as Workday, SAP, and Oracle
- Analyzing and identifying interactions between system components to optimize business processes
- Taking ownership of project planning, budgeting, execution, and completion to meet client expectations
- Coaching team members to leverage their strengths and develop skills outside their comfort zones
- Utilizing IT General Controls and ERP security knowledge to enhance client transformation journeys
- Reviewing work to deepen team members' skills and encourage continuous improvement
- Addressing conflicts and engaging in difficult conversations with stakeholders to resolve issues
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including compliance with SOX and audit guidance
- Promoting innovative solutions and leading practices to improve client service delivery
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance
- Demonstrating proficiency in Business Process Improvement and IT Controls
- Utilizing strategic questioning to drive business transformation
- Excelling in coaching and feedback to enhance team performance
- Embracing change and innovation in digital solutions
- Analyzing complex systems for improved audit and assurance processes
- Developing skills in SOX Compliance and Security Control Assessment
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $252,450. For residents of Washington state the salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $297,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a Digital Assurance & Transparency- Workday - Manager, you will play a pivotal role in assisting clients with business transformations by leveraging large-scale digital solutions such as Workday and other business applications. Within our Audit and Assurance practice, you will utilize innovative solutions to help clients assess and manage risk and controls during their transformation journey. You will evaluate compliance with regulations, including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls, enhancing the credibility and reliability of information for various stakeholders.
As a Manager, you will enhance your leadership style, motivating and developing others to deliver quality results. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to meet client expectations. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. Embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.
In this role at PwC, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members, and other stakeholders, while upholding professional and technical standards.
Responsibilities
- Leading teams in the assessment and management of risk and controls during business transformation projects
- Guiding clients through the implementation of large-scale digital solutions such as Workday, SAP, and Oracle
- Analyzing and identifying interactions between system components to optimize business processes
- Taking ownership of project planning, budgeting, execution, and completion to meet client expectations
- Coaching team members to leverage their strengths and develop skills outside their comfort zones
- Utilizing IT General Controls and ERP security knowledge to enhance client transformation journeys
- Reviewing work to deepen team members' skills and encourage continuous improvement
- Addressing conflicts and engaging in difficult conversations with stakeholders to resolve issues
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including compliance with SOX and audit guidance
- Promoting innovative solutions and leading practices to improve client service delivery
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance
- Demonstrating proficiency in Business Process Improvement and IT Controls
- Utilizing strategic questioning to drive business transformation
- Excelling in coaching and feedback to enhance team performance
- Embracing change and innovation in digital solutions
- Analyzing complex systems for improved audit and assurance processes
- Developing skills in SOX Compliance and Security Control Assessment
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $252,450. For residents of Washington state the salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $297,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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