Risk and Quality Associate

Job description / Role

Risk and Quality Associate - Jordan

Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Specialism
IFS - Risk & Quality (R&Q)

Management Level
Associate

Job Description & Summary
The Independence Associate is part of the Independence Team and operates across all lines of service. The team is responsible for providing support on developing independence policies and guidance (both firm and personal independence), helping engagement teams maintain independence and compliance according to regulatory rules and requirements.

Primary Duty and Responsibilities:

Financial
• Adhere to the Independence budget

Customer
• Supporting the Business Relationship team with the review and clearance of joint business relationships across all LoS.
• Emailing confirmation of updates to partner within agreed timeframes Managing the SLA for JBR requests Assisting engagement teams with the JBR and other Business Relationship clearances
• Answering general queries in relation to Business Relationships
• Liaising with Global Independence Compliance teams to resolve any unusual JBR technical/systems issues

Internal Process
• Updating a number of Independence systems
• Performing data reconciliations for JBR Independence monitoring purposes Participating in internal training sessions and contributing to setting the agenda for the calls/meetings

Learning and Growth
• Liaise with Global to understand JBR system improvement initiatives
• Adhere to policies and procedures
• Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed

Requirements

Education
• A professional or academic qualification (degree level or equivalent), or extensive relevant and practical experience.
• Language Fluency in English required, proficiency in Arabic is advantageous Overall Experience 1+ year of relevant experience.
• Fresh graduate could be considered.

Specific Experience
• Experience with a professional services firm

Preferred Knowledge and Skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Excel/Word/Powerpoint skills
• Problem solving skills and innovative mindset
• Risk averse/risk management skills
• Strong organization skills
• Thoroughness and eye for detail
• Time management skills and proactivity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ethical conduct
• A conscientious, ambitious team player, with good self-management skills and an ability to take initiative and share knowledge with peers.

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.