Sr. Associate - Risk Assurance

Risk Assurance SAP provides a broad range of assess and recommend services specific to the SAP related to controls around the financial reporting process, including business process and IT management controls. The team provides multiple services related to security and controls assessment.

The role would primarily be focused on working on Business Process controls for RTR/OTC/PTP/PTM etc. for SAP-ERP and IT Risk and Controls assessments/audit. As 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. Working as a Senior Associate, expected to work in team of 2-5 people for multiple projects in the area of Control Integration (CI)/ Process Controls (PC) for SAP ERP.

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; and
• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand. In the space of CI (Control Integration), the various tasks includes
▪ CTS (Control test scripts) preparation, documenting the CAN (Control Activity Narrative)/MCP (Manual Control Procedure)
▪ Execution of CTS
▪ Documenting the results and highlighting the exceptions noted in various control related configurations within SAP
▪ It also includes testing of ITGC (IT general controls) from governance point of view with/without the usage of Solution Manager in SAP
▪ Reviewing the RACI matrix along with the Control Owners documentation for specific control and documenting test scripts, execution of key reports (custom/standard) within SAP.
▪ Reviewing the RICEFW documents and noting down the exceptions. Additionally, the team also provides multiple services related to security and controls assessment, design recommendation of SAP including:
▪ Assessing/Recommending financial and operational controls around the SAP application
▪ Pre- and post-implementation assurance reviews of the SAP implementation/major upgrades
▪ SAP project assurance services (including gate reviews)
▪ Application security and segregation of duties with the usage of inhouse proprietary tool
▪ Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and controls optimization services.

Knowledge Preferred: - Demonstrates proven thorough knowledge of, and/or success in roles interfacing with clients involving, assessing controls as it relates to multiple versions of the SAP application product suite--core financial modules, projects, some industry specific modules and/or bolt-on products, emphasizing an extensive understanding of the following areas for a global network of professional services firms