Assurance - Audit Manager - Financial Services

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At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

Ngā kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role

Join PwC New Zealand's Assurance practice as an Audit Manager in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, working with leading financial services organisations across banking, insurance, funds and other regulated sectors. Based in our modern waterfront Auckland office, you'll be part of a collaborative team delivering high-quality audits, building trusted client relationships and helping organisations strengthen confidence in financial reporting.

This is an opportunity to work with some of New Zealand's most significant businesses while developing your leadership capabilities in a market that is continually evolving. You'll play a key role in leading engagements, supporting the growth of our people and contributing to the future of audit through innovation, technology and professional excellence.

Our Auckland office brings together specialists from across Assurance, Tax, Deals and Consulting, creating opportunities to learn from a wide range of experts, build your professional network and work on complex, high-profile client engagements. Whether you're collaborating with colleagues in person, connecting with teams across New Zealand, or enjoying the flexibility to balance work and life, you'll be part of an environment designed to help you thrive.

Your day-to-day could include:

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of external audit engagements in accordance with regulatory and professional standards 

• Manage and mentor audit teams, ensuring quality, efficiency, and compliance throughout the audit lifecycle 

• Build and maintain strong client relationships by understanding their business, risks, and audit requirements 

• Oversee the identification and assessment of financial and control risks and develop audit strategies to address them 

• Provide insightful advice on financial reporting matters and emerging regulatory changes to clients and internal teams 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in audit processes and encourage innovation within your teams 

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to resolve complex audit issues and deliver value-added solutions

• Using technology, data and AI-enabled tools to enhance audit quality, efficiency and insight