Associate

About the Role

As an Audit - Japanese Business Network (JBN) - Associate at PwC, you will support financial statement audit work within the Assurance practice. You will assist teams in reviewing financial records, testing controls, and documenting findings for Japanese business clients. This is an entry-level role focused on learning, contributing to client engagements, asking questions, and building skills in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting external audit procedures for financial statement engagements by reviewing schedules, testing balances, and documenting results.
• Reviewing and verifying financial documents, source records, and supporting evidence against accounting policies and reporting standards.
• Applying auditing methodologies to assess internal controls, identify exceptions, and document issues for follow-up.
• Analyzing account activity, financial trends, and variances to identify risk indicators and unusual movements.
• Preparing clear workpapers, process documentation, and audit files that reflect completed procedures and conclusions reached.
• Assisting with walkthroughs, control testing, and substantive procedures across multiple financial statement areas.
• Using data analysis, data modeling, and digital tools to organize, compare, and interpret audit information.
• Collaborating with team members and responding to feedback while managing tasks in a fast-paced engagement environment.
• Supporting client-facing discussions by gathering information, tracking open items, and communicating status updates.
• Applying knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, internal controls, and technical accounting to recurring audit tasks.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing or have completed a Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• At least a 3.0 overall GPA.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (i.e., read, write, speak) with business level fluency in Japanese and English.
• Before starting full-time, meet the educational requirements to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam in your intended state of employment.
• Job seekers have completed or are in the process of completing their final academic year of educational requirements.

What Sets You Apart (Preferred Qualifications)

• Preference for a 3.5 overall GPA.
• Leveraging AI to create efficiencies, innovate ways of working and deliver distinctive outcomes.
• Demonstrating internship or coursework exposure in external audit.
• Applying accounting and auditing methodologies in team-based project settings.
• Interpreting financial statements, GAAP, and internal controls.
• Using data analysis and documentation tools to support audit procedures.