Associate

About the Role

The Audit - Japanese Business Network (JBN) - Associate role at PwC supports financial statement audit work within the Assurance practice. This position is an entry-level role for individuals who have completed or are in the process of completing their final academic year of educational requirements. Associates will focus on learning, contributing to client engagements, asking questions, and building skills in a fast-paced environment while supporting senior staff and adapting to shifting priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support external audit procedures for financial statement engagements by reviewing schedules, testing balances, and documenting results.
• Review and verify financial documents, source records, and supporting evidence against accounting policies and reporting standards.
• Apply auditing methodologies to assess internal controls, identify exceptions, and document issues for follow-up.
• Analyze account activity, financial trends, and variances to identify risk indicators and unusual movements.
• Prepare clear workpapers, process documentation, and audit files that reflect completed procedures and conclusions reached.
• Assist with walkthroughs, control testing, and substantive procedures across multiple financial statement areas.
• Use data analysis, data modeling, and digital tools to organize, compare, and interpret audit information.
• Collaborate with team members and respond to feedback while managing tasks in a fast-paced engagement environment.
• Support client-facing discussions by gathering information, tracking open items, and communicating status updates.
• Apply 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 at PwC, meet the educational requirements to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam in your intended state of employment.

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.