Assurance - Senior Manager (PCAOB) - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

About Us
With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through Assurance, Tax and Advisory services.
For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 professionals across the region are shaping the future of trust, transparency, and confidence in capital markets.

Line of Service Overview

Our Middle East Assurance practice includes over 2,300 professionals across 12 countries and forms part of PwC’s global network. The practice combines deep technical expertise with technology‑enabled audit delivery to support public companies and complex organisations in meeting evolving regulatory and reporting expectations.

Business Unit Overview

Core Assurance is a cornerstone of our Assurance practice, focused on delivering high‑quality audits for public companies and large, complex entities.

Our teams provide independent assurance over financial reporting, with a strong emphasis on PCAOB standards, audit quality, and inspection readiness. Through a human‑led, tech‑powered approach, we help clients navigate regulatory complexity, enhance governance, and strengthen stakeholder confidence.

How You’ll Contribute

As an External Audit Senior Manager, you will hold overall accountability for the quality, risk management, and delivery of PCAOB‑regulated and public company audit engagements. You will act as a senior technical and regulatory leader, supporting engagement partners while serving as a trusted advisor to audit committees and executive management.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Owning a portfolio of public company and PCAOB‑relevant audit engagements, with responsibility for audit quality, regulatory compliance, delivery timelines, and commercial outcomes
• Leading and overseeing PCAOB‑compliant audit strategies, ensuring alignment with firm methodology, inspection focus areas, and engagement leadership guidance
• Acting as a senior escalation point for complex technical accounting, PCAOB, and audit judgement matters, including consultation on inspection findings and regulatory themes
• Ensuring audits are executed to PCAOB documentation, testing, and quality review standards, with strong focus on inspection readiness and root‑cause mitigation
• Providing oversight of SOX‑related considerations, internal control reliance, and coordination with component teams, shared service centres, and global counterparts
• Managing senior client relationships, including direct interaction with CFOs, Controllers, Audit Committee members, and Boards of Directors
• Delivering high‑quality presentations and communications to audit committees covering audit approach, significant risks, findings, and regulatory developments
• Proactively identifying and mitigating engagement risk, independence matters, and quality issues across the portfolio
• Driving business development and account expansion by identifying opportunities with existing and prospective public company clients
• Leading, coaching, and developing Managers and engagement teams, with accountability for performance management, technical development, and succession planning
• Championing audit transformation initiatives, including data analytics, automation, and PCAOB‑aligned audit innovation, to enhance audit quality and efficiency
• Remaining current on PCAOB standards, inspection trends, SEC developments (where applicable), and global regulatory changes through continuous learning and external engagement
• Contributing to recruitment, talent strategy, and practice initiatives in line with PwC professional and quality standards

What You’ll Bring

You are a senior audit professional with strong regulatory judgement, public company credibility, and leadership presence. You also demonstrate:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• 8–10+ years of external audit experience within a Big 4 or equivalent professional services environment
• Significant experience leading PCAOB‑regulated and public company audit engagements
• Hands‑on involvement in PCAOB inspections, quality reviews, and inspection remediation
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, ACA, CA, or CPA
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and public company reporting requirements
• Proven ability to oversee audits from planning through completion while maintaining inspection‑ready documentation standards
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting to audit committees and boards
• Strong risk awareness and ability to apply professional scepticism and judgement in complex situations
• Demonstrated experience developing Managers and high‑performing audit teams
• Commitment to audit quality, regulatory excellence, and continuous improvement
• Experience with audit technologies and data analytics tools
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic is an advantage

How You’ll Make a Difference

At PwC Middle East, our people are expected to embody The PwC Professional framework—demonstrating leadership, integrity, and technical excellence while delivering trusted outcomes in highly regulated audit environments.

Why You’ll Love Working at PwC

At PwC Middle East, you’ll build more than a career—you’ll become a leader in audit quality and regulatory trust. We offer competitive rewards, comprehensive benefits, and access to complex, high‑profile public company engagements.

You’ll be supported through continuous technical development, leadership exposure, and a collaborative culture that values quality, innovation, and professional excellence.

Minimum years experience required

• 10

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Client Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Complying With Regulations, Creativity, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy {+ 32 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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