Workday Cloud Security & Controls Experienced Associate

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives. Those in Workday compliance and security at PwC will focus on providing consulting services for maintaining compliance and enhancing security within Workday applications. You will analyse client requirements, implement security measures, and offer guidance and support for compliance with regulatory standards. Working in this area, you will enable clients to mitigate risks, protect sensitive data, and maintain compliance with industry regulations.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As part of the Enterprise Application Risk team you focus on learning and contributing to client engagement and projects while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. As an Associate you build acumen to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, embrace ambiguity, ask questions, and use these challenges as opportunities for growth. This role emphasizes curiosity, adaptability, reliability, and personal growth, providing exposure to clients to learn how to build meaningful client connections and manage and inspire others.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to client engagement and project tasks
• Developing skills and knowledge to deliver quality work
• Building meaningful client connections
• Supporting senior staff in various tasks
• Engaging in research and analysis
• Expanding technical knowledge of firm services and technology resources
• Anticipating the needs of teams and clients
• Embracing ambiguity and using challenges as growth opportunities

What You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1 year of experience

What Sets You Apart

• Workday Financials or HCM certification, CISA, CRISC or CGEIT preferred
• Designing, implementing, and assessing controls in Workday and ERP applications
• Leading teams to generate vision and establish direction
• Developing and sustaining meaningful client relationships
• Managing large engagements and evaluating controls
• Understanding Workday product implementations and configurations
• Identifying key risks and controls in Workday projects
• Collaborating with systems integrators on business requirements
• Creating a positive team environment and providing feedback