Senior Manager – PCAOB Assurance

About the role

PWC Middle East is seeking a Senior Manager to lead PCAOB‑regulated audit engagements for public companies in Dubai. The role combines technical audit leadership with client‑facing responsibilities and contributes to the firm’s assurance practice.

Key responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of public‑company and PCAOB audit engagements, ensuring audit quality, regulatory compliance, delivery timelines and commercial outcomes.
• Lead PCAOB‑compliant audit strategies, oversee documentation, testing and quality review to maintain inspection readiness.
• Act as senior escalation point for complex technical accounting, PCAOB and audit‑judgement matters, including inspection findings.
• Manage senior client relationships, presenting audit approaches, risks and findings to CFOs, audit committees and boards.
• Drive business development, account expansion and audit transformation initiatives such as data analytics and automation.

Required profile

• 8–10+ years of external audit experience in a Big 4 or equivalent environment.
• Proven experience leading PCAOB‑regulated public‑company audits and involvement in PCAOB inspections.
• Professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, CA or CPAS) and strong knowledge of IFRS and public‑company reporting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience presenting to audit committees and boards.

Required skills

• PCAOB standards and inspection processes
• IFRS and public‑company reporting requirements
• Audit technologies and data‑analytics tools
• SOX and internal‑control assessment