Kevin Kang, CPA

Audit Assurance Manager

PwC Canada

08.2018 - Current

Led several integrated audits for firm's priority clients ranging from newly SEC registered public companies to largest company in portfolio ($1.07 trillion AUM).
Successfully executed and won proposal for wealth management public company ($48.4 billion AUM), collaborating with key partners and business development team to analyze strategic differentiators and opportunities to improve client value.
Analyzed credit risk and economic outlook information on quarterly basis to synthesize timely perspective on expected credit loss disclosed by 5 largest banks in Canada. Firm's publication is widely used by internal and external stakeholders including clients, investors, financial analysts/researchers.
Developed and streamlined ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for audit teams to minimize error, improve efficiency and quality using Alteryx, Tableau and Google Workspace. Reduced BAU audit hours over 80+ hours and improved engagement margins.
Managed and collaborated with cross-functional teams from various countries (USA, India) to develop and implement policies, procedures, and performance measures.
Managed and presented to management on project financials, budgets, WIPS, timely billing, and collection to ensure that engagements are executed on time and within projected margins.
Reviewed implementation of complex IFRS standards (IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments and IFRS 16 – Leases) and SOX compliance.
Draft and review audit reports, audit opinions, findings, and communication of such findings to CEOs, Board of directors and other stakeholders including recommendations for improvement.
Facilitated 4 training sessions and conferences ranging from New Associates for onboarding to Partners for digital upskilling (Alteryx).
Supervised assessment of company's internal control over financial reporting, identified ineffectiveness, communicate recommendation and monitoring actions taken on issues identified quarterly.

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