Personal Assistant to 3 Partners at PwC South Africa

Job ID 20834BR

Local Specialism Assurance - Audit

Line of Service Assurance

Industry Not Applicable

Position Type Full Time

Contract Type Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration 2 years

About the role

An Executive Personal Assistant will be required to provide an efficient and accurate executive administrative support service to the Assurance line and Partners for the smooth operation of the business

Essential skills and experience

5 Years Administrative Support within a Professional services firm
Advanced level of proficiency in MS Office
Experience in preparing professional correspondence
Preparation of executive packs and presentations
Ability to communicate with high-level individuals

Required qualifications

Matric
Diploma in Bookkeeping or a Secretarial Diploma

Desirable skills or attributes

High level of attention to detail
Resilience
Ability to work efficiently under pressure
Ability to effectively multi-task and manage more than one partner simultaneously
Ability to adapt to change

Responsibilities

Personal Assistant to Three Senior Managers
Diary management
Setting up meetings and taking minutes
Completing time and expense claims for Partners
Travel bookings - flights, accommodation and car hire, both locally and internationally
Compilation and typing of protocols, presentations and general correspondence
Other ad hoc personal tasks for directors

Administrative support to the Assurance Line of Services
Downloading risk reports for the team and circulating them, while also attending to queries raised
Working with the SAICA Administrator to ensure that Trainees are booked appropriately to ensure that core hours are met
Running Job Costing reports for the line of service leader and providing any other information as it is needed

Retain Management:
Booking clerks on jobs as requested by Managers
Attending resource requests from other offices - e.g. Stock count requests
Resolving conflicts on jobs from retain perspectives
Running reports pertaining to retain
Availability reports - looking for gaps in trainees time and making sure that they are booked on jobs to ensure available time is reduced. Analysing this information against overtime information provided by Human Capital

The skills we look for in future employees

We're very proud of our unique culture, and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional.

Diversity

We work in a changing world that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Our strength lies in creating value through diversity.

Whether you're an accomplished professional or a promising new talent, you'll have opportunities to continuously learn, grow and advance in your career within our network. Our diverse client mix gives you an opportunity to make a difference by working with clients across South Africa and clients with a global reach.

We know that the skills and experiences you gain with us will stay with you throughout your career. So join PwC. We'll help you to reach your full potential.