Accounting Senior at PwC South Africa

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
• Perform a senior role on assignments. As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.
• Completed or busy with 3 year SAIPA traineeship.
• Perform the role of Senior on accounting and other projects by performing work on key areas and assist in planning, managing, supervising, coaching and reviewing of work.
• Bookkeeping, preparation of financial statements, management statements, client budgets and general accounting functions for various entities including individuals/sole proprietors, trusts and companies.
• Assist with audits and independent reviews. Maintain sound client and team relationships.
• Contribute to management of a portfolio of clients in respect of attest, accounting and consultation work
• Reconciliations
• Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
• Drafting of Financial Statements and Management Accounts
• Perform general accounting functions
• Budgets, cash flows and forecasts
• Processing of data
• Manage teams on the job
• Run and manage special projects
• Risk management
• Monitors costs against budgets
• Contribute to the development of staff
• Report writing
• Compliance with PwC Audit/Review Methodology
• General administration

Skill sets required:

• Good analytical and communication skills
• Fluent in English
• Computer literate - excellent knowledge of Pastel, Ms Word and Excel
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently, as part of team or in charge of team
• Sound administration skills
• Must have sound technical knowledge including IFRS/IFRS for SME experience
• Must be able to demonstrate and apply industry knowledge
• Must be able to work overtime when necessary
• Display sound leadership skills
• Self motivated and pay attention to detail
• Must have valid driver’s license

Role related attributes:

• 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.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

• Degrees/Field of Study preferred: