About the Job
Line of Service: Assurance
Industry/Sector: Not Applicable
Specialism: Assurance
Management Level: Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
- A career within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.
- To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
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.
JOB PURPOSE
- To manage client portfolios, maintain sound client relationships and manage the audit team, including the coaching and development of staff in the Assurance division.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Job Description:
- Manage a portfolio of clients in respect of attest
- Manage special projects
- Develop our practice by targeting new clients
- Risk management
- Monitors costs against budgets
- Contribute to office management team
- Contribute to development of staff
- Business development and client relationship building
- Manage Work In Progress and Debtors
- Staff management and appraisals
- Report writing
- Compliance with PwC audit Methodology
- Must be willing to be registered as one if not already.
- Delivering quality audits and deliverables without compromise
- Digitally fit/capable ito technology and technology driven solutions to audit
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.Com Degree/ Diploma
- Completing CA(SA) qualification
EXPERIENCE:
- 3-5 Years Relevant Experience
KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Specialist industry knowledge
- IFRS experience
- Display sound leadership skills
- Computer literate with all PwC’s software
- The ability to market our services and to establish contacts in the market place
- Ability to work with and easily converse with all levels of management
- Strong Intellectual curiosity and general scepticism
- Pro-active, able to take responsibility and multi-task
- Ability to work both as part of a team as well as independently
- Good organisational skills, methodical and analytical approach
- Able to prioritise work, work efficiently and accurately under pressure
- Maintains high level of professionalism
- Solution driven
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Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Government Clearance Required?
Yes
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