Deals Business Modelling Senior Associate at PwC South Africa

Role Summary:

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 and coach to help deliver results.
• Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from from current trends in business area.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Share relevant thought leadership.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality, diverse relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

Senior Associate – finanical modelling

The Company

PwC Deals is a leading Corporate Finance, Transaction Services and Business Recovery advisory business in South Africa and is currently experiencing growth, driven by long term client relationships and a strong senior team.  In order to take full advantage of the existing growth opportunities, we are looking for ambitious and highly motivated people to join our team.

As a senior associate within the financial modelling team you will work with a team of experienced financial modellers with commercial acumen. The role provides an excellent opportunity to grow within a rapidly expanding area of Corporate Finance.

Roles & Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will have a support role to play in the team across a broad range of financial modelling engagements including the development and review of financial models.  
• The candidate will gain exposure to a wide range of clients, from global multinationals through to entrepreneurial, owner managed businesses, covering both domestic and cross border work.

Requirements

• BComm (Finance/IT)
• 0-2 years’ experience in financial modelling
• Experience in visualisation tools, e.g. Power BI, would be advantageous

To be successful in this role,

• Strong financial skills are critical;
• Good understanding of accounting and IFRS;
• Problem solving capabilities;
• Meticulous attention to detail;
• A desire to build on commercial and industry knowledge;
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel;
• Proficient in Microsoft Power Point;
• High level of agility in a demanding environment;
• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to write succinct, well-structured reports and client communications;
• A well-organised and self-directed individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organisation;
• Proven ability to multitask and ensure effective delivery of the priorities to meet targets and objectives; and
• Exceptional project management skills will be considered fundamental together with a motivated and commercially astute approach.