Deals Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Role Summary: 

PwC Deals is a leading Corporate Finance, Valuations and Transaction Services 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

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• CA (SA) would be advantageous 
• CFA or studying towards CFA would be advantageous

Experience required: 

• Some prior valuations experience preferential

Responsibilities of role: 

Applicants must display the following competencies: 

• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills; 
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets; 
• Problem solving capabilities; 
• Negotiations skills; 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the
• ability to write succinct, well-structured reports and client communications; 
• Excellent financial modelling skills; 
• 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; 
• Ability to run independently with projects or tasks when necessary;
• Seek learning opportunities and is prepared for a steep learning curve; 
• Thrive in an unstructured environment where each day is different; 
• Project and client management skills; 
• A highly motivated, confident individual with presence; 
• Highly rated with good academic credentials; and 
• Team player, who works effectively under pressure and can deliver quality outputs under tight deadlines.

Skill sets required: 

Role related attributes: 

The successful candidate will have a support role to play in the team across a broad range of business and other valuations for: 

• acquisitions, 
• disposals, 
• tax and regulatory compliance purposes, 
• financial reporting and audit assistance purposes. 
• 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 
• Strong financial and analytical skills are critical; 
• A high level of agility in a demanding, fast-moving environment is important;
• The candidate needs to have good time and project management skills; and
• Must be able to effectively communicate with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills will be considered fundamental together 
• with sound commercial and business acumen. The role requires: 
• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills; 
• Leadership skills and a pro-active approach; 
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets; 
• Problem solving capabilities; 
• A desire to build on commercial and industry knowledge; 
• Negotiation 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; 
• Ability to run independently with projects where appropriate; 
• Financial modelling skills; 
• Excellent report writing skills 
• Project and client management skills; 
• Conflict management skills; 
• A highly motivated, confident individual with presence;
• Highly rated with good academic credentials and good employment performance ratings; and 
• A proactive and dynamic team player, who works effectively under pressure.