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PwC - Biggest provider of audit, accounting and tax services to the companies listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Also provides internal audit, forensic audit, corporate finance, corporate governance services, sustainable assurance services and others.
Job Description & Summary
A career in our Business Operations - Practice Support practice, within New Business Ventures, will provide you with the opportunity to invest in new business models that leverage our knowledge and build solutions for the growing digital market. New Business Ventures identifies, develops, and commercialises technology-enabled solutions that deliver PwC value, knowledge, and experience to our clients. Each new solution focuses on data-driven platforms or other intellectual property based solutions that leverage emerging technologies and new business models. Through the process of building new solutions, we foster a culture of innovation within PwC, extend brand relevance in the market, and generate new revenue.
Our team is responsible for resource planning, forecasting and budgeting; and the management of venture contracts and billing of our portfolio of products
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 Manager, 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:
Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
About the role
Full time internal data and analytics project manager. An internal data analytics transformation role reporting to the Africa Chief Digital Officer (CDO). The candidate will be involved in and support the execution of a number of strategic data analytics transformation projects plus driving the adoption of certain data technology products. The candidate will also be involved in the design and implementation of various aspects of the data analytics transformation strategy working with business unit leaders across the Africa Territory. A smaller percentage of the role requires the candidate to support the operations (finance, people matters) of the digital team.
Project /product management responsibilities
Manage the setup, initiation and planning of projects
Coordinate project support staff to execute the projects
Drive weekly meetings with relevant stakeholders to track and execute project tasks
Manage completion deadlines for all project deliverables
Manage relationships with relevant stakeholders
Monitor and report back to leadership on progress of projects
Where relevant, manage and support hand over of completed projects to supporting business teams
Build awareness around the value of select data analytics products
Support the growth of a virtual community around a product
Research and test new features for the core data analytics tools
Digital team operations responsibilities
Support the operations of the digital team with a focus on finance and people related matters. This will include:
Helping coordinate and set annual budgets
Tracking budgets on a regular basis
Coordination of people related matters such as tracking completion of team training, people surveys, annual performance reviews
Helping senior team members with research and preparation for presentations
Skills required for the role
A fast paced digital environment that will require the candidate to:
Have the ability to operate in a rapidly changing environment often working with frequently changing project scope and timelines
Have a high digital acumen, an interest to explore and experiment with new technologies, support others with digital innovation and present on digital technologies - a technical background is preferred, while systems thinking and a solution mindset are required
Digital product management skills would be valued
A passion for business transformation and strategic change
Change management certification (PROSCI) highly recommended
Strong organisational and project management skills
Strong relationship skills with the ability to build a network across the business
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deliver different messages to a wide range of audiences
Technology experience
Microsoft O365 (Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook)
Advanced Excel data transformation skills
Power BI + Power Query editor + DAX skills
Alteryx fundamentals preferred
SQL knowledge preferred
Azure fundamentals preferred
Workday, Oracle, Salesforce basics
Additional information
Remote working - a balance of office and remote work available
Amount of time client based (0% as this is an internal PwC role)
Need to travel/overnight stays away from home – ad hoc occasional
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