Manager (Financial Services Insurance and Investment Management) at PwC South Africa

Role Purpose:
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:

• Pursue opportunities to develop existing and new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty.
• Coach others and encourage them to take ownership of their 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.
• Develop a perspective on key global trends, including globalisation, and how they impact the firm and our clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Focus on building trusted relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Essential skills and experience

• 18 months or more post article experience.

Required qualifications

• CA(SA)

Desirable skills or attributes 

• Specialist industry knowledge IFRS experience
• Display sound leadership skills
• Computer literate with al PwC software
• Ability to market PwC services and to establish contacts in the market place
• Self – motivated
• High attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and management skills
• Ability to multi task
• Analytic and solution driven
• Pro – active and committed to delivery
• Excellent time management skills

Responsibilities

•  Manage special projects
• Risk management
• Monitor costs
• Development of staff
• Business development and client relationship building
• Manage work in progress and debtors
• Staff management
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology