Reward Consultant at PwC South Africa

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Accounting graduates who successfully completed an NQF Level 8 Qualification (BCom Honours Degree) majoring in any of the below:
• Management Accounting: e.g. BCom Honours Degree
• Financial Accounting: e.g. BCom / Accounting Honours Degree
• Tax Accounting: e.g. BCom Honours Degree

Experience required: 

• Newly graduated students will be considered.

Responsibilities of role:

• Collecting and analysing remuneration data for PwC’s internal remuneration database;
• Performing executive and non-executive director benchmarking and assistance in determining an appropriate comparator group;
• Conducting critical reviews of client’s remuneration practices, and drafting papers including review outcomes and recommendations for new structures to clients (both executive management and remuneration committees);
• Drafting of market practice papers on various elements of remuneration
• Performing indicative financial modelling for variable incentive schemes to assist clients in understanding the cost versus benefit implications thereof;
• Performing various wage gap analysis to assist clients with their fair pay analysis
• Assistance with the so-called single figure remuneration reporting;
• An awareness of topical issues surrounding executive reward, both globally and locally, and the preparation of communication material to remuneration committees regarding this information, as well as providing ongoing advice;
• Managing client relationships (under the supervision of more senior staff);
• Project managing client engagements;
• Responsibility for risk management procedures and managing costs/fees;
• Attending client meetings;
• Assisting with the preparation of client publications;

Skill sets required:

• Ability to provide solutions to business problems – logic analytical thinking.
• Strong analytical and logical thinking ability
• Strong numerical skills
• Technical research skills
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to prioritise,multitask and work under pressure.
• Organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Pays attention to detail.