Line of Service
Internal Firm Services
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other
Management Level
Senior Associate
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 an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. 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 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.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- We are looking for junior RPA specialist with UiPath certification or expertise to support the Africa PwC internal digital transformation strategy
- The right candidate will be part of the PwC digital team who implements the RPA digital strategy across 17 countries in Africa, each with its own unique and complex challenges and success drivers. Key measures for this role:
- Identify, prioritize, and scope RPA opportunities with stakeholders across the region;
- Plan for scaling & replicating of RPA capabilities across the region;
- Analyze, design, code and implement RPA solutions within region, ensure RPA solutions are built according to standards by enforcing process controls.
- Working closely with the office of the CIO to maximize automation benefits and drive best practice implementations
- Support the development of robust Business Continuity Plans are in place in the event of RPA failure
- Collect and report KPI’s and metrics related to automation(s)
- Support the RPA upskilling programme with a focus on UiPath training
- Support the RPA knowledge sharing programme across the firm
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Relevant Bachelor’s Degree
- Certification in RPA
EXPERIENCE
- Five (3-5) years’ experience with RPA adoption projects
- Technical competence in the RPA (design, development and maintenance)
- Proven track record of managing and successfully delivered RPA projects
- Experience and qualification in entry level programming
- Understanding of workflow-based logic and the ability to both understand a business process from a workflow diagram and to conceptualize it as an automated solution
- Ability to apply principles of continuous improvement, standardization and simplification of business processes
- Strong stakeholder management experience, building and maintaining effective relationships and able to communicate with both a business and IT audience
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and able to work through complex issues independently
- Ability to work with an agile approach, especially with evolving requirements
KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Proven track record in a similar role
- Project management experience in challenging and diverse work teams
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to add value, influence change, innovate, visualize and drive results
- Passion for process improvement
- Team player
- Excellent communicator – both written and in presentation
- Solutions orientated
- Ability to handle complexity and uncertainty
- Openness to new ideas
- Problem solver
- Results oriented
- Works well under pressure
- Flexibility to work independently and to support a team where necessary
- Passion for sharing knowledge and building a high performance culture
Education
- Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Travel Requirements Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No
Government Clearance Required? No
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