Senior OR Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Accounting with CA (SA);
• Bachelor of Business Science with Honours in Finance / CA (SA);
• Engineer or relevant professional qualification (e.g. MBA, APICS, CPIM); or
• CFA, CIMA or other relevant related degree / professional designation.

Experience required:

• Experience of operational improvement programmes
• Advisory experience from a management consultancy, advisory firm or as an 'internal consultant' in a corporate
• Operations experience, across one or more sectors: engineering, financial services, retail, industrial, consumer, high tech, utilities, logistics, telecoms and energy
• Proven P&L analysis, cash flow and balance sheet work
• Competent with spreadsheets, financial and operational KPIs. Comfortable with financial analysis
• Track record in business development

Responsibilities of role:

• As a member of the PwC CARS (Capital Advisory and Restructuring Services) team, the candidate will be involved in a variety of restructuring and performance improvement projects across a diverse range of industries and will gain exposure to a wide range of clients. PwC CARS services a wide spectrum of clients ranging from large, listed multinationals through to entrepreneurial, owner managed businesses, covering both domestic and cross Africa border work.
• We are looking for a Senior Manager to join our growing team to work on high-profile clients experiencing stress / distress to their business model and who require turnaround or transformation with a financial, and/ or an operational restructuring lens, spanning a broad range of industry sectors. 
• You’ll provide advice and assistance around restructuring and/or turnaround. 
• Typically you will work with clients to identify and implement rapid, tactical and sustainable operational restructuring measures, for example you will advise on:
• Independent business reviews,
• Turnaround strategies, with specific performance intervention measures and targets,
• Strategic options analysis,
• Contingency planning reviews,
• Cost out and EBITDA optimisation initiatives
• Short-term cash flow reviews and forecasting, helping clients see and control their cash positions
• Cash levers to smooth cash flow/ conserve cash
• Working capital improvement plans;
• Restructuring Office services - helping client management develop and implement turnaround programs

In addition to these services you’ll be expected to:

• Take on a “hands-on” role to manage stakeholders and inspire change
• Provide robust management and monitoring of change programmes
• Be responsible for the day to day leadership of projects with minimal oversight from a Director/Partner
• Interface directly with client management, financiers and other advisors
• Prepare presentations and/or reports to key stakeholders (e.g. Board, Private Equity investor, lenders, etc.)
• Work alongside other PwC teams, including specialist lines of service and sector experts.

You will also be expected to take an active part in our team and practice development and will typically:

• Take responsibility for one or more areas of internal team management
• Take the lead in areas of business development and origination efforts
• Become an active counselor, coach and role model to other team members
• Supporting the needs of the go-to-market strategy.