Career Opportunities at PwC

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above
• Train and lead staff
• Establish effective working relationships directly with clients
• Contribute to the development of your own and team's technical acumen
• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand
• Preparation of Audit planning memo's and/or scope letters
• Preparation of ORCA document (Objectives, Risk, Controls and Alignment)
• Assessing key controls in terms of control design adequacy
• Assessing key controls in terms of control effectiveness
• Assessing business processes (financial and operational) in line with leading practice, as well as ability to identify gaps in processes
• Assessing business processes in line with approved policy and procedure documents (Compliance)
• Preparation of Audit findings, and the discussion of these with key client personnel
• Preparation of Audit findings templates and draft reports

Preferred skills

• Competent in risk identification and analysis
• Competent in control assessment, design and recommendation

Minimum years experience required

• 2 - 4 years experience in Internal Audit
• BCom or Bachelor of Business or equivalent degree

Additional application instructions

• Studies in Internal Audit to an advanced level would be highly advantageous
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans
• Computer literate - good knowledge of Pastel, MS Word and Excel
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Sound administration skills
• Must be able to work overtime when necessary
• Must have own transport with valid driver's license
• Good working knowledge of IIA Standards
• Experience in the use of TeamMate will be an added advantage

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As a Senior 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:

•  Take action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all.
•  Establish the root causes of issues and tackle them, rather than just the symptoms.
•  Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
•  Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
•  Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
•  Develop specialised expertise in one or more areas.
•  Advise stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area.
•  Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements.
•  Build trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation.
•  Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Roles & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have a key role to play in the team through:

•     Leading financial model build and model health check engagements;
•     Assisting various business development initiatives in order to establish a strong market presence; and
•     Ensuring that the team is at the forefront of best practice methodology through liaising with PwC’s global teams and keeping abreast of innovative changes within both Excel and financial models.
• The candidate will gain exposure to a wide range of clients, from global multinationals through to entrepreneurial, owner managed businesses, covering both domestic and cross border work

Requirements

•     CA (SA) or
•     Finance honours or
•     CFA

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of strong Excel and financial modelling skills as well as business and commercial acumen. To be successful in this role the candidate is expected to have the following:

•     Strong leadership and business development skills;
•     Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills;
•     Strong commercial acumen and financial skills;
•     High level of agility in a demanding environment;
•     Exceptional project management skills;
•     Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
•     Problem solving capabilities;
•     Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to write succinct, wellstructured reports and client communications;
•     A wellorganised and self directed individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organisation.