PwC - Biggest provider of audit, accounting and tax services to the companies listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Also provides internal audit, forensic audit, corporate finance, corporate governance services, sustainable assurance services and others.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for tasks, processes or entities in the area of Financial Reporting which includes solving of problems and response to ad hoc queries for assigned areas.
- Responsible for Financial Reporting of P&L and Balance Sheet accounts in all valuations.
- Analysis of the movements, aggregation of accounting technical & business analysis and explanation to internal clients / stakeholders.
- Demonstrate an expert knowledge of accounting treatment of underlying business products, external and internal transactions in a multivaluation environment and combines methodology with business knowledge
- Ensuring the effectiveness of Financial Reporting and Finance processes by proposing improvements to own tasks and processes.
- Work collaboratively to drive ideas/solutions with peers and managers which will improve Client and PwC’s efficiency.
- Developing close relationships with key stakeholders
- Managing your own workload, including reporting on progress and issues
- Developing the ability to be agile and support a range of client/projects
- Be able to implement and adapt to new or changing processes quickly.
- Proactively build relationships with all team members within PwC including engagement with client teams as well as customers of our clients.
- Commitment to work shift patterns including evening and night shifts . Some Weekend and bank holiday work may also be required.
- Commitment to work shift patterns including evening and night shifts . Some Weekend and bank holiday work may also be required.
Requirements
- Part Qualified Accountant with minimum 3-5 years experience or Qualified Chartered accountant with experience in a role relevant to Accounting or Financial Reporting
- Experience leading a team in a complex process environment and managing workflow to deliver client outcomes
- Strong, practical knowledge with accounting/ reporting systems, and Profit &; Loss and Balance Sheet
- Strong understanding of financial reporting processes, with knowledge and experience managing risk and controls
- Good team player, communicate fluently in English and demonstrate personal and collective team accountability and dedication for area of responsibility
- Excellent MS office skills
- Self motivated and independent, with ability to forge strong working relationships
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines; demonstrates strong analytical skills.
- Demonstrates commercial awareness in daily service provision within its own area of responsibility
- Commitment to work flexibly including flexible start and finish times in line with the requirements of the business
- Commitment to work shift patterns including evening and night shifts . Some Weekend and bank holiday work may also be required.
Desirable
- Knowledge of US GAAP and Insurance or Reinsurance accounting experience
- Knowledge or interest in the Crypto industry
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Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
- Certifications: Relevant certifications in Data Governance (DAMA), Cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS), DevOps, or Agile Delivery.
Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in data architecture, governance, and delivery roles.
- Proven experience in implementing and managing data governance frameworks, particularly DAMA.
- Extensive experience in data modeling (Kimball for structured, vectorized for unstructured, and IoT streaming data).
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS considered).
- Familiarity with agile methodologies, leading practices in data delivery, and DevOps integration.
- Experience in business development and sales within the data and analytics domain.
- Experience in delivery management, overseeing data projects from inception to completion.
Role related Attributes
- Industry Experience: Experience in complex data environments such as financial services, telecommunications, or mining.
- Progression in Roles: Demonstrated career progression with increasing responsibilities.
- Hands-on Developer Background: Preference for candidates who started in hands-on roles such as data engineering, BI development, or business analysis.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication, problem-solving, adaptability, and team collaboration skills.
Skills sets required:
Business Development & Sales:
- Identify and develop new business opportunities within the data and analytics domain.
- Engage with potential clients to understand their needs and propose tailored data solutions.
- Collaborate with the sales team to drive revenue growth and expand the company’s market presence.
Delivery Management:
- Oversee the delivery of data projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Manage project teams and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Implement best practices in delivery management to optimize efficiency and client satisfaction.
Experience in Data Architecture:
- Lead the design and development of scalable data architectures, employing industry best practices.
- Hands-on experience with data modeling, including Kimball methodologies for structured data and vectorized models for unstructured and IoT streaming data.
- Architect solutions on cloud platforms, with a preference for Azure, but AWS experience is also valuable.
Experience in Data Governance & Compliance:
- Implement and maintain data governance frameworks in alignment with DAMA principles.
- Ensure data compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Develop and manage data quality metrics, policies, and procedures.
Experience in DevOps & Agile Integration:
- Integrate DevOps practices into the data architecture and delivery process to ensure continuous integration, delivery, and deployment of data solutions.
- Drive agile delivery practices within the Data Delivery Excellence team, ensuring iterative and incremental development of data solutions.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the reliability and performance of data systems.
Technical Expertise:
- Proficiency in SQL and Python for data manipulation, transformation, and automation.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native data services, particularly within Azure and AWS ecosystems.
- Ability to integrate data from various sources, including IoT and unstructured data streams.
- Experience in designing and developing APIs for data integration and management.
Leadership & Collaboration:
- Act as a key partner to the Data Lead, taking ownership of major projects and leading teams to successful delivery.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, promoting best practices in data management.
- Mentor and develop junior team members, ensuring the team's growth and continuous improvement.
Industry Expertise:
- Experience in complex data environments such as financial services, telecommunications, or mining.
- Familiarity with industry-specific data challenges and solutions.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
- Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in data architecture, governance, and analytics.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data capabilities across the organization.
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Qualifications / certifications required:
- Relevant B degree in Information Systems, Informatics, Information Management, Computer Science, or Engineering.
- Security +
- ISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Auditor (advantageous)
- CISM (advantageous)
Experience required:
- 2-4 years of Cyber experience in a consulting nature.
Responsibilities of role:
- We are looking for a strategic, detail-oriented individual to join our team as a security consultant. Your responsibilities will include assessing and analysing security systems and measures, based on our go to market services:
- Capability Maturity Assessments - NIST, ISO, FFIEC
- Capability Maturity Assessments - Cyber resilience
- PCI-DSS
- Cyber Risk Management
- Cyber Value at Risk (CyberVAR) / Risk Quantification
- Third Party Risk Management
- Cloud Security
- IoT / ICS / OT
- Cybersecurity Strategy
- Cyber Cost / Investment Management
- Executive and Board of Director Engagement
- Enterprise Risk Management Integration
- Sourcing and Vendor Management
- Awareness, Culture and Behaviour
- Cyber Attestation
- Cyber Program Co-sourcing
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Requirements
- Exercises confidentiality and discretion at all times.
- A true team player who is willing to work hard to build strong and productive
- relationships at all levels within the Business Unit, Line of Service and wider firm.
- Maintain a good knowledge of the LoS and BU to facilitate effective resource planning.
- Ability to identify potential risks and escalate as appropriate.
- Staying connected and keeping the W&SS Manager aware of potential issues in the wider business.
Responsibilities
Absence and Resource Cover
- Acting as the point of contact for absence i.e. holiday requests, reporting sickness, medical appointments, emergencies etc. To have a flexible/sensitive common sense approach to staff and workload co-ordination. Ensuring appropriate short term allocation and office cover is in place and team holiday calendars are updated. Communicating with the W&SS Manager to agree return to work discussions, checking on wellbeing and appropriate escalation to W&SS Manager.
- Ensuring resource concerns and/or exceptional circumstances are flagged to the W&SS Manager.
- Understanding and working with the W&SS Manager on maternity leave/long term absence to ensure the agreed contacts and processes are followed to support the individual and the business.
- Making recommendations for allocation changes to the W&SS Manager. Being confident and able to have conversations with stakeholders and PA’s about any allocation changes which affect them/the wider team.
Recruitment & New Joiners
- Must be RIC trained to undertake interviews and testing where required. Working with the wider team to ensure success of PA induction following day one and taking responsibility to continue the training plan and continuous development.
Meetings & Communication
- Taking the lead to chair meetings and keeping up the momentum towards achieving the Business Unit and firm’s goals. To have the ability to communicate well within a team environment and to stakeholders, actively sharing information and knowledge, promoting and embracing change. Reporting key highlights/issues back to the W&SS Manager.
Training & Development
- Knowing the team's goals and requirements and being a technical enabler at the forefront of finding efficiencies to deliver business goals. Sound knowledge of current systems demonstrating the ability to develop yourself and the team's skills with future technology and systems changes as they materialise.
Objective/Goal Setting Support
- Attend goal setting meetings with the PA's and the W&SS Manager. Support the PA's with being prepared for the meeting by offering thought through and connected suggestions.
Performance Review Support
Mid Year Review Meetings
- Attend mid year review meetings with the PA’s and the W&SS Manager, providing follow up summaries to ensure all actions are shared and aspirations and agility are discussed and documented.
End of Year Review Meetings
- Supporting the W&SS Manager by being the point of contact for the team ensuring they are adequately prepared for their EOY conversation. Ensuring you have brought efficiency for smooth running review meetings.
- To sit in on the team's reviews with the W&SS Manager and being able to provide (where required) sole support reviews. Providing written summaries of the review meeting to support the W&SS Manager to be moderation ready. Further support to your W&SS Manager to agree involvement with stakeholder management where required.
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Responsibilities
Onboarding
- Delivers the onboarding experience as designed by CoE
- Ensures new joiner requirements e.g assign coach, assign buddy, attendance at on-boarding is completed
- Responds to operations, and inspect trends related feedback from new joiner surveys
- Provides feedback and input to CoE on improvements required
- Point of contact for new joiners, post recruitment
Retention
Performance & Salary reviews
- Work with LoS HCBP to prepare for LOS career round table (moderation) meetings
- May facilitate some CRT discussions/ record keeping
- Ensures transactional staff receive accurate data for increase processing
- Provide refresher training/updates to partners/managers on performance coaching (eg. Snapshot, CRT, PiP)
- Provide guidance for Poor performer discussions and ensure Workday is updated accordingly (ensure performance improvement plans are in place)
Team Leaders Support
- Upskill new Team Leaders (e.g. systems, processes, compliance)
- Provide guidance to Team Leader through various HC activities.
- Monitor client team wellbeing and partner with HCBP lead to design and implement initiatives to increase work satisfaction resulting in increased revenue (pulse survey)
- Provide HC data analytics to the Team leader to support decisions
- Provide HC policy guidance
Staff terminations
- Review exit interview survey outcomes, identify trends and collaborate with LoS HCBP to formulate solutions
- Conduct exit interviews
IR, Disciplinary & grievance
- Direct all matters to operations IR for review
- Participate in investigations where required
- Sit in as HC representative on hearings
- Take responsibility for post-hearing activities
- Ensure the IR Database is updated accordingly
Exam Results
- Assist with qualifying exam results for relevant LoS –ie. preparation, processing, communications, post results activities
- Monitor qualifications status of staff studying and check accuracy of information.
Ad-hoc Activities
- Participate on and take the lead on assigned annual activities such as GPS, Values, Leave reviews
- Act as trusted advisor on policy, leave and staff matters
- Act as ambassador on HC Imperatives (eg. Workday, Values, PwC Professional)
Diversity
- Focus on activities in line with the Transformation Strategy.
- Support the business in achieving the outcomes indicated in the Employment Equity Plan.
- Work with business on attracting and retaining diverse talent; ie.e License to Lead, promotion processes etc.
Strategy
- Drive the achievement of the LOS annual strategy as well as the HC Africa strategy taking into account leadership priorities and future business needs
- Support business and HCBP’s to deliver talent interventions (talent identification, development, coaching, motivation, and ultimate retention) against business needs and the goal of transformation
- Strategic Workforce Planning implementation and monitoring
Minimum Qualifications
- Relevant HC Degree/Diploma
- HC certification with in-country professional board (preferable)
Experience
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Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines to support seamless data flow within the organisation.
- Implement and manage testing and deployment processes to ensure data reliability and integrity.
- Oversee DevOps practices, including continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, version control, and automated testing.
- Supervise the quality assurance of code and data processes, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
- Mentor and guide team members on data engineering techniques and DevOps practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment on project objectives.
- Manage Agile project delivery, including sprint planning, backlog management, and project updates.
- Monitor and optimise data pipelines for performance and scalability.
- Stay informed of emerging technologies and best practices in data engineering and DevOps.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Strong experience in data pipeline development and DevOps, particularly within AWS and Microsoft platforms.
- Proficiency in SQL, ETL processes, and data warehousing.
- Python advantageous.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and version control systems.
- Proven experience in leading data engineering projects and managing a team.
- Experience with Agile project delivery methodologies.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
- Familiarity with data governance and data security best practices
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