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  • Posted: Aug 13, 2021
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    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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    Project Manager

    Job Description & Summary

    A career in our Experience Technology practice, within Experience Consulting services, will provide you with a unique opportunity to help our clients change customer behaviours through the experience journey starting with a strategy, then through design, and eventually implementation. You’ll focus on bringing interactive tools in the form of mobile apps, websites, or other digital platforms to ensure our clients fully integrate customer and user experiences into their organisation.

    We help our clients enhance their customer strategies by providing innovative technology solutions that address gaps in the consumer experience. You’ll work alongside the other PwC experience teams to develop technology that fosters positive customer experiences and enhances our clients approach to market.

    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 a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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, coaching them to deliver results.

    • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.

    • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.

    • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.

    • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.

    • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.

    • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.

    • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.

    • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

    Role Summary:

    • Project manager is responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget.
    • Project manager needs to take charge for the planning and designation of project resources, prepare budgets/costs, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way.
    • As our project manager, the main job will be to coordinate people and processes to ensure that our projects are delivered on time and produce over and above the desired results.
    • PM will generally be the go-to person for everything involving each project’s organization, resource and timeline.

     

    Qualifications / Certifications required:

    • PMP, Prince 2 or MPM

     

    Responsibilities of role:

    • Build and maintain Client relationship

    • Understand project scope and objectives

    • Once project scope is understood, plan/predict which resources/teams will be needed to reach objectives and manage resources

    • Keep an overview of team finances

    • Track project timelines and schedules

    • Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders

    • Prioritise internal team relationships

    • Be able to scope and identify further opportunities from clients

    • Be the go – to relationship holder for clients going forward.

    • Be trustworthy

    • Understand the creative process and working with creative teams

     

    Skill sets required:

    • Communication.

    • Collaboration.

    • Time management.

    • Problem solving. ...

    • Adaptability.

     

    * Industry experience required:

    • Cross Industry

     

    Add-on to job advert:

    Agencies please note: This recruitment assignment is being managed directly by PwC’s Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners in the rare instance we require additional talent options. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s received will be treated as a direct application.  Your respect for this process is appreciated.

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    Actuarial Senior Associate

    Job Description & Summary

    A career within Actuarial Services, will provide you with the opportunity to contribute general insurance advice and consulting services to clients such as insurers, banks, regulators, and third party administrators. You’ll provide advice covering solvency, economic capital, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, company restructuring and risk control, financial modelling, underwriting, new legislation, and the efficiency of claims or reporting processes. Simply put, you might help analyse the impact that new regulation will have on an insurance company’s balance sheet or you could be revising businesses’ projections and making sure they have adequate reserves.

    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 a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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, coaching them to deliver results.

    • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.

    • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.

    • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.

    • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.

    • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.

    • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.

    • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.

    • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

    JOB PURPOSE

    Ongoing growth is ARQ requires an increasing number of resources to service client requests. Working on a range of quantitative risk projects such as valuation, accounting and regulatory model development and review. In the short term there is a need for resources with IFRS9, Basel capital and IFRS17 related experience although the longer term need is for a candidate that can solve a range of quantitative problems.

    JOB PROFILE

    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

    • The principle accountabilities will be:

    • Developing and maintaining client relationships

    • Management of audit support engagements

    • Forming part of quantitative risk project teams

    • Researching and staying up to date with financial service related regulations

    • Development of risk IP such as cashflow projection models

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

    Mathematical, statistical or actuarial degree Mathematical or statistical honours or masters or professional qualification such as FRM, CFA or Actuarial

    EXPERIENCE

    • Team player

    • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines

    • Excellent verbal and written English skills

    • Excellent interpersonal skills

    • Strong leadership skills (determination), some experience in technical matters preferred 

    • High energy levels and superior debating skills

    • Strong business acumen

    • 4 to 10 years in financial services environment 

    KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

    • Knowledge of financial services environment including credit risk, advanced analytics or insurance risk

    • Ability to program. Ideally in SAS, Matlab, R, Python or VBA

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    Agile Delivery Manager

    Job Description & Summary

    A career in Information Technology, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to support our core business functions by deploying applications that enable our people to work more efficiently and deliver the highest levels of service to our clients. You’ll focus on managing the design and implementation of technology infrastructure within PwC, developing and enhancing both client and internal facing applications within PwC, and providing technology tools that help create a competitive advantage for the Firm to drive strategic business growth.

    Our Information Technology Project Management team collaborates with PwC practice leaders to develop and deliver technology solutions. We provide project management oversight and collaborate with various project resources and vendors to ensure the appropriate methodology is followed, deliverable quality is high, and satisfaction is achieved. Simply put, you’ll solve business problems using technology, work with multiple teams concurrently, and be able to take pride in end to end ownership of a project.

    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 a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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 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:

    • Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.

    • Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

    • Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

    • Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

    • Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

    • Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.

    • Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

    • Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.

    • Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.

    • Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.

    • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

    JOB PURPOSE

    An Agile Delivery Manager is accountable for the product delivery team’s performance and for the effective delivery of complex, high-risk products and services. An Agile Delivery Manager enables their team to succeed by helping the team to self organise, creating the right environment for success, and creating a culture of learning and transparency.

    A.  JOB PROFILE

    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

    • Works closely with Product Managers to ensure the product vision is delivered

    • Build and maintain teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working well

    • Identify obstacles and blockers and help the team to overcome them

    • Focus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and services

    • Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team

    • Coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniques

    • Facilitate Agile ceremonies as part of a more traditional Scrum Master role

    • Participate in Agile (and other) communities of practise and contribute meaningfully to lateral knowledge sharing and upskilling on Lean and Agile principles

    • Perform Project Management activities as required

    • Act as an Agile Coach for the team, and drives Agile and Lean practises

    • Responsible for team resource management and capacity planning (workforce planning), in collaboration with other Agile Delivery Managers and Product Managers

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    Analytics Executive Reward Consultant

    Job Description & Summary

    A career in our Reward practice, within People and Organisation services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients reset their talent strategies and deliver extraordinary business results through their people. We focus on evaluating and managing their unique challenges so our clients can maximise their return on the overall investment in human capital. You’ll gain a tremendous depth of expertise in all aspects of human capital, including creating sustainable value through people culture and change, designing compensation and retirement strategies, and improving human capital operations.

    Our team helps organisations set their compensation strategies through analysis of industry benchmarks, company policies and culture, and employee performance. As part of our team, you’ll help our clients determine their compensation structure, executive pay packages, legal and regulatory requirements, tax implications, and financial reporting and accounting advice.

    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 a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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, coaching them to deliver results.
    • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
    • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
    • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
    • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
    • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
    • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
    • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
    • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

    The role will entail providing analytical and financial modelling support for the following functions:

    • Corporate finance enterprise value and equity valuation models;
    • Long-term and Short-term incentive cost modelling;
    • Executive remuneration benchmarking statistical analysis;
    • Consulting on projects across the full spectrum of reward. This includes reward strategy and structuring, short-term and long-term incentive (e.g. share plan) design (incl  tax and legal/regulatory considerations) and financial modelling e.g. remuneration benchmarking, Calculation of appropriate award levels and modelling the cost of proposed remuneration structures. The executive remuneration of large listed companies is a major focus and provides for interesting assignments directly related to South African (and broader African) business leaders

    EXPERIENCE

    KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

    • Qualified CA(SA) or
    • Bsc Applied Mathematics graduate with 3 years + working experience.
    • CFA level 1 will be an added benefit.
    • Completion of 3 years SAICA articles or 3 years + work experience
    • Excellent writing skills
    • Numerical and Excel ability
    • Proactive and self-driven
    • Client service and results oriented
    • Good administration skills with attention to detail
    • Ability to deal with multiple demands under tight client deadlines
    • Comfortable building relationships and communicating with people at all level
    • Ability to work as part of the team as well as independently
    • Takes responsibility for personal development

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    Assurance Finance Manager

    Job Description & Summary

    A career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.

    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 a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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 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:

    • Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.

    • Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

    • Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

    • Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

    • Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

    • Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.

    • Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

    • Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.

    • Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.

    • Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.

    • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

    Purpose of Job

    To support the delivery of Line of Service business strategy, while being effective and demonstrating proficiency across financial performance management, decision support and business planning and forecasting.

    Responsibilities:    

    • Plan, budget and forecast at sub-LoS and Cost Centre level.

    • Provide support on opportunity pricing and budgeting.

    • Liaise with the CoE (Centre of Excellence) and/or In country finance lead on complex and cross border transactions such as withholding tax, exchange control, etc.

    • Provide commentary and analysis on LoS management and engagement reports e.g. Operating Statements, WIP (Work In Progress), Debtors, etc.

    • Act in the capacity as the liaison for billing and project setup, maintenance, provisions and adjustments for the assigned LoS (s)

    • Be the subject matter expert and consultant to the LoS on issues such as contract and project creation, WIP valuations and general NIC management

    • Update project budgets in Oracle

    • Oversee the local finance project support role to ensure procurement and region/cost centre specific financial administration is up to date.

    • Drive communication and collaboration between the Line of Service and the different finance teams

    • Report and analyse on project, contract, Partner, LoS, Cost centre and client levels

    • Conduct ad-hoc tasks/projects to support business requirements

    • Develop an intermediate knowledge of the financial reporting systems, controls and processes that operate across business within the business at LoS and Cost Centre level.

    • Provide support on opportunity pricing and budgeting.

    • Develop an understanding and input into the development of the business’s financial reporting policies and risk management frameworks in order to assess compliance and guide interpretation and training in relevant areas.

    • Ensure alignment of processes with organisational strategy and take accountability for relevant processes within area of responsibility and ensure delivery and maintenance of standardised processes and controls.

    Knowledge, skills and abilities:

    • Advanced skills in financial planning and strategy development

    • Skills in profitability management

    • Financial performance reporting skills

    • Advanced analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

    • Proficiency with financial software systems (knowledge or previous experience of Oracle).

    • Excellent computer literacy skills, including advanced MS Office skills

    • Practical and technical knowledge of legal and regulatory issues affecting contracts, financial policies and procedures.

    • Experience leading, coaching and developing staff.

    Qualification & Experience:

    • Minimum of 7 years’ experience in financial management in a professional services environment.

    • Minimum of first degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related discipline.

    • Relevant professional certifications e.g. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CA (SA), Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA), or its equivalent is an advantage.

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