Jobs at PwC South Africa

A career within SAP Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients maximise the value of their SAP investment with offerings that address sales, finance, supply chain, engineering, and human capital. We provide comprehensive consulting, system integration and implementation services across multiple SAP applications, products and technologies. Simply put, we focus on delivering business led, technology enabled change for our clients including industry specific enterprise resource planning and the latest in mobile, analytics and cloud solutions.
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 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:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
• Initiate open and candid 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.
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Description:

• SAP professionals to help grow the SAP S/4 hana business through solution selling and unique business relationships.
• A professional at this position level within PwC has the following responsibilities: Identifies, assesses and solves complex business problems for areas of responsibility, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Closely follows the strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near term goals.
• Interacts with senior management at a client and/or within PwC on matters where they may need to gain acceptance on an alternate approach.
• Have some latitude in decision-making acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. Decisions have a major day to day impact on the area of responsibility.
• Manages or contributes as a team member to large - medium sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within PwC. Teams may be distributed on shore and offshore.
• Manage interactions and delivery with third parties contributing to the overall solution,

Basic Qualifications

• Information systems Degree or Diploma should form the foundation of a SAP consultant. Basic knowledge and financial background is a key requirement.
• Experience in SAP business development for experienced hires.
• SAP S/4 certification is preferred, but not required should the candidate have sufficient experience in the SAP profitability and costing domain.
• Deep understanding and skills in costing and data architecture principles
• Ability to meet travel requirements, when applicable

Professional Skill Requirements:

• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment  Desire to work in an information systems environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership and management skills for experienced hires at a management level in the organization

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A career within Private Company services, will provide the opportunity to help private companies with a range of business advisory needs such as audit, tax compliance, and planning to help improve their operational efficiency and to free up time that can be spent focusing on business strategy. You’ll have the opportunity to experience the entire business life cycle of a private company from inception to growth, maturity and transition.

Our team helps our clients design and implement personal and customised service plans that are unique to privately owned entities, entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals. You’ll be assisting the team focus on key issues like wealth management, compliance, cash flow management, equity expansion, divestiture and exit strategies.
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 an 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:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

About the role

• To provide an efficient service to internal customers in preparing financial statements using Caseware working papers (CWWP)

Responsibilities

• Receive requests for financial statement preparation (small companies, trusts and CC’s) and review the input for accuracy and completeness;
• Prepare financial statements using CWWP (Caseware Working Papers);
• Financial statement preparation using Excel as and when required;
• Perform critical self-review;
• Work within budget allocations;
• General administration including billing and assisting with timesheet management of team
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Essential skills 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer service focus;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Able to work as part of a team as well as independently;
• Good organisational and time management skills;
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines;
• Attention to detail/Accuracy;
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel;

Experience

• 1 years’ relevant experience in Caseware and / or accounting

Required qualifications

• Grade 12
• Diploma or degree in Accounting