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Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Accounting with CA (SA); or 
• Bachelor of Business Science with Honours in Finance / CA (SA). 
• Any additional CFA, CIMA or other relevant degrees / professional designations would be advantageous, but not a specific requirement. 

Experience requirement 

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in business restructuring/ leveraged finance/ financial advisory preferably from a financial institution, professional services firm or banking background. 

The candidate will be responsible for guiding, supporting and coaching junior team members while delivering high quality advice on a wide range of financial advisory and restructuring mandates, including, but not limited to: 

• Financial restructuring and exit strategies, 
• Financing and debt advisory related services, 
• Turnaround strategy, 
• Independent business reviews, 
• Strategic options analysis, 
• Contingency planning reviews,  
• Short-term cash flow reviews and forecasting,  
• Cost saving, optimisation and working capital improvement plans; 
• Work alongside other PwC teams, including specialist lines of service and sector experts; and 
• Advising in relation to Business Rescue proceedings (Chapter 6 of the Companies Act, 2008). 

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Our service offerings include:

• Accounting advisory & standards change - Assisting clients and engagement teams in the practical implementation of complex accounting and financial reporting issues. Topic teams within the group include streamlining financial statements, financial instruments (including treasury & hedging), share-based payments, revenue and business combinations
• IPO/Exit readiness – Advice to clients in the initial stages of capital raising or private equity exits to identify areas that need to be addressed as the group prepares for a listing.
• Cross-border transactions – Assisting clients on international and local debt- raising transactions as well as initial public offerings
• Internal financial controls – Cross-line of service offering with Risk Assurance and Advisory. CMAAS provides financial reporting expertise in the assessment and implementation of financial control frameworks.
• Digital Finance & Reporting - We support organisations in automating and optimising their financial reporting functions by combining accounting expertise with IT skills. CMAAS can assist in digitising and automating various accounting, data collection, controls monitoring and attestation, management reporting and financial reporting functions, freeing up time for management to spend where it matters most.

Essential skills and experience

• Completed articles
• Newly qualified CA(SA) or more post articles experience
• Preference to be given to someone with Technical Accounting or Deals experience

Required qualifications

• CA (SA)

The successful applicant will:

• 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.
• Establish and maintain relationships with client management and other stakeholders within and outside the firm.
• 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.
• Collaborate with deals, consulting, risk, audit and other professionals to understand dependencies and integration points, as well as deliver comprehensive solutions for our clients
• Demonstrate an awareness of significant developments in all areas of IFRS and start demonstrating an in-depth knowledge in specialist areas of IFRS.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Demonstrate an ability to work on multiple engagements and for multiple partners at the
• same time, making sound judgements about balancing conflicting objectives.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Demonstrate the ability to run internal and external meetings, by communicating solutions in a professional and logical manner, demonstrating an understanding of the other party’s perspective.
• Take ownership for client relationships and work assignments.
• Demonstrate the ability to extend our service offerings to existing clients.
• Recognise the need for agility during change as the timing for certain outputs can be highly time sensitive.

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Minimum Qualifications and Experience: 

• Grade 12 
• 5 - 10 years in a similar role 
• Solid understanding of how to navigate CIPC website 
• A working knowledge of and ability to complete the prescribed statutory forms for Companies and Close Corporations 
• Must be able to effect changes to Close Corporations and Company statutory records  

Job Description: 

Close Corporations 

• Change of financial year end 
• Change of registered office and postal address 
• Change of accounting officer 
• Change of name and objects 
• Change of members/contributions/size of interest/address or other details 
• Conversion of CC into a Company 
• Deregistration of close corporation 

Companies 

• Resignation and appointment of directors/secretaries 
• Change of registered office and postal address 
• Change of financial year end 
• Resignation and appointment of auditors 
• Transfer of shares 
• Preparation of the AGM minutes, including dividend declaration for a company 
• Allotment of shares 
• Formation of Company 
• Formation of External Company 
• Filing of Annual Returns 
• Change of Name of a company 
• Appointment and resignation of Person Authorised to Accept Service – External Company 
• Change of financial year 
• Replacement / Indemnity of Lost Share Certificates 
• Increase of Authorised Share Capital 
• Buy Back of shares 
• Amendment or substitution of MoI 
• Restoration of Company 
• Arranging board meetings, preparation & distribution of Agenda & board packs and attending of meetings 
• Preparation of formal minutes of meetings 
• Attending to statutory compliance health checks/reviews 

Other requirements: 

• Manage client expectations with regard to deliverable: 
• negotiate/discuss deadlines and agree on respective roles/responsibilities of both parties 
• furnish client with regular feedback on progress made (e.g. weekly) 
• Build strong positive relationships with clients 
• Ability to work in a team environment 
• Deliver quality work product requiring minimum re-work (almost free of errors) 
• Interpret and apply theoretical knowledge to practical assignments 
• Demonstrate ability to grasp and apply new technical concepts 
• Approach client interaction in an organized manner.  Delivers clear requests for information. 
• Manage multiple tasks, prioritizing time and communicate possible conflicts with manager. 
• Manage own workflow & meet deadlines – with a minimum amount of supervision from a senior consultant/manager. 

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Qualifications / certifications required: 

• CA(SA) 

Experience required: 

• Completed SAICA/SAIPA articles.  
• 3x+ years of Audit experience 

Responsibilities of role: 

• 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: 
• Manage special projects. 
• Risk management 
• Monitor costs and budgets. 
• Development of staff 
• Business development and client relationship building 
• Manage work in progress and debtors 
• Staff management/Coaching 
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology 
• Report writing 
• Roll out technology  

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Role/Job Description 

Particular focus areas include: 

• Manage a range of VAT assignments reporting to Managers and or Partners and advise clients on a variety of issues such as: improving margins, identifying risk, structuring, compliance, VAT accounting and mergers and acquisitions. 
• Liaising with clients and colleagues to provide Tax Consulting Services. 
• Producing high level VAT opinions that add value to clients business. 
• Research on technical issues. 
• Handling ad-hoc tax issues, including advising on new tax legislation. 
• Perform tax risk reviews based on internal audit methodology, i.e. assess, evaluate and test the design adequacy and operating effectiveness of tax related financial controls. 
• Assisting with billing, debtors and assignment budgeting. 
• Compliance with risk management procedures. 
• Provide opinions on audit issues relating to tax balances on financial statements, where necessary

Key Internal Clients / Relationships 

• X-Los Relevant Partners 
• National Tax team 
• Relevant firm subject matter experts 
• Portfolio Managers 

Qualification & Experience Requirements 

• A relevant professional qualification and a minimum of 3-4 years VAT advisory experience  OR 
• CA/CIA with relevant knowledge of the tax laws with at least 2 years VAT/tax experience.  

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Role and Responsibilities 

You will join as a Senior Associate and contribute to the team’s expansion. The role includes: 

• Handling a wide variety of corporate projects, often involving detailed technical legal work. 
• Collaborating with PwC’s tax and deals advisers, gaining deeper insights into business and commercial contexts. 
• Supporting the Corporate practice’s growth and assisting high-profile clients. 
• Building relationships with clients and PwC professionals, working on matters under partner supervision. 
• Running transactions with significant responsibility in a supported learning framework. 
• Participating in business development and networking activities. 
• Secondment opportunities with high-profile clients. 

 Requirements 

• Qualified attorney in South Africa or equivalent common law jurisdiction. 
• Excellent academic background. 
• A solid general corporate law and private company M&A experience. 
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing and redlining  
• Experience of intra-group corporate and business structuring work - ranging from significant multi-territory reorganization projects to smaller intra-group reorganizations. 
• LLPs and LLP conversions and European company law (cross-border / domestic mergers). 
• An interest in working in a variety of corporate areas. 
• Strong communication, client service skills and organizational skills. 
• NQ to 3 years PQE. 
• Primarily a team player but also able to work under own initiative. 
• Clear, articulate and confident in written and verbal communication skills. 
• Willingness to get involved in business development and networking activities.