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Summary:

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:

• Pursue opportunities to develop existing and new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty.
• Coach others and encourage them to take ownership of their 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.
• Develop a perspective on key global trends, including globalisation, and how they impact the firm and our clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Focus on building trusted relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The post involves client relationship management, tax compliance review/signoff on key global mobility client, tax consulting delivery (including shadow payrolls), winning of new work for the PwC Global Mobility business.

• Management of a significant allocated portfolio of global mobility clients (including key local Global Mobility client in the region);. 
• Managing of client relationships with the client contacts as well as with global coordinating offices;
• Ensuring all South African compliance and consulting deadlines on the client allocation are met and that risk is suitably managed;
• Support to and indirect management over allocated return preparation teams (local and remote);
• Delivery of consulting work on allocated clients;
• Winning of new client work for both global mobility and cross line of service within tax;
• WIP and Debtor management on allocated portfolio;
• Ensuring risk management compliance on full allocated portfolio;
• Assistance in staff training and development;
• Occasional work travel is required;
• Work with co-colleagues in Port Elizabeth and supervise junior staff ,
• Certain remote assistance to compliance team in KZN/JHB.
   

Preferred skills

• Personal and expatriate income tax knowledge (through studies or work experience) – both compliance and consulting
• Computer skills (esp Excel) essential
• Communication and client relationship skills essential
• Accuracy and attention to detail critical
   

Minimum years experience required

• 5 years minimum in Big 4 global mobility division, including running of large global mobility engagement.
   

Additional application instructions

• Degree in Tax/Accounting or Financial area
• Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged candidates in accordance with PwC’s Transformation Agenda

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Role Purpose:
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:

• Pursue opportunities to develop existing and new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty.
• Coach others and encourage them to take ownership of their 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.
• Develop a perspective on key global trends, including globalisation, and how they impact the firm and our clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Focus on building trusted relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Essential skills and experience

• 18 months or more post article experience.

Required qualifications

• CA(SA)

Desirable skills or attributes 

• Specialist industry knowledge IFRS experience
• Display sound leadership skills
• Computer literate with al PwC software
• Ability to market PwC services and to establish contacts in the market place
• Self – motivated
• High attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and management skills
• Ability to multi task
• Analytic and solution driven
• Pro – active and committed to delivery
• Excellent time management skills

Responsibilities

•  Manage special projects
• Risk management
• Monitor costs
• Development of staff
• Business development and client relationship building
• Manage work in progress and debtors
• Staff management
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology