Latest Openings at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• NQF Level 4 and above (ZA)
• At least 2 years experience within consulting, or an industry business analysis/ transformation/ programme management role 

Experience required:

• Experience of supporting delivery of transformation programmes, ideally in the Public Sector.
• Experience of business analysis / transformation programme management office / transformation communications and engagement / change monitoring.
• Experience of interpreting clients’ strategic, operational and external drivers for change, into coherent and logic recommendations 
• Experience of creating high quality, visual outputs to communicate status, progress, business analysis and recommendations to clients 

Responsibilities of role:

• As a Senior Associate within our G&HI ET team, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, to support delivery of projects that help our clients solve complex business issues and deliver enterprise wide transformation. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Help us to deliver our firmwide purpose of building trust in society and solving important problems.
• Support the design and delivery of iconic, technology-enabled transformation programmes for some of the largest public sector clients in the UK.
• Help to grow our multi-specialism Enterprise Transformation team, developing the tools and techniques that will help our clients transform their ways of working and secure better outcomes for the people and places they serve.
• Support a safe delivery of our projects, through programme management inc. risk and issue management, progress monitoring, implementation planning and stakeholder management
• Create visual and graphic outputs to translate our designs and recommendations into high quality client deliverables. 
• Develop your own business, technical and global acumen – learn new skills, keep up to date with emerging local, national and global trends and help us bring the very best of our firm’s diverse and inclusive culture to our clients.
• Be innovative, take calculated risks, push yourself and resist the temptation to take the easy option. 
• Be an ambassador for the PwC brand and help us further develop our reputation in the UK and overseas.

Desirable skill sets include:

• Understanding of transformation opportunities in the Government and Healthcare Industries sector and what the general factors are to be considered while conducting complex transformation programmes.
• Awareness of how such programmes need to leverage technology and an understanding of different approaches to enterprise transformation.
• Experience in conducting business analysis and developing requirements across process, people, organisation, technology and information
• Ability to articulate the business benefits of transformations and articulate the case for change
• Practical and output focussed approach and a desire to make a difference.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to create client recommendations and outputs with concise, clear and coherent messaging

Role related attributes:

The following attributes are required:

• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive approach and a self starter attitude
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressured environment
• Strong customer service orientation and relationship building skills 
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Keen attention to detail

go to method of application »

Job Description

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.

go to method of application »

Main Purpose:

• To lead the development of risk management and regulatory change related client propositions and lead the delivery of these engagements including:
• Business development and lead generation;
• Developing and acting as owner of key client relationships;
• Problem definition; 
• Diagnosis;
• Effort estimation;
• Mobilizing and leading multi-disciplinary specialist teams;
• Solution generation, design and deployment;
• Engagement/project management;
• Staff management and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Key responsibilities will include mobilizing and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of risk management and regulatory change related advisory engagements. 
• Driving the development of new propositions and contributing towards the development of the broader staff complement in terms of risk management skills. 
• Identifying the impact of risk related regulatory change and supporting clients to adapt to the challenges the new regulatory landscape presents.
• Acting as a deep risk management 'subject matter expert'.
• Development of marketing and sales activities and continuous client contact programmes with senior client staff.
• Relationship building and networking with clients and internally across PwC.
• Providing input to the debate on development and application of regulatory changes and leading practice developments. 
• Leading PwC’s Thought Leadership development related to risk management and regulatory change.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree (but preferably Honours/Masters degree) in one of the following:
• Finance 
• Economics 
• Risk Management 
• Commercial Law
• Engineering 
• Management/Business Studies
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CFA and FRM would be an advantage. 

Competencies

• Motivated individuals who are passionate about risk management and regulation.
• We need individuals with skills across the following areas:
• An ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex regulation;
• Agility to flex to different roles and support clients with varying requirements;
• Experience of problem solving and being able to implement and deliver solutions tailored to a client’s needs;
• Experience of delivering large scale change/advisory initiatives at financial services organizations.
• In depth knowledge and experience of developing industry practices and relevant regulatory guidance informing disciplines such as:
• Development and implementation of risk management frameworks across risk types;
• Risk appetite setting, cascading, monitoring and reporting;
• Risk transformation;
• Stress testing;
• Control management and combined assurance.
• Ability to communicate technical information to clients at all levels.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Analytical thinking and logical reasoning.
• Attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong business and commercial acumen.
• Experience in leading large multi-disciplinary teams.
• MS Office.

go to method of application »

Main Purpose:

• To support and enable the Risk Services team in delivering risk management and regulatory change related engagements including:
• Problem definition 
• Effort estimation
• Diagnosis
• Solution generation, design and deployment

Responsibilities

• Being a member of a team on large and small engagements - working as part of a project team on client sites and day-to-day liaison with clients.
• Identifying the impact of regulatory change and supporting clients to adapt to the challenges the new regulatory landscape presents.
• Supporting technical analysis and developing an area of specialism where you will eventually become the 'subject matter expert'.
• Identifying and documenting key systems and controls for demonstrating compliance with applicable regulations.
• Preparing regulatory analysis and reports.
• Supporting senior team members through the development of marketing and sales activities and continuous client contact programmes with senior client staff.
• Relationship building and networking with clients and internally across PwC.
• Providing input to the debate on development and application of regulatory changes and leading practice developments. 
• Participating in PwC’s Thought Leadership development.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree (but preferably Honours/Masters degree) in one of the following:
• Finance 
• Economics 
• Risk Management 
• Commercial Law
• Engineering 
• Management/Business Studies

Competencies

• Motivated individuals who are passionate about risk management and regulation (risk, compliance, operational resilience and conduct).
• The range of technical skills our clients are looking for is broad. We need individuals with skills in one or several of the following areas:
• An ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex regulation;
• Agility to flex to different roles and support clients with varying requirements;
• Experience of problem solving and being able to implement and deliver solutions tailored to a client’s needs.
• Strong numeracy and report writing skills.
• Drive to continuously learn new things.
• Ability to communicate technical information to clients at all levels.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Analytical thinking and logical reasoning.
• Attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Business understanding.
• MS Office.
• Google Workspace.

go to method of application »

JOB PURPOSE

To be a key driver in building the P&O business.  Responsibilities range from business development, solution creation, and operational management of sub-competency or projects, managing teams, thought leadership, development of an expert P&O team.

JOB PROFILE

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountabilities:
• Build meaningful relationships within a network of clients and partners.
• Craft new HR solutions.
• Deeply understand HR consulting, HR market and HR trends.
• Be connected to the P&O global network of experts.
• Lead, build, coach and manage an HR consulting team to deliver projects in terms of quality, scope and cost.
• Attributes:
• A passion for the HR discipline.
• Deeply inquisitive about the world of work and the success of organisations.
• A keen sense of accountability for managing an HR consulting business.
• Have a deep understanding of one HR discipline.
• Deep expertise in specific HR consulting disciplines and good generalist expertise across the HR value chain.
• An eye for detail and a sense for market opportunities.
• Ambition to manage a HR consulting business or part of it.
• Ability to articulate HR solutions across a broad range of areas.
• Building internal and external relationships and networks.
• Ability to build a team around them.
• Communicating with impact and empathy.
• Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise.
• Managing projects and economics.
• The ability to work independently

PERSON PROFILE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

EXPERIENCE KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Relevant undergraduate
• Relevant Postgraduate degree preferrable
•  At least 5 years of experience in a client facing/ consulting role.
• Working with C-suites and senior management.
• Ability to manage HR consulting teams.

Knowledge and expertise in the following areas:

Organisation Change and Culture

• Organisation change & business transformation
• Leadership and  programme governance alignment/engagement
• Organisation alignment 
• Culture transformation and behavioural change

Psychometry ​Organisation Design and Effectiveness

• Organisation transition strategy
• Organisation diagnostic and design
• Operating model development
• Talent and Performance Optimization

Talent and performance management strategies

• Balance scorecard design and implementation
• Competency frameworks
• Employee value proposition
• HR Transformation

HR strategy

• Alternative service delivery  models and sourcing
• Payroll, time and labour effectiveness 
• HR Technology

HR technology strategy, selection, optimization, implementation

• Cloud-based HR systems
• Systems training strategy and planning
• Change management and communications
• HR Analytics

ROE / ROI

• HR benchmarks
• Succession  planning
• Workforce planning
• Predictive analytics
• Contingent staffing strategy and diagnostics
• Capability Building

Leadership development

• Training strategy, enterprise learning
• Mobile learning
• Performance support/coaching

go to method of application »

Role Summary:

A Solution Architect designs the technical solution which will solve any given business problem that a client may be facing. They work with clients and partners to ensure that technical solutions are effective, cost-efficient, and durable. Through their skillset, they take a leading role in the creation of technical solutions, and in helping clients implement these throughout their organisation.

Qualifications /Certifications required:

• Qualified in Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O and Azure solutions including Finance and Supply Chain

Experience required:

• Extensive experience in defining, designing and implementing solution architectures involving Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O / power platform.
• Significant experience in understanding the client technology landscape and how the landscape will be transformed using Microsoft technologies.
• Experience in defining transition states in complex legacy environments, to enable move to target state.
• Strong experience with working with common Independent Solution Vendors
• (ISVs) in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem.
• Experience in engaging senior client stakeholders to discuss all matters in relation to architecture and solution.
• Proven experience in driving technical teams to achieve outcomes and meet implementation timelines.
• Strong experience of working with common Independent Solution Vendors
• (ISVs) in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem.

Responsibilities of role:

• Taking a lead role on the design and implementation of Dynamics 365 F&O for clients.
• Leading and overseeing requirements gathering, business engagement,
• assessing solution response to meet requirements and working with SI to ensure
• F&O solution is built as per the agreed requirement set
• Defining the overall solution architecture for clients, including the F&O
• application, any integrations, data, and infrastructure, working with Microsoft
• technologies.
• Defining key transition states across the course of programme delivery to enable clients to reach their target state.
• Managing functional consultants, business analysts and technical teams part of client engagements
• Performing the technical lead role on programmes to ensure coherence across the solution and its impacted workstreams such as data, integrations,
• environments, and infrastructure.
• Being the solution authority when working with teams in complex transformations such as system integrators, third parties, programme management etc.

Desirable skill sets include:

• Strong ability to present highly technical content in a concise and consumable way.
• Role related attributes:
• Pragmatic, unfazed by ambiguity, and able to drive clarity and measurableexecution.