Vacancies Available at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

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)

Responsibilities

• As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

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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The role requires: 

• A sound knowledge of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the application thereof in agreements, software applications and the development of software tools. Day to day activities will include:  
• Address Data Protection queries, conduct legal research and provide opinions; 
• Conduct Data Protection Risk Assessments  
• Deal with Data Incidents 
• Deal with Data Subject Access Requests 
• Complete Data Privacy questionnaires 
• Prepare internal data privacy related communications 
• Sound knowledge of laws and regulations that are applicable to technology and its developments, most notably in Artificial Intelligence and the ability to stay abreast of regulatory developments that may affect the PwC business.  
• The ability to support the drafting, reviewing and negotiation of agreements for the acquisition of software (i.e. mainly license agreements) for internal use and reselling, the implementation of software solutions at clients and the collaboration with software providers.  
• The ability to consult with business to identify their needs and to find practical and compliant solutions to their challenges.  
• Basic knowledge of IP such as copyright and trademarks. 

Competencies / Skills 

• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws (LLB)) 
• Admission as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa  
• 2 – 4 years’ PQE commercial legal experience 
• Solid and demonstrable understanding of, commercial and contract law and technology, data protection and intellectual property, both from a pragmatic and legal perspective. 
• An ability to identify and articulate potential legal and/or regulatory concerns. 
• Professional services experience advantageous 
• Ability to work independently and part of a team 
• The ability to think critically and solve complex problems efficiently and practically. 
• Self-motivated and attention to detail 
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to interact with staff at various levels and based in various countries around the world 
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Ability to multitask and prioritize 
• Analytical and solution driven 
• Pro-active and committed to delivery 
• Excellent time management skills 
• Curious and driven to find practical/commercial solutions to complex problems 

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Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

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Qualifications /Certifications required:

• We will consider a range of university degrees and professional qualifications in a relevant subject matter area. However, on top of this, candidates will be expected to demonstrate experience in client delivery across one or a number of sustainability reporting requirements.

Experience required:

Experience aligned with the outlined activities

• Knowledge of asset managers, banks and insurers from working within the business or providing professional services consulting support to firms in the financial services sector.
• Experience of having worked on implementations of new financial services regulations.
• Up to date with emerging regulations and standards such as TCFD, CSRD,SDR, SS3/19, ISSB and global transition planning activities, such as the Transition Plan Taskforce in the UK
• Project management skills with a demonstrated ability to work on multiple engagements effectively
• Experience in a fast-paced environment and effective prioritisation skills
• Experience in managing and coaching teams
• Clear and effective communication skills: particularly in managing complex stakeholder landscapes
• Ability to build key stakeholder relationships, both internally and with clients

Responsibilities of role: 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the project team in various Sustainability reporting activities, including:
• Current state Sustainability reporting assessments
• Regulatory impact assessments and gap analysis
• Sustainability reporting landscape reviews and horizon scanning
• Sustainability materiality assessments
• Sustainability reporting maturity assessments
• Sustainability reporting implementation design
• Sustainability reporting assurance readiness assessments
• Manage client-facing and internal engagements, overseeing progress and budgets Serve as a subject matter expert on projects, specific topics, or reporting frameworks
• Stay updated on the latest reporting developments through continuous research Manage day-to-day relationships with key client and internal stakeholders Identify new client opportunities and contribute to the development of sales and marketing materials, including proposals and thought leadership
• Contribute to the further development of our Sustainability Reporting proposition and approach, including digital assets

People Responsibilities:

• Develop junior team members through effective coaching, supervision, and training
• Practise upward management and communication
• Foster a positive and inclusive team environment

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Essential skills and experience

• 3 years 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
• Report writing

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Experience required:

• 2-4  years working experience in related field

Responsibilities of role:

• Auditing of asset retirement, mine rehabilitation and closure liability estimations. Includes the auditing of systems, controls and quantitative and qualitative data and information, along with assessing the liability estimation report content as a whole.
• Supporting the broader team on methodology will involve developing tools and techniques, presenting on internal training, being part of internal teams to evolve and develop this speciality and being the technical support to specific engagements. Specific outputs with regard to client assignments include:
• Ensuring proper planning and documentation of fieldwork. 
• Preparing draft reports. 
• Managing teams.
• Identifying weaknesses in procedures, systems and controls. 
• Assessing and analysing information obtained and interpreting findings.
• Delivering value added services to clients. 
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients.
• Auditing of sustainable development reports includes the auditing of systems, controls and quantitative and qualitative data and information, along with assessing the report content. Candidate should have practical and technical experience in ESG reporting, GRI Standards, SASB, Climate Bonds and/or Green Bond verification, TCFD and sustainability report assurance (ISAE3000).

Specific outputs with regard to client assignments include:

• Ensuring proper and timely documentation of fieldwork, including the audit of key performance indicators. 
• Identifying weaknesses in procedures, systems and controls. 
• Assessing and analysing information obtained and interpreting findings.
• Performing gap analysis between current state and desired future state.
• Attending and documenting meetings with Senior Execs and Board members
• Compiling management reports
• Leading site visits
• Coaching junior team members.

Qualifications

• B.Sc (Env), M.Sc (Env), 

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Qualifications /Certifications required:

• CA (SA)

Experience required: 

• 24 months or more post article experience.
• Must have a thorough understanding and working experience in auditing,
• reviews and accounting (IFRS and IFRS for SMEs)

Responsibilities of role: 

• Manage portfolio of clients
• Manage and review work of staff
• Relationship building with clients and staff
• Planning of work and staff allocations
• Coaching and training of staff
• Performance appraisals of staff
• Monitor cost and drive efficiencies
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology and ensure quality
• Proposals for new work
• Comply with and drive risk management
• Compliance with audit methodology
• Report writing
• Invoice clients for work done
• Collection of outstanding debtors
• Other administrative functions