Job Description

Line of Service Assurance

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism Assurance

Management Level Manager

& Summary A career within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring youll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients information.

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 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.

Role Summary:

Perform a senior role on audit assignments on a fixed term contract basis. Assist in managing a portfolio of smaller clients, maintain sound client relationships and assist in managing the audit team.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

Qualified CA(SA)

Experience required:

At least 2-4 years post articles experience

Responsibilities of role:

Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Senior Managers and above;

Be involved in the financial management of clients;

Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients;

Contribute to the development of your own and teams technical acumen;

Develop strategies to solve complex technical challenges;

Assist in the management and delivering of large projects;

Train, coach, and supervise staff;

Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues;

Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand;

Manage portfolio of clients in respect to attest work;

Manage special projects;

Risk Management;

Contribute to office management team;

Monitor Costs;

Business Development and client relationship building;

Manage work in progress and debtors and

Compliance with PwC audit methodology and report writing.

Skill sets required:

Specialist industry knowledge, IFRS experience;

PwC audit methodology;

Display sound leadership skills;

Computer literate with all PwC software;

Ability to market our services and to establish contacts in the market place;

Self - motivated;

Attention to detail;

Excellent communication skills;

Sound interpersonal and management skills;

Ability to multitask and

Analytical and solution driven.

Role related attributes:

We're very proud of our unique culture and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy.

This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients . These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework

: The PwC Professional.

Independence requirements to be taken into consideration:

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? Yes

Job Posting End Date February 29, 2024

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