Job Description

Management Level Associate & Summary At PwC, our people in people strategy focus on developing and implementing long-term strategies to align the organisation's human capital with its overall business objectives. This involves analysing workforce trends, applying the latest HR strategy, long-term workforce planning and improving overall employee experience.Those in total rewards at PwC will design and implement compensation and benefits programmes to attract and retain top talent. Your work will focus on making sure employees are rewarded fairly and competitively for their contributions to the Firm.Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Role Summary:PwC South Africa is seeking an analytical and dynamic accounting graduate to join our Reward Practice, which is a specialist team within the firms wider Tax and Legal Department. Our team helps organisations set their compensation strategies through analysis of industry benchmarks, company policies and culture, and employee performance. As a member of our team, youll help our clients determine their compensation structures with a specific focus on the analytical aspects thereof.Qualifications / Certifications required:Accounting graduates who successfully completed an NQF Level 8 Qualification (BCom
Honours Degree) majoring in any of the below:
xefx82xb7 Management Accounting: e.g. BCom Honours Degree
xefx82xb7 Financial Accounting: e.g. BCom / Accounting Honours Degree
xefx82xb7 Tax Accounting: e.g. BCom Honours DegreeExperience required:Newly graduated students will be considered.Responsibilities of role:xefx82xb7 Collecting and analysing remuneration data for PwCs internal remunerationdatabase;
xefx82xb7 Performing executive and non-executive director benchmarking and assistance in determining an appropriate comparator group;
xefx82xb7 Conducting critical reviews of clients remuneration practices, and drafting papers including review outcomes and recommendations for new structures to clients (both executive management and remuneration committees);
xefx82xb7 Drafting of market practice papers on various elements of remuneration
xefx82xb7 Performing indicative financial modelling for variable incentive schemes to assist clients in understanding the cost versus benefit implications thereof;
xefx82xb7 Performing various wage gap analysis to assist clients with their fair pay analysis
xefx82xb7 Assistance with the so-called single figure remuneration reporting;
xefx82xb7 An awareness of topical issues surrounding executive reward, both globally and locally, and the preparation of communication material to remuneration committees regarding this information, as well as providing ongoing advice;
xefx82xb7 Managing client relationships (under the supervision of more senior staff);
xefx82xb7 Project managing client engagements;
xefx82xb7 Responsibility for risk management procedures and managing costs/fees;
xefx82xb7 Attending client meetings;
xefx82xb7 Assisting with the preparation of client publications;Skill sets required:xefx82xb7 Ability to provide solutions to business problems - logic analytical thinking.xefx82xb7 Strong analytical and logical thinking ability
xefx82xb7 Strong numerical skills
xefx82xb7 Technical research skills
xefx82xb7 Excellent communication and writing skills
xefx82xb7 Ability to prioritise,multitask and work under pressure.
xefx82xb7 Organisation and time management skills.
xefx82xb7 Ability to work to deadlines.
xefx82xb7 Pays attention to detail.xefx82xb7 Role related attributes:xefx82xb7 Results oriented with leadership qualities.
xefx82xb7 Self starter, confident.
xefx82xb7 Lateral thinker.
xefx82xb7 Self motivated.
xefx82xb7 Takes initiative and responsibility for personal development and updated technical knowledge.
xefx82xb7 Positive attitudeIndependence requirements to be taken into consideration:Standard PwC risk management restrictions apply

• Industry experience required:

Relevant knowledge of executive and non-executive reward structures will be advantageousTravel Requirements Up to 20%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? NoJob Posting End Date November 17, 2024

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