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Line of Service AdvisoryIndustry/Sector Not ApplicableSpecialism IFS - OperationsManagement Level Senior Associate & Summary A career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. Youll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.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 Senior Associate, 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:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Role Summary:Our new South Africa Delivery Centre is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join the SADC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real peoples lives.We are building one of the most innovative and exciting capabilities in the consulting industry. Taking the very best of our market leading approaches relating to business analysis, operating model design, change management, programme and project management and transformation implementation, we have established a Government and Health Industries Enterprise Transformation (G&HI ET) practice within the UK to deliver human led, tech powered success for our clients.We believe that taking an enterprise level approach to transformation has the power to unlock the biggest opportunities our clients have, to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and ensure they deliver the outcomes required for the people and places they serve.We are passionate about the work we do and the difference we make. We thrive when we are tackling some of the most complex problems our clients have to contend with, and in turn helping to address some of the most pressing issues facing the world today.We are a highly motivated, capable, collaborative, diverse and caring team. We have grown significantly in recent years and have welcomed a wealth of talented individuals to the organisation. However, we have bold ambitions and see an even greater opportunity in the market. We are looking for more brilliant people to join our brilliant team.Qualifications / Certifications required:NQF Level 4 and above (ZA)At least 2 years experience within consulting, or an industry business analysis/ transformation/ programme management roleExperience 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 recommendationsExperience of creating high quality, visual outputs to communicate status, progress, business analysis and recommendations to clientsResponsibilities of role:As a Senior Associate within our G&HI ET team, youll 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 managementCreate 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 firms 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 informationAbility to articulate the business benefits of transformations and articulate the case for changePractical 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 messagingRole related attributes:The following attributes are required:Proven analytical and problem-solving abilitiesStrong written and verbal communication skillsProactive approach and a self starter attitudeAbility to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressured environmentStrong customer service orientation and relationship building skillsAbility to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.Keen attention to detailIndependence requirements to be taken into consideration:

• Industry experience required:

The following experience is desirable:Experience of supporting delivery of transformation programmes, ideally in the Public SectorExperience of working collaboratively with external teams and subject matter experts to benefit project work and recommendations.Experience of working within large, complex programmesExperience in working with agile and scaled agile delivery approaches.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 SkillsOptional SkillsDesired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)Travel Requirements Up to 20%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? NoGovernment Clearance Required? YesJob Posting End Date April 2, 2024

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