Associate - Service Delivery Centre

1 Month ago • 1-2 Years

About the job

Job Description

A career within Assurance Support services at PwC offers the chance to provide advice and counsel on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues. This role requires strong planning, time management, and communication skills. Experience in auditing is advantageous.
Must have:
  • Auditing experience
  • Strong planning
  • Time management
  • Communication skills
Good to have:
  • Detail oriented
  • Deadline driven
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Client liaison
Perks:
  • Global network
  • Leadership framework
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Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Assurance Support services, will provide the opportunity to support our engagement teams and clients by providing advice and counsel on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues. In joining, you’ll help ensure a complete and relevant exchange of information among our consultants and in turn with engagement teams and clients, provide experts advice on a variety of specific topics, support engagement teams in resolving complex issues, and supporting clients and their subsidiaries in evaluating the potential impact of accounting and reporting standard setting initiatives. You’ll develop strong relationships with our engagement teams and established audit clients and enhance our ability to meet greater investor expectations with the challenges of an increasingly complex business environment.

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 an 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:

  • Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
  • Share and collaborate effectively with others.
  • Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
  • Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
  • Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
  • Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
  • Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
  • Build and maintain an internal and external network.
  • Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Role Summary:

To provide superior assurance services within the Service Delivery Centre (SDC) Africa team. The SDC provides audit support to audit teams across Africa on a remote basis.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

A related tertiary qualification - Diploma or Degree: Accounting / Auditing or similar Experience required: One years’ relevant experience in an Auditing environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities of role:

Work under the supervision of a Manager;

Perform general auditing functions according to PwC methodologies including but not limited to: bank confirmations investment confirmations, group deliverables, receivable confirmations, checking and casting of financials, obtain/coordinate and summarize ISA 402 supporting documentation;

Perform test of details/test of controls;

Work within budget allocations;

General administration;

Invite and provide evidence-based feedback in a timely and constructive manner; Share and collaborate effectively with others;

Work with existing processes/systems whilst making constructive suggestions for improvements;

Validate data and analysis for accuracy and relevance; Follow risk management and compliance procedures;

Keep up-to-date with technical developments for business area;

Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in written form;

Seek opportunities to learn about other cultures and other parts of the business across the Network of PwC firms;

Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Skill sets required:

Strong planning, time management and organisation skills

Work effectively under pressure and handle confidential matters with tact and professionalism

Pragmatic problem-solving approach

Good communication skills, verbal and written

Detail orientated and deadline driven

Punctual, flexible and responsive

Good interpersonal and client liaison skills

Able to work independently and in a team

Strong work ethic Meticulous.

Enthusiasm and passion to deliver exceptional client service

Highly proficient in Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and the Google suite.

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:

SDC operates on the Fully Restricted Model, therefore complete independence from PwC clients is required.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 7, 2024


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About The Company

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with over 327,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com. PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity.


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