Manager Job at PWC in Sunninghill

Job Title: Manager

Main Purpose:

CMG is a global business unit that specialises in providing accounting consulting services to key clients in Southern Africa and the rest of Africa. The department is currently experiencing growth, driven by long term client relationships and market opportunities. In order to take full advantage of these opportunities we are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated person to join our team.

Our service offerings include:

    Consultations and enquiries - Assisting clients and engagement teams in the practical implementation of complex accounting issues
    Financial statement reviews – Annual review for compliance with regulatory frameworks
    Training – Providing internal and external IFRS update training
    JSE Interaction – Listing support as well as assistance in response to Financial Reporting Investigation Panel
    Transactions – Assisting clients on international and local debt- raising transactions as well as initial public offerings
    Internal financial controls – Assessment and implementation of control frameworks in terms of Sarbanes- Oxley and King III.

  

Responsibilities/Output:

•Demonstrate an awareness of significant developments in all areas of IFRS and start demonstrating an in-depth knowledge in a specialist area of IFRS. •Informal coaching of less experienced staff and be perceived as a good role model for new and junior staff. •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. •Identify additional opportunities for providing services to existing clients and involve the appropriate staff in CMACS in discussing these opportunities with such clients •Perform financial statement reviews and display effective issue resolution with the audit team. •Be able to explain clearly and logically to clients the importance of our service offerings. •Preparation of initial fee estimates in consultation with partner and utilising fee estimates and recoveries from prior engagements. •Recognise the need for agility during change as the timing for certain outputs can be highly time sensitive. •Demonstrate an ability to work on multiple engagements and for multiple partners at the same time, making sound judgements about balancing conflicting objectives. •In all communication (external and internal), all identified issues to be accompanied by proposed solutions.

Requirements
Qualification Level: CA (SA)    
Additional Qualification Level: n/a
Experience Required: 1 - 2 years

Competencies / Skills:

Strong written and verbal communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to work under pressure Able to work as part of a team as well as independently Good organisational and time management skills Ability to multitask and meet deadlines Attention to detail / Accuracy Strong report writing skills Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information Proficient in use of Ms Word, Excel and Powerpoint Prepared to work overtime if required Display sound leadership skills The ability to market our services and to establish contacts in the market place Analytical and solution driven Pro-active and committed to delivery.

Deadline: 20/01/2014

How to Apply:

https://www.pwc-jobs.com/za/eh/MRJobPreview.aspx?Id=4368