Senior Associate

  • Full Time
  • Lusaka

pwC

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 156 countries with more than 295,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. Tell us what matters to you and find out more by visiting us at www.pwc. com/zm.

A career within 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 you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.

Our strategy, The New Equation, is about how PwC brings together unique combinations of people, powered by technology, galvanising ourselves as a community of solvers to address those dual challenges. The foundation of the strategy is our multidisciplinary model, which allows us to help clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes by bringing together deep expertise across a broad range of capabilities. It is this combination of capabilities and the ability to look at things from different perspectives that is so essential to delivering high quality and real impacts for clients, stakeholders, and society at large in Africa and globally.

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:

Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to engagement managers and above

Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing clients of the firm, understanding opportunities to assist with their issues

Assist in the review of client prepared financial statements

Prepares concise, well written deliverables using appropriate business and technical language

Coaching and development of the team members reporting directly into you taking responsibility for the career development of others

Participates in project planning, administration and economics, e.g budgeting, staffing, billing and time analysis

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

Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issue

Preferred skills

Organisational and time management skills

Communication skills – written and spoken

Report writing skills

Demonstrated ability to manage teams

Project management skills

Strong analytical/problem solving skills and the ability to evaluate a situation in a logical and methodological way

Commercially astute approach to the management of all engagement

Collaborative and enjoy working in an innovative environment

Keen to build your industry profile by networking and thought leadership

Minimum years experience required

At least 3 years of experience in the external audit field

Additional application instructions

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline

Relevant professional qualification (ZICA/ACCA/CA Zambia/CIMA or any related professional certifications)

Proficiency in the use of digital tools will be an added advantage
Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor Degree

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

July 8, 2022

To apply for this job please visit pwc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com.

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