JOB DESCRIPTION & SUMMARY

A career in our Assurance Executive practice, 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 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.

QUALIFICATIONS / CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Chartered Accountant (SA) (preferred)
Passed ITC and completed SAICA traineeship (minimum requirement)

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Fluent in Dutch and / or Afrikaans
Experience on large listed companies will be advantageous.
Post article working experience will be advantageous.

SKILL SETS REQUIRED:

Strong sense of responsibility
Willingness to learn
Computer literate - Good knowledge of Excel
Accurate and organised, with strong attention to detail
Good verbal and written communication skills
Must be able to work under pressure
Must be able to work in a team
Very deadline driven
Fluent in English and Afrikaans and / or Dutch
Good internet access - Remote working is available as an option for this role on condition that you are in an area that has good network / connectivity (Laptop and 3G will be provided).

INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENTS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION:

Independence from all PwC clients will be required. Financial interests will need to be declared and scrutinised.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Up to 20%

ROLE SUMMARY:

Our PwC Service Delivery Centre has an opportunity available for a Senior Associate 2 who will be responsible for rendering audit support services. The main duty will include the performance of financial statement disclosure checklists in accordance with Dutch accounting principles (Dutch GAAP) on behalf of the PwC audit teams (in the Netherlands). Other responsibilities may include the review of disclosure checklists performed by less experienced staff members within the specialised team as well as providing coaching to these team members as you progress in the role.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF ROLE:

Performing financial statement disclosure checklists.This includes financial statements prepared using Dutch Accounting principles (Dutch GAAP) and other relevant reporting frameworks used in the Netherlands.
Reviewing financial statement disclosure checklists performed by less experienced team members within the team as well as providing coaching to these team members as you progress in the role.

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