Career Opportunities at PwC

Overall purpose of the role

The job holder will play a critical role in the delivery of consulting assignments for various clients in human resource management. The assignments will specifically include: Talent Management, Recruitment, Organisation Development, Job Evaluation and Grading, HR Due Diligence, Change Management, Restructuring assignments, amongst other client requirements.

Specific Roles & responsibilities

• To participate in business development through active identification of leads, conversion of leads to expressions of interests, proposals and engagements
• To interpret clients’ needs and design solutions borrowing from HR knowledge and experience
• To develop client deliverables such as assignment reports and presentations.
• To be responsible for delivery of client work
• To communicate clearly and ensure good customer service delivery so as to exceed client expectations
• To participate in credit management and liaise with various stakeholders on debt collection including external and internal parties
• To participate in assignment economics
• To participate in the various firm's activities
• To participate in building team synergies and coach junior consultants on various best practices, methods and processes while carrying out client assignments

Required Skills & Competencies

• A University degree in Social Sciences or a related field from a recognised institution
• Post Graduate (Higher) Diploma in Human Resources Management
• Professional membership with a recognised HR professional Body.
• Proficiency in Ms Office Suite especially spreadsheets, data base management and word processing, presentations and reporting.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Experience of working independently, as well as in a team environment
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good client relationships

Required Experience

• At least 5 Years’ experience in a Consulting Firm carrying out Recruitment, Organization development, Talent Management, Change Management etc. or experience in a busy Human Resources Department.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide accounting advisory services to clients on complex accounting issues including revenue recognition, business combinations, consolidations, financial instruments, income taxes and stock-based compensation.
• Conduct and facilitate IFRS trainings and seminars both internal and external.
• Advice clients on complex accounting and financial reporting matters arising from divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, debt and equity security offerings, IFRS adoption among others.
• Provide support on accounting and reporting technical matters, including topics such as revenue recognition, impairment of goodwill and business combinations.
• Develop or validate various models used to perform fair value calculations on financial instruments.
  Lead efficient and effective working teams to address client's complex accounting and reporting issues.
• Analyse prospective financial statements as well as participate in client meetings and site visits; identify issues; and propose strategies related to the procedures executed as well as actively contribute to report generation.
  

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related discipline.
• Should possess an accounting qualification e.g. CA/ACCA/CPA
• At least 4-6 years experience with a Big 4 Firm or investment banking environment.
• Extensive knowledge of IFRS and related financial reporting concepts and rules to resolve client issues, for example such as relating to: Financial instruments; Leasing; Consolidations; IFRS conversions; Fair value assessments; Revenue recognition; and Business combination regulations.
• Experience in serving large public and private clients in a variety of industries.
• Experience and/or a proven record of success in a project engagement role related to, advising multi-national, publicly-traded companies and private equity firms on a broad range of technical accounting, financial reporting, and capital markets accounting topics.