PricewaterhouseCoopers - PwC Careers

Job Description & Summary

A career within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the world’s leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.

 As a Manager - Financial Modelling you will play a pivotal role in assisting clients in making informed financial decisions through the development and analysis of complex financial models. This position requires a deep understanding of financial concepts, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with clients and internal teams. Experience working with infrastructure projects and model audits will be a plus.

• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support various client engagements, including but not limited to mergers and acquisitions, valuations, capital budgeting, infrastructure projects, strategic planning, and financial forecasting.
• Analyse financial data, identify trends, and interpret results to provide insights and recommendations to clients. Translate complex financial concepts into clear and concise reports understandable by non-financial stakeholders.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their business objectives, gather relevant financial information, and tailor financial models to meet their specific needs. Build and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication and delivery of high-quality work.
• Conduct thorough reviews of financial models to ensure accuracy, reliability, and compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements. Implement best practices in financial modelling methodologies and techniques.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical support to junior team members. Lead project teams effectively, delegate tasks, and ensure timely completion of deliverables within budget and scope.
• Support business development efforts by identifying opportunities for additional services, preparing proposals, and participating in client presentations. 
• Contribute to the growth of the Financial Modelling practice through thought leadership and networking activities.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes affecting financial modelling. Pursue professional development opportunities to enhance technical skills and knowledge.

Preferred skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. Advanced degree and / or professional qualification (MBA, CFA, ICIFA or CPA) preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and / or other financial modelling tools (e.g., MATLAB, R, Python).
• Strong understanding of financial concepts, accounting principles, and valuation techniques.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact confidently with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Proven leadership abilities with experience working in project teams and driving successful outcomes.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving and a strong desire to drive business impact.

Minimum years experience required

• 5+ years of experience in financial modelling, preferably within a consulting, professional services firm, private equity or project development.

Assurance - Risk Assurance Services  ( RAS )

RAS IT Risk Assurance

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data analytics, Data Science with a minimum of upper second class honours or its equivalent

RAS  Internal Audit

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Statistics, Economics or Finance related with a minimum of upper second class honours or its equivalent

Assurance - Actuarial Services

• A Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science with a minimum of upper second class honours or its equivalent

Assurance - Government and Public Sector

• A Bachelor’s degree in any field with a minimum of upper second class honours or its equivalent

Closing Date : 2 April 2024

• We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to fill the position of Risk & Quality Senior Associate in our Country Risk and Quality (R&Q) Team who will support the Country Risk and Quality Associate Director and Manager in relation to firm wide Risk and Quality Standards and Network standards. He/she will be expected to provide support to the Country R&Q Associate Director and Manager in the areas of risk, independence and quality as part of the core responsibilities of this role.

Risk & Quality Senior Associate - Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of the firm’s compliance processes and procedures to ensure adherence with global policies.
• Assist with reviews of Line of Service risk management and independence processes
• Provide support to the Country Risk and Quality Associate Director and Manager on all Risk, Independence and Quality matters.
• Liaise with key stakeholders in implementing and monitoring all risk management standards. This includes all processes and procedures relating to all the Risk Management Standards.
• Maintain a repository of information for Risk Management methodology and best practice.
• Carry out business relationship checks as and when required.
• Manage the Annual Compliance Confirmation and local additional Independence Confirmation process and produce progress reports.
• Support the roll-out of globally mandated risk management training locally and monitor completion.
• Provide support for the firm’s Business Continuity Management programme.
• Provide support for the firms Information Security Management programme.
• Assist in drafting and monitoring progress against annual Risk and Quality action plans.
• Assist with the production of monthly, quarterly and annual compliance reports and other adhoc reporting as required.
• Monitor and update on a regular basis the firm’s Network Standards and Risk Management Standards documentation databases.
• Support the client verification process as part of the firm’s client acceptance procedures.
• Participate in the testing of compliance with the risk management standards and Network Standards.

Preferred skills

• A degree in business management, technology or a related field from a recognized institution
• Understanding of importance of Risk Management, experience within a professional services firm in a similar role is desirable.

Minimum years experience required

• At least three years’ experience in a related business environment.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Proven ability to facilitate classroom-based training.
• Good working knowledge of IT systems
• High level of tact and diplomacy and the ability to communicate persuasively.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a discreet and professional manner
• Proven administrative experience and excellent organizational skills combined with the ability to develop improve and maintain administrative systems
• Good project management skills and the ability to think proactively.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with others – at all levels of the organization
• Ability to organize multi-task, prioritize and delegate appropriately.
• Proven ability to deliver results on time when under pressure.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and team-handling skills
• Experience of working independently, as well as in a team environment
• A commitment to and understanding of the principles relating to the firm’s

Job Description & Summary

A career in Office of General Counsel, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to be a part of the Firm’s legal department by providing dedicated legal support in the areas of litigation, counselling, and corporate, commercial, and employment law. You’ll play an important part in all aspects of regulatory proceedings involving the Firm and its personnel by supporting on regulatory issues, advising the Firm on matters relating to its operations, supporting the Firm’s client contracting function, and advising on matters related to employees.

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. The role of this team is to negotiate and provide legal advice and support to the business when contracting with clients, external parties and service providers.When clients want to engage PwC for the performance of services in multiple territories across the PwC network, our contracting team assists with responding to our clients’ (and our own) contracting needs, making it easier to do business with the firm.PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to reviewing, revising, negotiating and advising on requests for proposals, non-standard client agreements for the Assurance, Advisory and Tax Lines of Service, master services agreements, engagement letters, subcontracts, nondisclosure agreements and other types of agreements consistent with the firm’s risk management standards while also considering applicable legal, regulatory and professional standards, often on a time sensitive basis. The individual should have:

• Ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders and drive consensus
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Effective communication skills
• Able to work both independently and in a team.
• Highly motivated

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws Degree
• Completion of Advocates Training Program
• 1 year of experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts.

Job Description & Summary

A career in Infrastructure and Property, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to be a part of developing and managing the PwC operational infrastructure that allows us to support our people and our clients. We focus on all aspects of internal infrastructure services from real estate site selection, facilities management, and physical security to managing relationships with Firm travel partners and event planning.
Our Facilities Management team is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing a planned facility management programme that enables all aspects of PwC office space to be maintained at a standard that adheres with current local, state, and federal regulations. You’ll help provide a safe, clean and functional environment by ensuring the quality of mechanical operating systems, interior structures, assets, and life safety systems for all staff.

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.

At the Administrative level, 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:

• Provide coordination and logistical support for diverse and unique meeting/training room setup requirements.
• Take full ownership of the facilities to ensure quality service standards are maintained.
• Exceptional reporting using data analytics tools on meeting room usage
• Effective calendar management in compliance to meeting room usage guidelines and policies
• Technical support for audio visual and related equipment
• Enforce policies and guidelines on room usage to protect and preserve fixtures and fittings
• Pre and post event management support to include venue and décor set up
• Provide switchboard services, manage incoming and outgoing calls in a swift and professional manner

Additional application instructions

• Demonstrate administrative experience and ability to deliver in a similar role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships across diverse cultural engagement
• A proactive, process-oriented individual with excellent people relationship skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to employ soft skills in a timely and efficient manner.
• Effective time, planning and organization skills
• Demonstrate behavior commensurate to the PwC brand ambassador
• Capability to employ critical analytical and negotiation skills
• Demonstrate flexibility to undertake additional or alternative tasks and duties as the needs of the business dictate. This will include working longer hours beyond the stipulated working hours
• Keep abreast of the business offerings, products and services with ability to respond and direct potential clients.

Minimum years experience required

• Bachelor's degree in related field with two years experience in a similar or related role. 

Job Description & Summary

A career within Technology consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients solve their complex problems and seize essential advantages by defining and evaluating technology strategies and operational effectiveness within the organizations.

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 Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy through to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Assist in the management and delivery of large projects
• Lead teams of experienced Senior Associates and Associates to solve client problems.
• Communicate with team members and clients and work well in inclusive teams to deliver value for our clients.
• Business development through relationship building in the market, opportunities identification and providing sound advice through engagement management.
• Support team members in completing the assigned engagement or project by coordinating the implementation of the agreed-upon deliverables.
• Review your work and that of your team for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Ability to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
• Team development and growth: regularly offers knowledge and skills to team members and clients.

Preferred skills

• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader in project management roles including the use of traditional and agile methodologies to deliver Technology solutions.
• Technology solution delivery for projects/programs through the complete software or system development life cycle (analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation and warranty); and
• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader in delivering technology projects including the following areas:
• Managing small-to-medium software development or infrastructure projects and working in large program environments;
• Collaboratively working with all team and vendor project resources on small-to-large projects;
• Managing all SOW deliverables and reporting project costs and forecasts on a regularly scheduled basis to project leadership and making recommendations to improve project effectiveness;
• Managing internal and external project resources considering quality/acceptance of SOW deliverables internally and externally;
• Creating and maintaining integrated project plans based on information from the vendor and PwC task information. Incorporates updates and changes to the integrated project plan and prepares reports and presentations for executive levels;

Minimum years experience required

• Undergraduate degree and/or MBA in any field
• 6+ years’ work experience in technology consulting/project management
• Certification(s) preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE 2 Agile or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)  

Job Description & Summary

A career within Technology consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients solve their complex problems and seize essential advantages by defining and evaluating technology strategies and operational effectiveness within the organizations.

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 Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy through to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Assist in the management and delivery of large projects
• Lead teams of experienced Senior Associates and Associates to solve client problems.
• Communicate with team members and clients and work well in inclusive teams to deliver value for our clients.
• Business development through relationship building in the market, opportunities identification and providing sound advice through engagement management.
• Support team members in completing the assigned engagement or project by coordinating the implementation of the agreed-upon deliverables.
• Review your work and that of your team for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Ability to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
• Team development and growth: regularly offers knowledge and skills to team members and clients.

Preferred skills

• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader in project management roles including the use of traditional and agile methodologies to deliver Technology solutions.
• Technology solution delivery for projects/programs through the complete software or system development life cycle (analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation and warranty); and
• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader in delivering technology projects including the following areas:
• Managing small-to-medium software development or infrastructure projects and working in large program environments;
• Collaboratively working with all team and vendor project resources on small-to-large projects;
• Managing all SOW deliverables and reporting project costs and forecasts on a regularly scheduled basis to project leadership and making recommendations to improve project effectiveness;
• Managing internal and external project resources considering quality/acceptance of SOW deliverables internally and externally;
• Creating and maintaining integrated project plans based on information from the vendor and PwC task information. Incorporates updates and changes to the integrated project plan and prepares reports and presentations for executive levels;

Minimum years experience required

• Undergraduate degree and/or MBA in any field
• 6+ years’ work experience in technology consulting/project management
• Certification(s) preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE 2 Agile or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)  

Job Description & Summary

PwC is the leading provider of tax services worldwide. At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 208,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services.

In Africa, we're the largest provider of professional services with offices in 31 countries and over 8,000 people. This enables us to provide our clients with seamless and consistent service, wherever they’re located on the continent. Our in-depth knowledge and understanding of operating environments in the region enable us to put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and offer truly tailored Tax, Assurance and Advisory solutions to unique business challenges.

In such an era of rapid development of information technology, data, innovation and leadership from data insights is king. Tax technology is transforming the manner in which tax consulting and compliance is being conducted today. This asserts the significance of continued investment in our tax technology practice.

As such, PwC Kenya Tax Technology business is looking to recruit a qualified candidate to fill the position of a Tax Technology Associate.

The Associate will join the Tax Technology team and focus on the use of information technology and data analysis tools to provide professional tax technology solutions to help enterprises to manage tax risk and improve the level of tax compliance. 

The role of the Associate will entail software development and implementation, data analysis and business support.

• Supporting the design and implementation of web applications both for internal use and PwC clients
• Supporting the integration of back-end technologies and implementation of API endpoints
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use and ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Supporting with documentation of internal and external tools
• Supporting the optimization of applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Supporting the review of ERPs
• Collaborating with other team members and stakeholders
• Working closely with third party developers and test analysts throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
• Providing quality assurance to the reviewed applications
• Performing data analysis using approved PwC tools and generate insightful reports

Preferred skills

• A bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related field
• Knowledge of ERP Tools, data analysis and software development
• Strong competencies in algorithms and software architecture
• A strong interest in technology and its use in business processes
• Ability to connect business needs with innovative ideas to generate business solutions
• Confident with a strong sense of innovation, creative thinking and decision making
• Flexibility and open-mindedness
• Excellent communication skills with a strong command of the English language
• A person of high integrity

​Minimum years experience required

• 1-2 years of experience in an IT related environment will be an added advantage

Job Description & Summary

• A career within our technology consulting team will provide you with a unique opportunity to help our clients identify and prioritize emerging technologies that can help solve their business problems. We help clients design approaches to integrate new technologies, skills, and processes so they can get the most out of their technology investment and drive business results and innovation.

The Team

• The Intelligent Automation Team is focused on standardizing, automating, designing & developing cutting edge platforms and processes that drive efficiency and enable our clients to achieve their business objectives.
• Process improvement, transformation, effective use of innovative technology and data & analytics, and leveraging alternative delivery solutions are key areas of focus to drive additional value for our firm.
• Help clients design approaches to integrate new technologies, skills, and processes so they can get the most out of their technology investment and drive business results and innovation.
• As a Manager, you will work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Plan strategies for the development of automation designs and products on schedule and on budget
• Analyze, propose and manage budgets, technologies and resources for projects
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers, stakeholders and contractors
• Prioritize, delegate and supervise all engineers’ activities and deliverables
• Manage, support, and evaluate engineers’ performance
• Hire new talent for the team and offer coaching and development opportunities
• Provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions, when needed
• Build the entire technical documentation and project roadmaps

Requirements

• Previous technology experience in a Software Development function within a Tech Company, Consulting firm, Telco or Corporate.
• Demonstrable software development skills with 8+ years experience in Software Engineering/ Products for technology-focused process improvements, transformations, and/or system implementations.
• Fluent with functional, imperative and object-­oriented languages; knowledge of C#, TypeScript or JavaScript would be especially useful
• Strong OOP or Functional Programing and modeling skills
• Experience in .Net Core, Angular and Big data technologies
• Emerging technology familiarity - Blockchain, RPA, AI, ML
• Experience working in fast paced, agile and dynamic environment
• Experience building complex systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
• Experience with professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations.
• Experience with practices such as DevOps, Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming
• Experience with microservices, workflow or ESB software, implementing and consuming large scale web services
• Experience in building Event driven solutions is an added advantage.

 Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems (or related technical areas) 
• Agile Certifications such as CSM, PSM, Disciplined Agile, SAFe, DevOps, Prince2 Agile etc.
• Agile Tooling - Containerisation, DevOps, Microservices, Full-Stack, Integration
• Professional Body Membership