Senior Associate - Strategy (Advisory) at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Reference Number: 125-NIG00230
Locations: Lagos & Abuja
Department: Advisory
Job type: Permanent

Summary responsibilities

• The Senior Associate is responsible for developing client deliverables, leading and managing team members to ensure quality outputs are always prepared and presented.
• The Senior Associate is also responsible for cascading the directions of the manager / senior manager to project team members, directs research and provide on the job coaching to team members.
• He / She is also expected to support the manager / senior manager in project administration and client management and contribute to the development of the wider practice through thought-leadership and being a role model to staff.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the team’s work products and lead / guide project team members to produce quality output which addresses the client’s needs.
• Coach subordinates taking development needs into consideration – able to articulate to team how their work contributes to meeting project objectives
• Critically sense-check and evaluate team output before consolidating and putting together in a coherent manner
• Identify internal and project data requirements, oversee data gathering process
• Perform analysis, construct business and financial models and document commentary from analysis and models
• Understand and engage different knowledge sources – online, staff, competitors, senior management of key target customers – extract key messages and implications from these sources
• Support with establishing links with Industry Leaders and other Thought Leadership teams within and outside the PwC network to bring Thought Leadership to Nigerian clients and market and assist PwC Industry leaders in articulating and implementing industry plans
• Communicate with impact and confidence with team members and at meetings demonstrating grasp of all data and findings
• Set positive example by providing timely, meaningful verbal and written feedback.

Technical competencies

• Business research and analysis, financial analysis, and strategy, report writing
• Strategy frameworks
• Corporate strategy development
• Market studies, feasibility studies and business planning
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other work tools
• Knowledge of at least one of the following industry groups:
  • Agriculture
  • Communication & Entertainment
  • Energy and Power
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Public Sector
  • Retail & Manufacturing
  • Telecommunication

Non-technical competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to guide decision-making
• Strong business acumen, analytical, and problem-solving skills – including data structuring, quantitative reasoning and implication development
• Managing teams
• Problem solver – taking on new challenges and ways of working even outside areas of comfort
• Willing and able to travel

Qualifications

• BSc. or BA.
• MBA and/or Professional qualifications: ICAN, ACCA, CFA charter holder (added advantage)

Experience:

• 3 years or more of relevant work experience