Job Opportunities at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria

Job ID: 263838WD
Line of Service: Internal Firm Services
Industry / Sector: Not Applicable
Specialism: IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other
Management Level: Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

• A career with Innovation Services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients' redesign, redefine, and redeploy their assurance and/or tax departments to be a strategic asset across the enterprise. You'll focus on assisting clients as they incorporate increased automation, machine learning, data & analytics, Open Source technologies into their processes to deliver better quality output and contribute more strategically to organisational decision making.
• Megatrends and emerging technologies are changing the world we live in. These fundamental global shifts and the collisions between them are reshaping societies, economies and behavioural norms everywhere. Traditional business models are continuously being disrupted…
• A career with the Disruption team at the Experience Centre, will provide you with a unique opportunity to:
  • Help our clients: anticipate and understand these disruptive forces, by rethinking their business models and their core purpose.
  • Conduct intensive research on business landscape, PwC Nigeria capabilities and strategy.
  • Create lean canvas by line of service: vision, strategy and value proposition

Responsibilities

• You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with a ‘dare to think’ mentality.
• Assist clients get up to speed with what technologies and trends might disrupt their business model;
• Assist clients identify and prioritize these disruptions in the form of actionable responses.
• Assist in the management and delivering of large transformational projects through prototyping, mock-ups and simulations.
• Define and collate Disruption methods, tools and playbooks
• Bring the best of PwC by working with and connecting teams with relevant people in the different Lines of Services
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify disruption research opportunities with new/existing clients;
• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Keep abreast with local and national business and economic issues

Experience and Qualifications

• First Degree in any discipline with minimum of Second-Class Division.
• Prior experience at a Consulting firm, high-growth Organisation or start-up Fintech, banking, or financial services background is preferred 
• Minimum Years of Experience:  3 + years of proven success in digital / disruptive technologies marketing roles with at least one year of leading teams.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrates some proven abilities to develop strategy; as well as proven success and thorough abilities to write, communicate, facilitate, and present cogently; to and/or for all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management
• Demonstrates proven success in roles and thorough abilities to identify and address client needs, which include the following: developing and sustaining deep client relationships using networking, negotiation and persuasion skills to identify and sell potential new service opportunities; preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials; and defining resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collection
• Understanding and application of design thinking
• Understanding of agile methodology
• Good knowledge of consulting across a broad scope of transformational offerings across front and back office
• Evidence of excellent influencing and communication skills and the capability to challenge and manage senior stakeholders.
• Proactive with a positive can-do approach.
• A thirst for emerging trends
• Self-starter able to work effectively as a member of a team.

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 20%.

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Job ID: 209018WD
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Line of Service: Assurance
Industry / Sector: EUR X-Sector
Specialism: Assurance
Management Level: Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

• A career within External 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.
• 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, mentor, coach and evaluate engagement teams on financial audits of Energy, Utilities & mining companies using International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
• Lead accounting Advisory and other Assurance Engagements.
• Serve as effective liaison and representative between the firm and the client.
• Work harmoniously and productively within a team; providing necessary supports to superior and motivate less experienced team members to deliver their work in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Exercise sound judgment by making decisions throughout the engagement, including assessment of engagement risks, design and selection of audit procedures necessary to arrive at a desired level of assurance, and evaluation of documentation and audit evidence received.
• Preparation and 1st level review of complex consolidated IFRS financial statements.
• Work with partners and engagement managers regarding project management, including scheduling, staffing and the engagement budget.
• Proactively interact with key client’s management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
• Assist with business development activities, such as proposals, conferences, and/or other thought leadership materials.
• Demonstrate professional demeanor towards duties and responsibilities, particularly with regard to independence, professional ethics, and the exercise of professional judgment.

Requirements

• ACA / ACCA qualification (or equivalent)
• Must be working or have worked in a consulting / Audit firm - with 4 - 5 years professional experience in external audit of organisations in the Energy, Utilities & Mining sector
• Have deep technical knowledge and understanding of the application of relevant International Financial Reporting Standards
• Demonstrate an understanding of regulatory pronouncements that are applicable to Energy, Utilities & Mining companies
• Focused and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential)
• A passion for delivering an exceptional client service
• Good analytical and organisational abilities
• A proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships with clients
• Effective communication skills when working at all levels
• Possess the ability and maturity to resolve conflicts on engagements
• A demonstrated ability to take responsibility, work autonomously and use initiative, especially when working to tight deadlines
• Ability to perform and deliver on multiple commitments concurrently with ease and professionalism.

Desirable Skills:

• Strong team-working
• Ability to delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities and coach to help deliver results
• Ability to develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems
• Desire for continuous improvement
• Ability to use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from from current trends in business area.
• Ability to review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Good listening skills.

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 20%.

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Job ID: 263841WD
Line of Service: Internal Firm Services
Industry / Sector: Not Applicable
Specialism: IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other
Management Level: Manager

Job Description & Summary

• Trends and emerging technologies are changing the world we live in. These fundamental global shifts are reshaping societies, economies and behavioral norms everywhere as traditional business models are continuously being disrupted.
• A career with the Disruption team at the PwC Experience Centre, will provide you with a unique opportunity to help our clients anticipate and understand disruptive forces, by rethinking their business models and their core purpose.
• You'll focus on assisting clients as they incorporate emerging technologies such as automation, machine learning, data & analytics, open-source technologies etc. into their processes to deliver better quality output and contribute more strategically to sustainable growth.

The Team

• The disruption Team is at the core of innovation and emerging technology development, discovery, deployment, and support activity. Our mission is to develop disruptive & innovative technologies and products that drive the evolution of how we deliver our services now and in the future.
• The key technology domains we are currently focused on include business process automation, data curation, industrialized analytics, machine learning & AI and scalable delivery platform.

Responsibilities
You will be trusted to work with limited supervision within the team. Therefore, you must be pro-active and independent in running various aspect of projects, and confident in making critical decisions when information may be limited. You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with a ‘dare to think’ mentality your responsibilities will include:

• Interpret client’s business strategy and determine risks and opportunities that are presented by disruptions in client markets.
• Design and model innovative solutions for clients and assist with implementation support
• Bring the best of PwC by working and connecting with teams with relevant people in the different Lines of Services to generate insights and areas for collaboration.
• Manage prime team functions and activities geared towards driving visibility and revenue generation for the PwC Experience Centre
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify disruption research opportunities with new/existing clients.
• Develop high-performance atmosphere within the team and contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Coordinate all cross-functional activities, represent customers internally and collaborate with leaders in varied areas on allocation across projects and resource planning.
• Function as strategic partner to the Associate Director of disruption & innovation at the PwC Experience Centre
• Lead and direct different cross-functional programs and projects of varied sizes and types concurrently.
• Contribute and influence strategic direction for senior leadership using informal and formal communication.
• Coordinate new product prototyping and testing
• Assist clients identify and prioritize disruptions in the form of actionable responses.
• Assist in the management and delivering of large transformational projects through prototyping, mock-ups, and simulations.
• Define and collate Disruption methods, tools, and playbooks
• Keep abreast with local and national business and economic issues
• Other functions of the position include successful management of the team, event/workshop coordination & managing client visits, and day-to-day operational business integrations with partners and sponsors.

Experience and Qualifications

• First Degree in any discipline with minimum of Second-Class Division.
• MSc or MBA (preferred)
• Prior experience at a Consulting firm, high-growth Organization or start-up Fintech, banking, or financial services background is preferred 
• Minimum Years of experience: 8 + years of proven success in digital / technology related roles with at least 4+ year experience in leading teams.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrates proven abilities to develop strategy; as well as proven success and thorough abilities to write, communicate, facilitate, and present cogently; to and/or for all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management
• Demonstrates proven success in roles and thorough abilities to identify and address client needs, which include the following: developing and sustaining deep client relationships using networking, negotiation, and persuasion skills to identify and sell potential new service opportunities; preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials; and defining resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing, and collection
• Understanding and application of design thinking & agile methodology
• Good knowledge of consulting across a broad scope of transformational offerings across front and back office
• Evidence of excellent influencing skills and the capability to challenge and manage senior stakeholders
• Strong project management orientation
• Comfortable working in a tech-driven environment with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders. 
• A highly capable, self-motivated individual who can direct the full array of functions and is continuously striving to improve services and enhance the attractiveness of the center
• Have demonstrated track record in the innovation community and experience with running a rapidly changing and growing environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and can effectively communicate and coordinate teams
• Very effective team collaboration skills with both internal and external stakeholders

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 20%.