Career Opportunities at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Reference Number:125-NIG00196
Location: Nigeria
Department:Assurance
Job type: Permanent

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of programs to develop and maintain our client’s business intelligence, EDW and MDM platforms. The team encompasses all disciplines required to deliver data and analytics solutions for our clients, including project managers, business analysts, data scientists, statisticians, RPA experts, software engineers, quality assurance & testers and implementation managers.
• The Enterprise Data Warehouse Technical Lead will be primarily responsible for implementing ETL processes using SSIS, to populate Kimball style star schemas using a variety of source data into the enterprise data warehouse.
• The candidate will have a deep understanding of both OLTP and star schemas, with all associated ETL constructs to effectively manage facts and dimensions.
• The resulting ETL processes should be scalable, efficient, audited and as re-usable as possible. This role should also be able to assess data quality and auditability of the overall flow.
• Within EDW domain, the Technical Lead will work with the EDW Business / Data Analyst to understand requirements, but also requires additional mastery of Business Intelligence concepts that support analytics, KPIs, metrics, dimensions, attributes and business processes (including but not limited to, those that ultimately are delivered as reports and data interfaces).
• Proficiency in the implementation of additional complex calculations and Big Data type of challenges is a must.
• The EDW Technical Lead must have significant experience in stakeholder relationship management skills to successfully manage the customer and stakeholders.

Job Description

• Develop, design, tune and maintain SSIS packages to perform the ETL process.
• Design and develop SQL Server stored procedures, functions, views and triggers to be used during the ETL process.
• Designs, builds and maintains data warehouse solutions to support Business Intelligence (BI) and Reporting projects using any of Cognos, Tableau, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server or similar.
• Defines policies, procedures, and governance for the data warehouse/platform that is aligned with the overall BI strategy and requirements to ensure consistent use of data architecture standards and business definitions.
• Designs and builds conceptual, logical and physical dimensional data models and third normal form artifacts.
• Develop, document, and implement data models, processes, and mappings for ETL Implementations (OLTP and OLAP systems).
• Supports new data development, ensuring consistency and integration with existing data warehouse structure. Develops processes for capturing and maintaining metadata from all data warehousing components.
• Translates user requirements into technical architecture vision and implementation plan. Provide hands-on development of solutions; and supports the analysis and discovery processes.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert in data warehouse concepts (star schema, snowflake schemas, and normalized and de-normalized data models). Analyzes performance statistics, security, and recommends improvements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior developers in best practices in Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse Design, ETL, and query design.
• Perform data profiling and source to target mappings (while capturing ETL and business metadata).
• Write scripts for automated testing of data in the target facts and dimensions.
• Capture audit information during all phases of the ETL process.
• Write and maintain documentation of the ETL processes via process flow diagrams.
• Conduct appropriate functional and performance testing to identify bottlenecks and data quality issues.
• Be able to implement slowly changing dimensions as well as transaction, accumulating snapshot, and periodic snapshot fact tables.

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Expected to act independently to deliver appropriate program/project requirements to schedule, budget and scope
• Leads one or more team members consisting of cross functional, global, and virtual groups; may need to supervise staff and assign responsibility to other team members; monitors progress as per documented scope
• Coaches, mentors and supports less experienced developers

Requirements
Education:

• A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience

Experience:

• 3-5 years of experience with data warehousing and business intelligence projects.
• 3-6 years of experience with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server).
• 3-5 years of experience with SSIS or other similar ETL tool
• Work experience in a professional services industry, preferred
• Work experience in a global role, preferred.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Dimensional modeling experience preferably with a modeling tool in order to interact effectively with the Data Architect/Engineer
• ETL using tools such as SSIS or other and highly skilled in SQL development
• Other development complementary tools are a plus (C++)
• Strong communication skills
• IT background with experience across the systems development life cycle with experience in all project phases - plan, initiate, elaborate, design, build, test, implement
• Strong team working skills across matrixed client, supplier and geographically dispersed virtual teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (includes negotiation).

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Reference Number:125-NIG00200
Location: Nigeria
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

The Team

• PwC’s Financial Services Risk and Regulation (FSRR) Practice advises financial services firms on a variety of risk and regulation related issues (financial, market, operational, credit, regulatory etc.) with a view to maximizing returns on investments and shareholders’ value.
• We work with a broad range of corporate and public organizations to develop robust financial risk management frameworks that satisfy compliance demands, contribute to better decision making and enhance performance. Our strength is our ability to operate across all the stages of design, execution and implementation of all risk management and regulatory compliance arrangements.
• The scope of our work covers the full spectrum of financial risks such as enterprise risk management, credit risk, market risk, operational risk and liquidity risk; regulatory and economic capital, stress testing, risk modeling and validation; capital and liquidity adequacy assessment, risk analytics etc.
• There is a particular emphasis currently on the implementation of Basel II/III and other current local and international regulatory and risk management initiatives.

Job Summary

• The Manager will work closely with Senior Managers, Directors and Partners across the firm to deliver FSRR engagements to PwC’s financial services clients. This role may require frequent travels out of Lagos, where the team is based.

Roles & Responsibilities
The successful candidate will lead and manage multiple teams in the following areas:

• Design, review and implement enterprise risk framework and risk policy documents for financial services clients.
• Prepare, review and update Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) and Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process (ILAAP) for clients.
• Collaborate with other teams within PwC to prepare, review and update Recovery and Resolution Planning (RRP) for systemically important banks and other financial institutions.
• Support banks and other financial institutions with the implementation of Basel II&III accords.
• Provide expertise advice on development of risk analytics solutions and reporting dashboard.
• Advise our financial services clients on their financial risk models, policies and governance.
• Participate in business development activities and maintain good relationship with clients.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and provide inputs for the development of thought leadership in financial risk and regulations.
• Manage multiple FSRR engagements and project economics.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME), advising and supporting our financial services clients with regard to risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Manage/oversee project teams, identify development needs within the teams, and build competence through mentoring, coaching and knowledge transfer.

Experience & Qualifications

• A good University Degree with a minimum of Second Class Upper division.
• Completed Master’s Degree preferably in Financial Risk Management, Finance, Econometrics, Mathematics or other quantitative areas of study
• A recognised professional certification such as FRM/CFA/PRM will be an added advantage.
• At least 6 years’ work experience in the financial services industry, preferably in a major bank, consultancy firm or regulatory agency.
• Expertise and hands-on experience in at least one of FRM’s core areas, e.g. Basel II/III, credit risk, market and liquidity risk, operational risk, capital and liquidity adequacy assessment.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Motivated and committed
• Strong project management and coordination skills.
• Client service-oriented and accustomed to taking a proactive approach.
• Deep content knowledge in credit, operational, market and liquidity risk management.
• Expertise in Basel II/III & Solvency II derived principally from Basel II/Solvency II implementation project experience.

Additional Information:

• Strong technology and model building skills with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Pro-active and entrepreneurial spirit, in combination with strong team work ethics.
• Ability to build strong, long-term relationships with key client contacts across lines of service and work closely with C-suite executives.
• Ability to leverage resources within the PwC network, and collaborate with strategic third parties to develop and implement new and existing market propositions across our services industry.
• Ability to develop people through effective mentoring and coaching of team members.
• Flexibility to support other service areas beyond your core areas of competence.

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Reference Number:125-NIG00197
Location: Nigeria
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

Job Summary

• The candidate will lead/develop/oversee the technology stream of the IA team in PwC Nigeria and make presentations to internal/external clients at executive management levels and build a successful team.
• The IA Senior Manager, Technology will report to the IA Partner in PwC, Nigeria.

Job Responsibilities/Requirements

• Demonstrate excellent understanding of business issues across multiple industries and the relevance of technologies with a view to identify, pursue, and ultimately win business opportunities for internal audit practice in PwC
• Demonstrate extensive project management skills especially in the application and adoption of technology to enable the activities of internal audit clients of PwC
• Identify and address client needs whilst building relationships with clients, responding to requests for information and demonstrating flexibility in addressing the needs of the client
• Demonstrate extensive abilities as a team leader, which includes creating a positive work environment; monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations; respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner
• Demonstrate effective communication and people management skills
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical and functional requirements of audit software e.g TeamMate, CURA, Isometrix, MK Insight, etc.
• Ability to develop QA programs, execute the programs and communicate/report QA results to Senior Management
• Ability to execute quality assurance (QA) reviews to ensure compliance with organizational policies, IIA standards and other regulatory/other requirements
• Ability to develop and deliver technical and functional training on audit software as required, to enhance the broad understanding and use of the software
• Provide overviews, briefings, demonstrations, and executive presentations on functionality of audit software and the associated benefits to Board audit committee, audit management, audit teams, internal PwC staff, etc
• Good understanding of the application of data analytics to the internal audit process especially in the articulation/application of key risk indicators and key performance indicators
• Ability to lead the implementation and configuration of audit management systems. This includes understanding the business requirements in the primary areas of reporting and implementation of audit methodology, and determining how the software should be configured to meet those requirements
• Ability to effectively assess features of new releases of audit management systems, to enhance the quality of the recommendations to clients. Also examine new functionality and content made available by audit software vendors to assess its suitability for use
• Ability to demonstrate good understanding of IIA standards, COSO framework and other relevant guidelines
• Ability to lead/manage teams that conduct audits of information technology systems, applications and workflow processes
• Ability to independently plan internal audit engagements, collect and analyze information to form conclusions, develop audit findings and recommendations and prepare audit reports communicating results to management
• Proficient understanding of the internal audit process including risk assessments, planning, scheduling, reporting, continuous monitoring
• Ability to maintain subject matter expertise in Technology Risks and Controls, including: best practices, regulatory requirements and key control processes
• Ability to demonstrate skills and audit experience across a number of focus areas, such as Cyber, Information Security, Infrastructure, Applications, IT Governance, IT Operations, IT Resilience, etc
• Ability to support a series of high profile co-source or outsource audit engagements across industry sectors
• Ability to multi-task various projects and deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for audit reporting/discussions with Senior Audit and Business Management
• Report writing, presentation and inter-personal skills including good written and oral communication skills
• Commercial awareness of current economic and market trends.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Second Class Upper Bachelor's degree
• Degree Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Accounting Information Systems, Management Information Systems or related field
• Certification(s) Required: CIA, CISA, CISSP, ACA or any relevant certification
• Proficiency in English
• Candidates should have at least 8-10 years of experience within Internal Audit functions ideally, or professional services / audit firms.
• Candidate must have in-depth experience of Technology processes and Technology Risk Management
• MBA and consulting background will be an added advantage.

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Reference Number:125-NIG00198
Location: Nigeria
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

Job Summary

• Are you looking to work with a diverse and exciting client group within one of the fastest growing teams in Assurance?
• Within Internal Audit we've an exciting opportunity for a Manager to join the team. In joining us you will be part of a unique client proposition, helping our clients understand and challenge their IT risk profile and the extent to which their company’s processes, people and systems assist or inhibit their corporate strategies to generate value.
• To be successful, you'll need to have a track record of delivery in a wide range of disciplines including IT risk evaluation, review of operational and strategic IT processes, project management and governance and IT audit.
• You are expected to be capable of applying these skills in a variety of business situations to maximise the impact to our clients on Internal Audit engagements.

Job Responsibilities/Requirements

• Working directly with a broad range of clients, across a number of different sectors to deliver both advisory and assurance engagements including internal audit assignments
• Managing project teams to deliver solutions including scoping, testing, and reporting against advisory standards
• Ability to demonstrate skills and audit experience across a number of focus areas, such as Cyber, Information Security, Infrastructure, Applications, IT Governance, IT Operations, IT Resilience, data analytics etc.
• Ability to manage a series of high profile co-source or outsource audit engagements across industry sectors.
• Practical experience on Risk Based Internal Audit Methodology
• Managing projects including IT operational, security / cyber and data reviews (in addition to IT general controls and business process reviews)
• Enhancing client controls and operational environments, including developing integrated risk and control frameworks and building remediation plans for key client issues
• Exposure to current thinking in technology governance and risk management
• Supporting the unit in business development initiatives
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical and functional requirements of audit software e.g TeamMate, CURA, Isometrix, MKinsight, etc.
• Ability to develop Quality Assurance (QA) programs, execute the programs and communicate/report QA results to Senior Management
• Ability to execute Quality Assurance (QA) reviews to ensure compliance with organizational policies, IIA standards and other regulatory/other requirements
• Good understanding of the application of data analytics to the internal audit process especially in the articulation/application of key risk indicators and key performance indicators
• Ability to lead the implementation and configuration of audit management systems. This includes understanding the business requirements in the primary areas of reporting and implementation of audit methodology, and determining how the software should be configured to meet those requirements
• Ability to function as a “People Manager” for more junior team members, managing their performance, well-being and providing career advice
• Knowledge of IT audit applications and tools

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Second Class Upper Bachelor's degree
• Degree Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Accounting Information Systems, Management Information Systems or related field
• Certification(s) Required: CIA, CISA, CISSP, ACA or any relevant certification
• Proficiency in English
• Candidates should have at least 5-7 years of experience within Internal Audit functions ideally, or professional services / audit firms
• Candidate must have in-depth experience of Technology processes and Technology Risk Management.

Additional Information
Soft-skills:

• Experience of managing engagement teams and of developing junior members of staff to build a team.
• Experience of engaging at a middle management level with clients (both business and IT stakeholders) to build relationships, generate new business and communicate findings and recommendations with impact
• Strong project management, analytical skills and organisational abilities
• Technically strong and numerate with a commercial focus on engagements
• Ability to understand client issues and translate these into a PwC engagement approach (including approach, budgeting and risk & quality management), drawing on the resources of the firm as required.
• Ability to support the development of new service offerings
• Focused and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential) with an ability to build strong relationships with clients and with PwC teams
• Experience in responding to formal and informal client Requests for Proposal (for PwC services)
• Track record in demonstrating a proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions whilst demonstrating integrity and courage to challenge the status quo
• Ability to follow formal methodologies, apply risk and quality standards and ensure the team’s compliance with these requirements
• Well-developed listening and questioning techniques
• Strong desire for personal continuous improvement
• Excellent verbal skills and report writing capability
• Self-starter, able to work autonomously as well as manager of engagement teams without the need for day to day direct management
• Proficient networker, relationship builder and team player

Technical skills:

• Experience in delivering internal audit and advisory assignments
• Experience in advising across a range of IT areas including IT strategy, IT governance, IT management processes, vendor and contract management, IT capability. assessments, business systems strategy, selection and evaluation, IT support and operational processes and IT security
• Experience in evaluating current state processes, developing future state designs, and leading implementation of new ways of working
• Understanding of IT governance frameworks e.g. COBIT and end to end processes
• Experience in common project governance methodologies and the risks of project based delivery, e.g. PRINCE 2, PMP, MSP.
• Experience in complex ERP environments including Oracle, SAP or Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience in reviewing IT General Controls including Change Control, Access Rights and IT Operations.

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Reference Number:125-NIG00201
Location: Lagos
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

The Team

• PwC's Financial Services Risk & Regulation (FSRR) professionals help clients understand, assess, mitigate and resolve all issues, driven by risk management, capital management and compliance, which prevent the achievement of their strategic goals. Our strength is our ability to operate across all the stages of design, execution and assurance of all risk management and compliance arrangements. We work with a broad range of corporate and public organizations to develop robust financial risk management frameworks that satisfy compliance demands, contribute to better decision making and enhance performance.
• The scope of our work covers the full spectrum of financial risks such as credit risk, market risk, operational risk and liquidity risk; economic capital, capital management, stress testing, risk modeling and validation; regulatory compliance issues; and internal liquidity adequacy assessment process. There is a particular emphasis currently on the implementation of Basel II/III and other current local and international regulatory and risk management initiatives.

Job Summary

• As a Senior Associate, you will work with different teams within the firm to help clients solve their financial risk and regulation issues.

Roles & Responsibilities
Specifically, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Work and deliver high quality work on various FSRR engagements such as Basel implementation, ICAAP, ILAAP, RRP, Risk Framework design and implementation, etc.
• Lead and work as part of a project team on client sites to deliver FSRR engagement. Build relationships and maintain day-to-day contact with clients on assigned projects
• Provide coaching, feedback and technical guidance to associates as may be required
• Prepare various risk and regulatory services gap analysis reports
• Identify opportunities and provide support to senior team members on business development activities
• Contribute to PwC’s thought leadership on FSRR matters.

Experience & Qualifications

• A good University Degree with a minimum of Second Class Upper division.
• A recognised professional certification such as FRM/CFA/PRM will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years’ work experience in consultancy or banking (retail or commercial).
• Experience in at least one of FRM’s core areas, e.g. Basel II/III, credit risk, market and liquidity risk, operational risk, capital and liquidity adequacy assessment.
• Problem solving skills
• Strong project management and relationship management skills.

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Reference Number:125-NIG00194
Location: Nigeria
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide vision, planning and coordination of all software development, deployment and/or implementation activities
• Provide technical leadership to the development team
• Communicate effectively with all internal/external stakeholders
• Participate in client engagements
• Establish standards in all Software Development/Design, Deployment and integration/implementation activities
• Work closely with operations to develop the most optimal system architecture/deployment design for the core platforms
• Gather critical information from meetings with stakeholders in order to identify product and business requirements
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
• Document business requirements using formalism such UML or other object oriented modeling tools
• Coordinate software system installation and monitor platform functioning to ensure specifications are met
• Provide assistance to relevant functional teams by identifying requirements and improvements to the architectural design of new/existing applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering or corresponding work experience in Software Development/Engineering.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience WPF applications, ASP.NET, MVC, C#, Net, Web API, JSON, REST, and SQL Server, Web Services
• Proficient in Frontend JavaScript Frameworks, particularly AngularJS/ReactJS/Vuej
• Experience in building enterprise grade applications
• Proficiency in object-oriented design and development
• Proficiency in design patterns
• Experience working with project management methodologies
• Ability to lead and manage a software development team
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi task
• Awareness, understanding and usage of testing concepts and frameworks
• Experience with Microsoft SQL database design and stored procedure programming.
• Understanding and ability to implement good architecture
• Proficiency with Test Driven Development
• Proficient Understanding of Code Versioning tools such as Git
• Ability to gather, critically review and analyze product/business requirements
• Experience with setting up and managing cloud technologies; Azure or Heroku.

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Reference Number:125-NIG00193
Location: Nigeria
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Leadership to less experienced team members
• Ability to communicate effectively with all internal/external stakeholders
• Participate in Design and Code Reviews
• Establish standards in all Software Development/Design, Deployment and integration/implementation activities
• Work closely with operations to develop the most optimal system architecture/deployment design for the core platforms
• Gather critical information from meetings with stakeholders in order to identify product and business requirements
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
• Document business requirements using formalism such UML or other object oriented modeling tools
• Coordinate software system installation and monitor platform functioning to ensure specifications are met
• Provide assistance to relevant functional teams by identifying requirements and improvements to the architectural design of new/existing applications
• Provide training to client end users with relevant tools and technical document
• Mentor younger Developers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering or corresponding work experience in Software Development/Engineering.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience WPF applications, ASP.NET, MVC, C#, Net, Web API, JSON, REST, and SQL Server, Web Services
• Proficient in Frontend JavaScript Frameworks, particularly AngularJS/ReactJS/Vuej
• Experience in building enterprise grade applications
• Proficiency in object-oriented design and development
• Proficiency in design patterns
• Experience working with project management methodologies
• Ability to lead and manage a software development team
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi task
• Awareness, understanding and usage of testing concepts and frameworks
• Experience with Microsoft SQL database design and stored procedure programming.
• Understanding and ability to implement good architecture
• Proficiency with Test Driven Development
• Proficient Understanding of Code Versioning tools such as Git
• Ability to gather, critically review and analyze product/business requirements
• Experience with setting up and managing cloud technologies; Azure or Heroku.

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Reference Number:125-NIG00195
Location: Nigeria
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

Job Summary

• We are looking for an experienced data scientist to focus on Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), business Intelligence, and applied to complex problems involving large-scale data

Essential Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders, identifying opportunities for leveraging data to solve for business challenges
• Identify valuable data sources / data sets that can be leveraged to improve results
• Analyze data to interpret business opportunity and discover trends and patterns.
• Process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of structured / un-structured data used for analysis
• Research and implement custom statistical models and machine learning algorithms
• Execute analytical experiments methodically to evolve ideas into successful solutions
• Coordinate with engineering and software development team to integrate model into continuous business / process / software cycle.
• Present information using data visualization techniques.
• Communicate results and ideas to key stakeholders / decision makers.
• Mentor junior scientists.

Qualifications

• Master's/PhD Degree in any of Computer Science, Engineering Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics
• +5 years industry experience
• 3+ years functional knowledge of any programming scripting and data science languages such as JavaScript, Python, R, PowerShell, SQL, .NET, Ruby, PERL, C++, DJANGO Framework is a plus
• Any application of AI, Cognitive and Data Science technologies such as Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services, Text Analytics API, Bot Service, Anaconda, Jupyter, R, Spark, Neural Networks, NLP, etc
• Proficiency in R, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Shell Scripting, Linux
• Familiarity with data visualization tools - Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, MicroStrategy, Alterxy
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• In-depth familiarity with Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Advanced Statistical Analysis
• Knowledge of cloud-based data science and open-source tools.
• The ability to work and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of software developers, data scientists, data engineers and Subject Matter Professional (SMP) from the business practice.