Description
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
A career in our Investigations and Fact Finding practice, within Fraud, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE) services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients understand where they might have vulnerabilities and develop solutions to manage the risks involved. We prevent, respond to and remediate a wide range of business threats, risks and complex issues.
Our team helps businesses detect and investigate fraudulent activities or irregularities within their organisation. As part of our team, you'll help investigate issues such as corporate irregularities, whistleblower allegations, asset misappropriation, regulatory violations, patent and copyright infringement and financial reporting fraud.
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.
A career in our Investigations and Intelligence practice, within Forensic Accounting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients understand where they might have vulnerabilities and develop solutions to manage the risks involved. We prevent, respond to and remediate a wide range of business threats, risks and complex issues. Our team helps organisations gain clarity and confidence in fraud investigations by offering our clients and their counsel strategic advice and advanced forensic technology. You'll help to collect and analyse evidence, locate witnesses, conduct interviews, perform computer forensics, and gather intelligence.
DESCRIPTION
? Assist in the performance of fraud investigations, fraud prevention projects and other forensic assignments
? Capturing, sorting and electronic analysis of financial and other data.
? Assisting in the compilation of draft forensic reports and appendices.
? Assessing and analysing financial and other data.
? Recording findings. Project administration, including printing, indexing and filing.
? Deal with sensitive and demanding situations
? Understand customer needs and translate them into opportunities
? Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above
? Manage small teams of junior staff and be responsible for their career development
? Maintain the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality
? Perform data acquisition, processing and analysis of financial and non-financial data
? Good use of Data Analytics and technology literacy
? Conducting data and computer forensic investigations
? Investigate matters relating to economic crime, i.e. allegations of fraud, corruption and/or irregularities
? Assist in the document management of working papers that support analyses performed
? Assist in conducting integrity due diligence reviews using various open source databases
? Synthesize information and draft reports and appendices
? Deliver a high quality product within established timeframes and budgets
? Provide general support to team on a variety of tasks in connection with project execution
? Contribute to new business proposals and proposal development
? Capturing, sorting and electronic manipulation of financial and other data
? Assisting in the compilation of draft forensic reports and appendices
? Assessing and analysing financial and other data
? Recording of findings
? Project administration, including printing, indexing and filing.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
? CA - qualified 2015/2016
? BCom Acc, LLB Post Graduate or CFE is advantageous
EXPERIENCE
? 3 Years accounting experience
? Good understanding of risks and internal controls
? Document management
? Accounting/legal background
? Good working knowledge of the following:
? Microsoft (including Excel, Word, Access and
PowerPoint)
? Computer hardware and operating systems
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
? Working systematically and logically to resolve problems, to identify causes,
relationships and implications
? Building and sustaining relationships
? Being passionate about customer service
? Being curious – learning, sharing and innovating
? Leading and contributing to team success
? Communicating with impact and empathy
? Developing self and others through coaching
? Demonstrating courage and integrity
? Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise
? Being open-minded, practical and agile with change
? Strategic thinking
? Logical reasoning
? Analytical ability
? Good judgment skills
? Problem solving
? Excellence orientation
? Drive and enthusiasm
? Influencing
? Drive
? Rule orientation
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
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