Job Opening at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC)
Employment Nigeria
08-Sep-2016
LAGOS ,
Administrative
PwC helps organization and individuals create the value they’re looking for. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services.
POSITION : Senior Associate
The Job Role
To provide expertise necessary to help clients with financial accounting issues especially related to IFRS reporting and accounting advisory services and to act as a support for senior management in the Capital Market and Accounting Consulting Services Unit.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Provide IFRS technical accounting and business advice to a variety of clients
- Design and agree assignment terms and scope in line with PwC standards and procedures
- Perform IFRS compliance review of financial statements
- Prepare high quality reports, financial statements and other client deliverable
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with new and established clients
- Supervise teams and reporting directly to senior staff
- Work as part of our business development strategy team in the local marketplace
- Provide an on-site co-ordination role for clients including planning, day to day work, liaising with clients and completing IFRS accounting advisory assignments
- Work and liaise with other members of the team and colleagues in other parts of the firm as necessary to provide high quality clients service
- Report directly to a partner, director, senior manager or manager
- Coach and train other staff; and,
- Strong business awareness, sound reporting skills and the ability to work under your own initiative
- Assist in capital market transactions such as reporting accountant engagements, IPO readiness assessments, business acquisitions accounting and advisory, reorganization and restructuring advisory, etc
- There are also opportunities to work on assurance projects including due diligence, floatations, disposals and other ad hoc projects.
Requirements
- A good university degree
- Good working knowledge and understanding of IFRS (2-3 years working experience with IFRS would be an advantage)
- ACCA/ACA qualification (or equivalent).
- Focused and initiative driven (required to maximize 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
- A demonstrated ability to take responsibility, work autonomously and use initiative, especially when working to tight deadlines
- Strong team-working
- Desire for continuous improvement
- Good listening skill
- A proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions
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