Job Description

Line of Service Advisory

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism Deals

Management Level Senior Associate

& Summary A career within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the worldxe2x80x99s leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.

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.

Data Scientist at PwC Deals

Recent graduate or up to c.4 years experience with the following qualifications and an excellent academic record:

Minimum of a Bachelors/Honors degree (NQF 8)

Quantitative/analytical focused degree (actuarial science, industrial engineering, business science/finance/accounting/investment management, advanced analytics, data science or related fields)

Experience working in a top tier corporate finance or management consulting environment is beneficial

Experience working with data analytics tools such as (but not limited to): Alteryx Designer, Python, R-studio, PowerBI, Tableau, AnyLogic

Experience applying data science concepts to business problems with demonstrable impact is a plus

Intermediate modeling capabilities (Business drivers, Simulation modeling etc.)

Aptitude for analytics and enjoys solving challenging and ambiguous problems with a commercial mindset

Displays an enquiring mind to pick up on potential opportunities and issues that can be solved through data after speaking to C-suite stakeholders

Strong record of leadership and initiative taking

Interested in gaining professional experience across a wide range of client organizations, industries and business functions in an M&A environment

Excited about building new skills in analytics across data visualization, optimization, geospatial and machine learning capabilities

Team guiding principles:

What we do: Analytics are great -
Insights are better -
Action is BEST

Creating deeper insights through the use of big data and analytics skills for the wider Deals practice.

Customer-led, always keeping at the fore the issue of the client (solving for what is keeping the client up at night).

Use a combination of a top down and bottom up approach to problem solving, prioritizing initial hypotheses developed together with the client.

Practicing an iterative approach to engaging with the client throughout the project duration.

Outcome driven, always keeping top of mind the commercial/business impact of our hypotheses and helping the client quantify net commercial benefits of final recommendations.

Leverage advanced analytical tools and methods that allow us to see/analyze trends in massive data sets.

Innovative - always thinking about how we can save time or enhance insights for the wider Deals practice using data and tools.

Continuous learners, recognising that there will always be an evolution and innovation of technology and data driven tools.

Audience-led in presentations and where appropriate, steering away from complex statistical language with clients.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? Yes

Job Posting End Date September 23, 2023

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