Job Description

Line of Service Tax Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Reward Management Level Senior Associate & Summary A career in our Reward practice, within People and Organisation services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients reset their talent strategies and deliver extraordinary business results through their people. We focus on evaluating and managing their unique challenges so our clients can maximise their return on the overall investment in human capital. Youxe2x80x99ll gain a tremendous depth of expertise in all aspects of human capital, including creating sustainable value through people culture and change, designing compensation and retirement strategies, and improving human capital operations.

Our team helps organisations set their compensation strategies through analysis of industry benchmarks, company policies and culture, and employee performance. As part of our team, youxe2x80x99ll help our clients determine their compensation structure, executive pay packages, legal and regulatory requirements, tax implications, and financial reporting and accounting advice. 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.

Job level: Senior Associate 2

Job title: Reward consultant: Analytical

Our team helps organisations set their compensation strategies through analysis of industry benchmarks, company policies and culture, and employee performance. As a member of our team, youxe2x80x99ll help our clients determine their compensation structures with a specific focus on the analytical aspects thereof.

Duties:

• Collecting and analysing remuneration data for PwCxe2x80x99s internal remuneration database;
• Performing executive and non-executive director benchmarking and assistance in determining an appropriate comparator group;
• Conducting critical reviews of clientxe2x80x99s remuneration practices, and drafting papers including review outcomes and recommendations for new structures to clients (both executive management and remuneration committees);
• Drafting of market practice papers on various elements of remuneration
• Performing indicative financial modelling for variable incentive schemes to assist clients in understanding the cost versus benefit implications thereof;
• Performing various wage gap analysis to assist clients with their fair pay analysis
• Assistance with the so-called single figure remuneration reporting;
• An awareness of topical issues surrounding executive reward, both globally and locally, and the preparation of communication material to remuneration committees regarding this information, as well as providing ongoing advice;
• Managing client relationships (under the supervision of more senior staff);
• Project managing client engagements;
• Responsibility for risk management procedures and managing costs/fees;
• Attending client meetings;
• Assisting with the preparation of client publications;

Key attributes:

• Strong analytical and logical thinking ability
• Strong numerical skills
• Technical research skills
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to deal with clients in a professional and cordial manner
• Numerical and Google-suite and Excel ability
• Eager to learn and quick to grasp new concepts
• Client service and results oriented
• Ability to deal with multiple demands under tight client deadlines and with a sense of urgency
• Good organisational and time management skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Very high attention to detail
• Comfortable building relationships and communicating with people at all levels
• Proactive and self-driven
• Good at giving and receiving feedback
• Ability to work as part of the team as well as independently
• Takes responsibility for personal development

Academic or professional qualifications:

• BCom or BBusiness Science degrees (in financial accounting or management accounting) with an honours degree or post-graduate diploma in accounting being preferable.
• Recently qualified CA(SA) , Professional Accountant or CGMA

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 December 4, 2023