Job Description

Line of Service Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism IFS - Finance

Management Level Senior Associate

& Summary A career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. Youxe2x80x99ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect 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.

Purpose of Job

Taking responsibility for a seamless feed of bank statements from Africa banks to the Treasury Management System (TMS - Kyriba) and the interface to Oracle. Timely upload of manual bank statement feeds to Oracle. Troubleshooting and resolving errors encountered with feeding bank statements. Closing Treasury Service Now (Snow) tickets in a timely and efficient manner. Effective communication to stakeholders via Snow. Assist with / facilitate new automatic bank statement feeds, creation of new bank accounts, termination of bank accounts closed and communicating changes to all relevant parties. Assist in the process of setting up mandates with the banks for automatic feeds. Partake in the streamlining, improvement and development of new treasury processes.

Handle all tasks as the South Africa Treasury administrator.

Role Description

TMS (Kyriba)

Key technical knowledge of bank statement formats (i.e. MT940 and BAI), including the interpretation of all the standard tags.

Retrieving bank statements from the TMS that is missing in Oracle.

Assist with drafting of standard mandate template documents to assist South, East and West market countries on statement set up and distribution/feeds.

Provide guidance to the South, East and West markets on statement feeds and issues.

Treasury Service now and manual uploads in Oracle

Actively manage assigned Snow tickets and communicate in a timely manner to stakeholders.

Import and review of manual bank statement uploads (MT940xe2x80x99s, XLSM, etc.) in a timely manner.

Removal of duplicate bank statements.

Monitoring of processing errors and logs, providing assistance in investigation and training, as and when required.

Creation of bank statement transaction codes in Oracle for statements errors.

Troubleshooting

Identifying, documenting and resolving Oracle import issues, i.e. cash management bank statement errors with the PwC shared services teams (Bank statement transaction codes, duplicate statement IDxe2x80x99s etc.).

Frequent communication of common errors to Africa in country finance to resolve with the banks.

Managing and resolving all queries raised on the shared platform, regarding missing/duplicate bank statements within SLAxe2x80x99s.

PwC SA Treasury Administrator

Prepare and distribute the daily cash balance report.

Update the treasury form to account for movements on deposit/loan balances.

Complete the month end cash/utilization balances report.

Daily sweepings of internal bank accounts to facilitate funding requirements.

Assist with the preparation of monthly cash flow forecasts.

Loading pf call loan/call deposit payments and interest payments thereon.

Assist with implementation of treasury tools, reporting and electronic banking platforms.

Business online administration:

- Adding and deleting of users and account signatories

- Annual update of user access

- Daily user queries

- Opening and closing of bank accounts

- Annual update of CDI codes

- Ad hoc requests

Facilitate the issuing of new petrol cards and any queries related hereto.

Resolve queries on credit cards.

Maintain the following registers and perform annual clean up thereof:

- Account signatory register per account per bank

- Online banking operator register

- Designated persons register per account per bank

- Banking contacts

Check facility fee calculations from banks, advise of discrepancies and arrange payment.

Bank Guarantee queries, facilitation and record keeping thereof.

Ensure all treasury documentation is saved on the Treasury drive.

Ad hoc treasury projects.

Complete annual FICA updates as required by the banks.

Assist with the preparation of annual facility review packs.

Management of Paycards and CIPC cards.

Update PwC contact details with the various banks for all documentation received from the bank.

Review monthly invoices received from various banks ensuring that the VAT is claimable where applicable and save these documents in a centralized folder for easy reference and access.

Obtain bank confirmation letters for the various bank accounts and any additional documentation required for tender purposes. Ensure up to date ones are kept on record.

Update banking mandates as required by the bank or when there are notable changes within PWC treasury roles/responsibilities.

Key Competencies and Attributes

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Practical and technical accounting knowledge and background.

Advanced analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Strong communication skills (English xe2x80x98business languagexe2x80x99 xe2x80x93 verbal and written)

Proficiency with financial software systems (knowledge or previous experience of ERP, Helpdesk etc. is an advantage).

Excellent computer literacy skills, including advanced MS Office skills

Practical and technical knowledge of legal and regulatory issues affecting contracts, financial policies and procedures.

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Qualification & Experience

Requirements

Minimum of 1 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in an accounting/financial position.

Minimum of first degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related discipline.

Relevant professional certification is an advantage.

Experience in dealing with foreign exchange transactions is an advantage.

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 15, 2023

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