Senior Associate – Public Assurance at PwC Tanzania
PwC Tanzania Dar es-Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Line of Service: Assurance
Job Description & Summary
Bring your experiences. Grow your skills. Make your mark. Our community of solvers is ready to apply your expertise in new and unexpected ways. You’ll be empowered by a career that’s flexible, human-led, tech-powered and purpose-driven.
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a passionate community of solvers working together in unexpected ways to create solutions that untangle some of the world’s most complex problems. We combine perspectives and technologies to create new solutions, and help our clients build trust and make a lasting difference. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with 327,000+ people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Advisory and Tax services.
A career in the Assurance line of service will afford you the opportunity to provide a range of assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.
PwC Tanzania invites applications from qualified candidates for the position below: –
Senior Associate – Public Assurance
As a Senior Associate in the Assurance Line of Service within Government and Public Sector Group, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Plan and design assurance assignments and necessary tasks to be completed
Assign roles and responsibilities to team members; ensure assignments are executed as per the firm’s quality standards
Manage the overall expectations of stakeholders, prepare and submit reports in a timely manner
Remain up to date with developments in relevant legislations and the field in general
Conduct research in order to have an in-depth understanding of a client’s industry and business; interview clients to complete sections of assigned audit work
Develop the knowledge of junior team members through on the job coaching and share best practices on the completion of their sections
Demonstrate strong technical knowledge, ability to research issues, present alternatives and conclusions to clients
Communicate engagement progress to manager and partner include risks, issues, variances from plan in terms of time, budget, among others
Take full ownership of external file completion, analyse engagement economics of self and field staff and explaining variances from plan
Develop strong relationship with clients to facilitate the completion of client work
Identify potential opportunities to provide additional services to clients
Required qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
Relevant professional qualification (CPA/ACCA)
At least 4 years of relevant experience in the public audit field
Desirable skills and attributes
The successful candidates will possess the following:
Organisational and time management skills
Communication skills – written and spoken
Report writing skills
Demonstrated ability to manage teams
Project management skills
Strong analytical/problem solving skills and the ability to evaluate a situation in a logical and methodological way
Commercially astute approach to the management of all engagement
Collaborative and enjoy working in an innovative environment
Keen to build industry profile by networking and thought leadership
If you are keen to grow your career your own way and to discover how a career with PwC will benefit you, find out more by visiting us at www.pwc.co.tz and apply online. Your career path will be unique, diverse, and exceptional as we give you the best opportunities to excel and shine.
