Financial Statement Specialist (Virtual) at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Accounting Services Group practice, within Assurance Support services, will provide the opportunity to support our engagement teams and clients by providing advice and counsel on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues. In joining, you’ll help ensure a complete and relevant exchange of information among our consultants and in turn with engagement teams and clients, provide experts advice on a variety of specific topics, support engagement teams in resolving complex issues, and supporting clients and their subsidiaries in evaluating the potential impact of accounting and reporting standard setting initiatives. You’ll develop strong relationships with our engagement teams and established audit clients and enhance our ability to meet greater investor expectations with the challenges of an increasingly complex business environment.

Our team provides advice and counsel on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues using US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards frameworks. You’ll work on both local and global engagements and keep PwC teams informed about accounting and financial reporting developments that might affect engagements through issuing communications and through curated trainings. You’ll also assist with developing and communicating PwC’s point of view to internal and external parties as needed.
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.

Role Summary:

• Our PwC Service Delivery Centre has an opportunity available for a Financial Statement Specialist (IFRS) with completed SAICA Articles who will be responsible for rendering audit support services. The main duty will include the performance of financial statement disclosure checklists on behalf of the audit teams. Other responsibilities may include assistance with Financial Statement Quality Checks.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Completed SAICA articles with relevant degree and ITC

OR

• Qualified SAIPA candidates

OR

• Chartered Accountant (SA) (preferred)

Experience required:

• Experience on large listed companies will be advantageous.
• Post article working experience will be advantageous.

Responsibilities of role:

• Performing financial statement disclosure checklists.This includes financial statements prepared using IFRS, IFRS for SMEs and other relevant reporting frameworks.
• Assisting with Financial Statement Quality Checks (FSQCs) on financial statements may also be required from time to time.

FSQCs include for example:

• Agreeing comparative figures to prior year financial statements
• Checking mathematical accuracy
• Checking internal consistency i.e. between the face of the statements and the notes thereto; page references; note references
• Sequence checks i.e. page numbers; note numbers
• Agreeing current year figures to supporting documentation
• Checking changes across multiple drafts.
• Skill sets required:
• Strong sense of responsibility
• Willingness to learn
• Computer literate - Good knowledge of Excel
• Accurate and organised, with strong attention to detail
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Very deadline driven
• Fluent in English
• Good internet access - Remote working is available as an option for this role on condition that you are in an area that has good network / connectivity (Laptop and 3G will be provided).