Reward Consultant (Legal) at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Role Summary:

The successful applicant will provide executive reward services to our clients within the People and Organisation: Executive Reward and Share Scheme practice in Gauteng/ Cape Town.

Responsibilities of role:

• Preparation of formal legal documentation regarding the operation of long-term incentive / share plans e.g. plan rules, award letters, etc.;
• Ensuring legal/regulatory compliance with regard to long-term incentive / share plans e.g. JSE Listings Requirements, Companies Act. This may include liaising with sponsors, external lawyers, JSE contacts, etc of clients;
• Drafting employee communications regarding short-term and long-term incentives;
• Conducting critical reviews of client’s remuneration practices, and drafting papers including review outcomes and recommendations for new structures to clients (both executive management and remuneration committees);
• Analysis of remuneration reporting in light of King III / King IV and assisting clients with preparing remuneration reports and policies to be contained in the integrated annual report of the company;
• Monitoring of institutional investor voting patterns and regulation, and analysis of these trends with respect to both design and disclosure of all aspects of remuneration (in particular executive remuneration);
• 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;
• Research on technical, legal, tax, and topical issues arising in connection with executive reward and incentives;
• Drafting tax opinions in connection with executive reward and incentives, including broad-based employee schemes, trusts, long-term incentives / share plans, etc.;
• Advising PwC offices in other countries on the South African tax consequences of incentive arrangements, and liaising with foreign PwC offices to ascertain the implications of South African incentive arrangements in foreign jurisdictions, compiling responses and presenting to clients;
• 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;

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Must be an Admitted Attorney.
• BCom LLB, HDip Tax, or LLM in tax or commercial law would be highly desirable.
• Experience required:
• 1 to 5+ years of contractual / commercial law or commercial tax experience.

Role related attributes:

• Strong analytical tendency and logical thinking ability
• Technical research skills
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to deal with clients in a professional and cordial manner
• Numerical and Excel ability
• Client service and results oriented
• Ability to deal with multiple demands under tight client deadlines
• Good organizational 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
• Ability to work as part of the team as well as independently
• Takes responsibility for personal development