Private Business (Business Advisory) Manager

PwC South Africa; Hamilton; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus opportunities

Referral bonuses

Retail discounts & deals

Job summary

PwC New Zealand in Hamilton is seeking a Manager to lead a portfolio of private clients, delivering practical financial statements, tax compliance and advisory support. You will blend technical accounting with commercial insight to support strategic planning and private business matters across the client lifecycle.

As a Manager, you’ll own engagement planning, workflow and resourcing, review complex work, mentor junior team members and help drive timely, profitable delivery while collaborating

Qualifications

• 2+ years Manager-level experience in a professional services firm or strong commercial experience.
• Degree in Commerce, Business, Accounting or similar, with CA, CPA, CAANZ or CPA membership or progress towards membership highly regarded.
• Strong technical capability across tax compliance, financial analysis and private business advisory, with the ability to deliver practical, high-quality advice.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, analytical problem-solving capability, strong attention to detail and a client-focused mindset.
• Experience developing others, including coaching or mentoring junior team members and contributing to a collaborative learning culture.
• Confidence using Xero, Spotlight Reporting and Excel; experience with DEXT, ApprovalMax, Spotlight Forecasting, Figured, PowerBI or similar tools would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of private clients across accounting, tax compliance and advisory engagements.
• Providing practical advice on financial statements, tax planning opportunities, risk areas and wider private business matters.
• Coordinating engagement planning, workflow and resourcing to support quality, timely and profitable delivery.
• Reviewing technical accounting and tax compliance work, escalating complex matters where appropriate.
• Supporting finance function and reporting assignments for clients, including forecasting, budgeting and financial analysis.
• Coaching, mentoring and training junior team members while sharing technical knowledge across the team.

Skills

Manager-level experience

Communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Client-focused mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Business/Accounting

CA/CPA/CAANZ membership or progress

Tools

Xero

Spotlight Reporting

Excel

Dext

ApprovalMax

PowerBI

Job description

Management Level Manager Job Description & Summary

Kia ora, Do more than take the next step. Take the next leap. Explore careers at PwC New Zealand. Be a catalyst for transformation. Shape the future at PwC New Zealand. At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems. This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

Ngā kōrero mō tēnei tūranga / About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join PwC New Zealand's Private team in Hamilton, where you'll manage a portfolio of private clients and play a key role in delivering practical, high-quality financial statements, tax compliance and advisory support. Working with a broad range of privately owned businesses, you'll combine technical expertise with commercial thinking to support strategic and tax planning, risk management and private business matters across each stage of the client lifecycle. As a Manager, you'll take ownership of engagement planning, workflow and resourcing to support quality, timely and profitable delivery. You'll work closely with senior leaders, review technical accounting and tax compliance work, support client reporting and finance function assignments where required, and help junior team members grow through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Your day-to-day could include:

• Managing a portfolio of private clients across accounting and tax compliance and advisory engagements, including reviewing financial statements, tax returns and related client deliverables.
• Providing practical advice on financial statements, tax planning opportunities, risk areas and wider private business matters.
• Coordinating engagement planning, workflow and resourcing to support quality, timely and profitable delivery.
• Reviewing technical accounting and tax compliance work, escalating complex matters where appropriate.
• Supporting finance function and reporting assignments for clients where required, including forecasting, budgeting and financial analysis.
• Coaching, mentoring and training junior team members while sharing technical knowledge across the team.

Ngā pūkenga ka kawea mai e koe, ka whakawhanakehia rānei i tēnei tūranga / Skills you will bring or develop in this role

• 2+ years Manager-level experience within a professional services firm, or strong experience in a commercial environment, with a sound understanding of business accounting, tax compliance and finance.
• A degree in Commerce, Business, Accounting or similar, with CA, CPA, CAANZ or CPA membership or progress towards membership highly regarded.
• Strong technical capability across tax compliance, financial analysis and private business advisory, with the ability to deliver practical, high-quality advice.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, analytical problem-solving capability, strong attention to detail and a commercial, client-focused mindset.
• Experience developing others, including coaching or mentoring junior team members and contributing to a collaborative learning culture.
• Confidence using Xero, Spotlight Reporting and Excel; experience with DEXT, ApprovalMax, Spotlight Forecasting, Figured, PowerBI or similar tools would be advantageous.

Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ

Rewards

• Discretionary bonus opportunities
• generous referral bonuses
• retail discounts & deals

Growth

• Global network
• leadership development
• A.I. tools and training
• formal learning pathways

Wellbeing

• $250 annual wellbeing allowance
• Life & income protection
• Sonder/EAP/Headspace
• 15 days’ paid sick leave
• group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)

Reputation

PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.

Flexibility

• Flexible working
• supportive coaching culture

Time off

• Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period
• purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave

Whānau & community

• Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support
• inclusive networks
• paid volunteering leave

Mō te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for?

To learn how you can grow and shine in your career at PwC, visit our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html. Grow here. Go further.

Ngā whakautu ki o pātai / Your questions answered:

Motuhake / Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process.

We’re not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role.

This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate.

Please note that secure, A.I.-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people.

Travel Requirements Up to 20% Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Job Posting End Date

Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.