Deals Finance Business Partner

PwC - Global; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Senior Associate in Johannesburg to enhance financial performance management. Responsibilities include financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and risk management, alongside developing leadership qualities in staff. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree and at least five years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial management.
• Experience in a professional services environment is preferable.
• Relevant professional certification (CFA, CA (SA), ACCA) is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Plan, budget and forecast at sub-LoS and Cost Centre level.
• Provide support on opportunity pricing and budgeting.
• Report and analyse on various financial aspects like project and contract.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Risk management

Advanced analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics

Tools

Oracle

MS Office

Job description

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management.

In financial operations at PwC, you will focus on managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations. You will handle tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.

• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.

• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.

• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.

• Effectively mentor others.

• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.

• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.

• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Purpose of Job

To support the Deals Finance lead on delivery of Line of Service business strategy, while being effective and demonstrating proficiency across financial performance management, decision support and business planning and forecasting.

Role Description

Responsibilities:

• Plan, budget and forecast at sub-LoS and Cost Centre level.

• Provide support on opportunity pricing and budgeting.

• Liaise with the CoE (Centre of Excellence) and/or In-country finance lead on complex and cross border transactions such as withholding tax, exchange control, etc.

• Provide commentary and analysis on LoS management and engagement reports e.g., Operating Statements, WIP (Work in Progress), Debtors, etc.

• Act in the capacity as the liaison for billing and project setup, maintenance, provisions and adjustments for the assigned LoS (s)

• Be the subject matter expert and consultant to the LoS on issues such as contract and project creation, WIP valuations and general NIC management.

• Update project budgets in Oracle

• Oversee the local finance project support role to ensure procurement and region/cost centre specific financial administration is up to date.

• Drive communication and collaboration between the Line of Service and the different finance teams

• Report and analyse on project, contract, Partner, LoS, Cost centre and client levels.

• Conduct ad-hoc tasks/projects to support business requirements.

• Develop an intermediate knowledge of the financial reporting systems, controls and processes that operate across business within the business at LoS and Cost Centre level.

• Develop an understanding of the business’s financial reporting policies and risk management frameworks in order to assess compliance and guide interpretation and training in relevant areas.

• Ensure alignment of processes with organisational strategy and take accountability for relevant processes within the area of responsibility and ensure delivery and maintenance of standardised processes and controls.

• Support engagement teams on finance aspects throughout the engagement life cycle from pricing of project through to collections

• Support engagement teams with and resolve complex Oracle queries (Projects, Contracts & Invoicing).

• Support LoSFL with generation & distribution of Business Unit, Network (Competency/Industry), Regional & Country Schedules.

• Support engagement teams with WIP & AR Management (Set up meetings with EPs/EMs)

• Support staff in business with Timesheet management (Outstanding timesheets, Charge out Rates, etc.).

• Support engagement teams with Days in Investment Management.

• Monitor and report on collections & Billings.

• Support with on-boarding Basic Oracle Training.

• Support with completion of bulk upload templates.

• Support with Client & Employee Data Quality & Maintenance (Peoplesoft, Salesforce, Oracle and rate card management).

• Conduct ad-hoc tasks/projects to support business requirements.

• Initiating, obtaining approval and processing of charges between chargeable and non-chargeable project codes where relevant.

Resources and Accountabilities

Geographical span

• South Africa

Key Competencies and Attributes

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Advanced skills in financial planning and strategy development

• Skills in profitability management

• Financial performance reporting skills

• Advanced analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency with financial software systems (knowledge or previous experience of Oracle).

• Excellent computer literacy skills, including advanced MS Office skills.

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

• Experience leading, coaching and developing staff.

• Ability to liaise and widely communicate (written and verbal) with internal, external stakeholders and PwC network contacts.

Qualification & Experience

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial management in a professional services environment.

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

• Relevant professional certifications e.g., Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CA (SA), Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA), or its equivalent is an advantage.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

June 28, 2025