Satic Finance Officer

JustTheJob.co.za; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Finance Consulting Generalist. The successful candidate will manage purchasing and accounting tasks, collaborate with clients, and support financial performance. Ideal applicants will hold an Accounting or Finance degree, demonstrate strong analytical skills, and have proficiency with MS Office. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates commercial awareness.
• Self-starter with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase orders and supplier invoices.
• Managing client AP / AR queries.
• Adhering to accounting policies and controls.

Skills

Analytical skills

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Education

Accounting / Finance Degree or working towards qualification

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance consulting specialise in providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. These individuals analyse client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their financial performance, improve decision‑making, and achieve their financial goals.

As a finance consulting generalist at PwC, you will possess a broad understanding of various aspects of finance consulting. Your work will involve providing comprehensive guidance and support to clients in optimising their financial performance, improving decision‑making, and achieving their financial goals. You will be responsible for analysing client needs, developing financial solutions, and offering recommendations tailored to specific business requirements.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast‑paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

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

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Who we are

PwC’s Operate business delivers large operational and managed service solutions for clients to meet regulatory, risk and compliance challenges.

With over 2000 staff deployed on large implementation and execution programmes, Operate brings together top talent with a distinctive mix of knowledge and skills. Our rapidly growing Finance & Tax Solutions team supports many of the firm’s leading clients in various elements of client finance functions, including Financial Control (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger), Financial Planning & Analysis, Taxation and Treasury. We are a team of finance professionals who deliver bespoke and standard finance solutions to our clients on an insourced, outsourced or co‑sourced basis.

The successful candidate will work within the Finance & Tax Solutions team, an operational team made up of Finance professionals working for a wide range of clients. Our Finance Managed Services (FMS) Associates are a key part of delivering our FMS engagements for our clients. The role involves the posting and processing aspects of our client work. As you progress you will develop your knowledge and understanding of bookkeeping, accounts preparation and accounting systems and work with a variety of clients and industries.

Key responsibilities include

• Processing purchase orders
• Processing supplier and customer invoices
• Managing client AP / AR queries
• Preparation of payments
• Bank reconciliations
• Ad Hoc processing support
• Adhering to closing timelines, accounting policies and controls.
• Work collaboratively to drive ideas / solutions with peers and managers which will improve Client and PwC’s efficiency.
• Developing close relationships with key stakeholders
• Managing your own workload, including reporting on progress and issues
• Developing the ability to be agile and support a range of client / projects
• Be able to implement and adapt to new or changing processes quickly.
• Proactively build relationships with all team members within PwC including engagement with

Requirements

Accounting / Finance Degree or working towards professional accounting qualification

Self‑motivated and independent.

• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines; demonstrates basic analytical skills;
• Demonstrates commercial awareness in daily service provision within own area of responsibility.
• Good communication skills (English) written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of the MS Office Suite.
• Self‑starter with a proactive approach and ability to work without supervision.
• Attention to detail and high‑quality standards of processes and control environment.

Desirable

• Relevant experience in Financial Accounting and Reporting including various elements of a client’s finance function.

What’s in it for you?

This is a fast‑paced, challenging environment which can provide you with a rewarding and stimulating career. You will work with well‑known, global clients and have opportunities to further develop both technical and softer skills. You will be a key member in a dynamic and expanding team, where there is a strong emphasis on encouraging, developing and retaining our people.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No