Valuations and Financial Modelling Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Manager or Experienced Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to an associate director and partner/director
• Be involved in the financial management of clients
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
• Contribute to the development of your own and the team’s technical acumen
• Develop strategies to solve complex technical challenges
• Assist in the execution, management and delivery of large projects
• Assist in the management and delivery of smaller projects
• Train, coach, and supervise staff
• Review team members’ work and client deliverables
• Adhere to PwC’s professional standards, values, code of conduct and internal risk management policies
• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues
• Keep up to date with valuation technical/market developments
• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

Applicants will display the following competencies:

• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets;
• Problem solving capabilities;
• Strong analytical and financial skills and the ability to interrogate financial information are critical;
• High level of agility in a demanding environment;
• Able to effectively communicate with a broad range of stakeholders;
• Experience in performing business enterprise valuations using the Income Approach (discounted cash flow), Market Approach and Net Assets Approach methods;
• Experience in applying the Capital Asset Pricing Model in calculating discount rates;
• Prior exposure to and knowledge of external research databases (e.g. S&P Capital IQ) in quantifying assumptions for the use in valuation models;
• Experience in interpreting the results from the various valuation methods applied;
• Experience in performing intangible asset valuations (e.g. IFRS 3 Fair Value analysis);
• Experience in performing expert opinions of value (e.g. fair and reasonable opinions) will be beneficial;
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills (prior exposure to or experience in financial modelling will be beneficial);
• Innovation and idea generation;
• A desire to build on commercial and industry knowledge;
• Negotiations skills would be beneficial;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to write succinct, well-structured reports and client communications;
• A well-organised and self-directed individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organisation;
• Proven ability to multitask and ensure effective delivery of the priorities to meet targets and objectives;
• Ability to run independently with projects when necessary;
• Project and client management skills;   
• Conflict management skills;
• A highly motivated, confident individual with presence;
• Highly rated with good academic credentials; and
• Team player, who works effectively under pressure.

Requirements:

• CA (SA) ; CFA (or studying towards CFA) would be beneficial; or
• Masters in Finance and CFA

Minimum years’ experience required:

• A minimum of four years as an experienced manager or 24 months as a senior manager of relevant valuation experience in a Corporate Finance// Valuations environment.