Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals.

In capital markets accounting advisory services at PwC, you will focus on providing strategic guidance on a broad range of technical accounting, financial reporting, transaction structures and capital markets topics. You will advise clients on complex accounting advisory and financial reporting issues around deals (both public and private) and other transformational business events that may impact an organisation’s value.

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.

Role Description  

 

Job Title: EPQ Project Manager 

Grade: Manager/Senior Associate  

LoS: Assurance 

Industry Sector: All 

Specialism: Engagement Performance & Quality - Project & Change  

Management 

Reporting to: EPQ Driver - Senior Manager  

Responsible for: N/A  

 

Qualifications and experience:  

 

Qualifications preferred: CA(SA) 

Experience required: Audit industry experience, Change/Project Management experience advantageous  

 

Role Summary 

 

You’ll help South African audit engagements teams and individuals create value and improve the way they work. Challenges are better solved together! That’s why you’ll join a unique community of solvers to build trust in society and solve important problems.  The Engagement Performance and Quality (EPQ) team brings this to life by helping engagement teams and clients further enhance financial performance, quality and their people's experience, alongside the delivery of audit services. 

 

As a Project Manager in our EPQ internal consulting team your impact will be seen by: 

 

Designing and facilitating workshops involving a broad range of internal or external customers to ensure end-to-end customer experience and performance improvement strategies meet requirements 

Driving the EPQ change maker community to ensure continuous implementation and adoption of EPQ principles within the Assurance practice; and to provide focus to this community to support the achievement of the EPQ strategic objectives 

Improving the processes that underpin Assurance engagements by assessing problems, then co-developing solutions to benefit PwC audit engagement teams 

Executing special projects as needed in support of the EPQ programme and managing team content and product development 

Educating and sharing best practices with the Assurance practice and business leaders in relation to the project planning and execution of their audits 

 

Key Accountabilities:  

Ensure the successful implementation of the EPQ strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables.  

Monitor EPQ KPI reporting and assist the EPQ Senior Manager in reporting to business leaders.  

Deputise for the EPQ Senior Manager when required. 

Provide support and guidance to change maker community ‘EPQ drivers’ to ensure they have the tools and knowledge necessary to fulfill their roles. 

Provide support throughout EPQ workshop programmes, including facilitation support to the lead facilitator. 

Embed EPQ ‘project management’ and process improvement capabilities within the Assurance practice through the delivery of training, success stories and other continuous communication strategies 

Update and maintain the EPQ team Actions Log 

 

Skills and Knowledge  

Excellent proven project management skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision  

Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling and closing projects 

Strong skills in creating and maintaining project plans, including risks, actions, and issues management  

Strong and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders 

Diplomatic ability to influence others at all levels of the business  

Excellent written/oral communication skills for workshop facilitation, reports and presentations 

Knowledge sharing and coaching capabilities  

Keen problem solver, with the ability to identify opportunities for change and to also convey the need for change  

Personable, proactive, professional and pursues excellence in all aspects of work.  

Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft tools  

Ability to work in a collaborative environment and also independently 

Takes full ownership of assigned tasks, ensuring timely completion and proactively managing deadlines 

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

July 15, 2025