• Job Description

  Req#: 521168WD

  Line of Service

  Advisory

  Industry/Sector

  Not Applicable

  Specialism

  IFS - Administration

  Management Level

  Administrative

  Job Description & Summary

  A career in Administration and Secretarial Services, within Internal Firm Services, will give you with the opportunity to provide administrative support to PwC employees. You’ll focus on using business software applications to prepare reports, receiving and directing incoming calls or emails to the appropriate parties, arranging business travel, tracking expenses, and coordinating meeting arrangements. Simply put, you’ll work closely with dedicated PwC staff to provide administrative support.

  To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

  At the Administrative level, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

  • Conduct self in a professional manner and take responsibility for work and commitments.
  • Flex approach to meet the changing needs of teams and clients.
  • Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
  • Learn about business needs are changing and consider the impact on services provided.
  • Take action to stay current with new and evolving technology.
  • Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
  • Communicate with empathy and adapt communication style to meet the needs of the situation and audience.
  • Anticipate the needs of others and take appropriate action.
  • Embrace different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

  Role Summary:

  We’re looking for a Personal Assistant to join the SATIC team! This is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to:

  ● Be an integral part of SATIC’s success by providing executive support to our leadership team, working with PwC stakeholders across the South Africa and the UK

  ● Develop their personal & technical skills to enhance their career

  The South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

  We are looking for candidates who bring high levels of energy, learning agility and market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.

  If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people’s lives.

  Qualifications / Certifications required:

  ● Matric

  ● Secretarial Diploma

  Experience required:

  ● 5 Years Administrative Support within a Professional services firm

  ● Advanced level of proficiency in MS Office and Oracle

  ● Experience in preparing professional correspondence

  ● Preparation of executive packs and presentations

  ● Ability to communicate with senior stakeholders

  Responsibilities of role:

  ● Diary / Meeting support - provide transactional support to organise client or internal meetings and manage existing calendar invites

  ● Travel management - research and booking of travel requests both in the UK and internationally including itinerary preparation for complex travel.

  ● Expense management - timely preparation of expense claims for stakeholders and support with processing invoices

  ● Documents - preparation and formatting of documents, complying with brand and risk procedures.

  ● Support with maintaining the firm's Client Records Management system (Salesforce), as required.

  ● Event coordination - providing support to stakeholders on the logistics both internal and external events

  ● Supporting the wider Team during planned and unplanned absences to ensure a seamless support to stakeholders

  ● Any other ad hoc administration duties as requested

  Desirable skill sets

  ● High level of attention to detail

  ● Resilience

  ● Ability to work effectively & efficiently under pressure

  ● Ability to effectively multi-task and manage more than one partner simultaneously

  ● Ability to adapt to change

  Role related attributes:

  ● Proven analytical and problem - solving skills

  ● Strong written and verbal communication skills

  ● Attention to detail

  ● Ability to present ideas in business - friendly and user- friendly language

  
  

  Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

  Degrees/Field of Study required:

  Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

  Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

  Required Skills

  Optional Skills

  Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

  Travel Requirements

  Up to 20%

  Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

  No

  Government Clearance Required?

  Yes

  Job Posting End Date

  April 20, 2024

• About the company

  PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand.

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