Consulting, Capital Market and Accounting Advisory Services - Senior Associate (Cairo/Amman)
- Recruiter
- PwC Middle East
- Location
- Cairo, Amman
- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 04 Nov 2024
- Closes
- 04 Dec 2024
- Ref
- 7677
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Accountant, Audit, Compliance/risk, Financial planning & analysis, Tax
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Description
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 8,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 328,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.
Business Unit Description
Why PwC
Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 10,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.
BU Description
PwC is a global professional services firm that provides a range of Finance & Accounting consulting services to clients in various industries. Some of the finance & accounting consulting services that PwC offers include Accounting Advisory, Accounting structuring, Capital Market Advice, Finance Transformation, Economics & Sustainability, AL&V, Government Reporting, and shift SAP. The services that PwC provides are designed to help clients improve their financial performance, manage risk, and meet regulatory requirements.
Job SummaryOU Description
Our Capital Market and Accounting Advisory Services (CMAAS) is an operating unit within our Finance and Accounting Business Unit within the Consulting Line of Services.
The CMAAS team currently has exciting opportunities within its team based out of Egypt and covering the Middle East Region.
This team is composed of highly specialized and well rounded professionals covering a variety of areas of expertise aiming to support clients in achieving their objectives as part of a transaction or a listing.
The team has an exceptional track record of advising over 500 transactions and a number of listings in the Middle East, the UK and the US, The team mainly focuses on:
- Debt and equity raising
- IPO readiness
- Capital market reporting
- Merger and acquisition
- Group reorganization
- Government restructuring
- Pre - PO structuring
- Carve out and divestment
- Complex accounting treatment
We are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated accountant with a proven track record of high-quality delivery of client projects, strong technical knowledge and experience with a commercially rounded mindset focusing on client requirements and needs and an ability to work in a demanding environment.
A key success factor for this role is a combination of strong technical knowledge with an “out of the box” way of thinking enabling him to bring innovative ideas/ solutions to complex issues.
Roles & ResponsibilitiesThe role sits within a commercially focused team with a strong accounting background in our office in Egypt, which will provide a fantastic development opportunity for the candidate to develop capital market experience, accounting technical knowledge and reporting skills alongside the opportunity to work on several iconic capital market, accounting and reporting transformation projects.
As a Senior Associate, you will be required to assist the team managers to deliver on complex accounting advisory and capital market engagements with a variety of clients. This will involve:
- A strong attention to details and ability to multitask, learn and undertake detailed research
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS, its practical and commercial applications to provide clients with advice that addresses their objectives.
- Ability to conduct in depth research on complex accounting matters, prepare technical papers for discussion with senior team members and apply critical thinking.
- Strong task management skills as the delivery role may require you working potentially on multiple projects requiring a balance and management of tasks and commitments on these projects.
- Interacting and developing relationships with key client staff and engaging in a professional and confident manner.
- Develop and build positive relationships with both the client staff and internal PwC team members including with the other PwC lines of services (such as tax, legal, deals, etc.).
- Strong interest and passion for enhancing technical accounting knowledge, capital market experience and regulatory reporting services skills.
- Fluency in both English and Arabic.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- Ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East based on the project and client
- requirements.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team with a fast paced and a high energy that will
- translate into a high-quality output.
- Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize workload whilst being resilient and
- being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business studies, accounting, or finance.
- Certification in accounting: ACA, ACCA, CPA, or similar accounting certification.
Experience:
- 4 - 7 years of audit, accounting advisory or capital market experience within a Big 4 firm.
- Accounting Advisory or capital market consulting experience is beneficial.
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.
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