Manager - Strategy and Operations (Advisory) at PricewaterhouseCooper(PwC)

Posted on Thu 08th Nov, 2012 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

PricewaterhouseCooper(PwC) provides industry-focused Assurance Tax and Advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for our clients and their stakeholders.

PWC is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Manager - Strategy and Operations (Advisory)

Reference Number: NI1298359762

Expected Start Date: 1 December 2012

Location: Lagos

Job Role

Making the project happen – the Manager is the centre of any project, playing a leading role in structuring the output and directing the research of the team, while coaching the staff they look after.
Managers are expected to make a strong contribution to the development of the wider practice through thought-leadership, pitches, recruitment etc

Project Delivery & Management

Business & Industry analysis

Identifies issues, drawing on experience from previous projects
Quickly draws out relevant industry trends affecting the assignment
Forms an opinion/point of view and articulates client/target strategy from e.g. business plan
Assesses and proactively suggests the allocation of key responsibilities to team members as well as suggests staffing changes so that the team has the capability, competence and time to perform the engagement/project in accordance with standards.
Takes development objectives of Assistant Consultants/Consultants into consideration
Displays effective time management – prioritisation of issues, research, reporting, meets agreed deadlines
Takes responsibility for the quality of the team’s work products and addressing the needs of the client, PwC and other stakeholders including compliance.
Coaches junior staff taking development needs into consideration – able to articulate to team how their work contributes to meeting project objectives
Has a discussion about objectives with team members on every assignment
Plays key role in initial hypothesis generation – e.g. logic tree production
Continuously sense-checks and updates team hypotheses

Data gathering and handling

Oversees data gathering process (covering previous projects, market research, broker notes etc)
Challenges team on completeness/appropriateness/accuracy of gathered data
Identifies key internal data requirements and writes accurate and clear information request list
Exhaustive understanding of different sources and has pursued various options – presents these to the Director to make a decision on the purchase of more expensive market researc
Sense-checks and triangulates research and output with other data sources
Continuously challenges and sense-checks Assistant Consultants/Consultants output for robustness and integrity

Financial analysis

Able to perform historical analysis – understanding of key business rivers
Able to understand and discuss in detail financial trends & projections with the client and more senior team members
Challenges business plan assumptions and develops strategies to test reasonableness of assumptions
Able to create draft commentary and risk assessment of business plan/performance assumptions

Excel skills

Able to construct advanced models
Advanced data manipulation
Able to coach more junior staff in advanced analysis techniques

Interviewing skills

Performs more in-depth and difficult interviews with e.g. competitors, senior management of key target customers
Designs and manages interview programme
Extracts key messages and implications from interviews
Communicates with impact and confidence, identifying key issues and articulating actions
Communicates effectively with team members – e.g. changes to hypotheses, data problems, new issues, timing, runs part of CTMs
Supports senior staff at meetings with management or the client by:
having grasp of all data and findings
presenting parts of findings – i.e. relevant sections, complex analyses
Comfortable sharing the current point of view with the team and the client – but flexible for this view to change over the course of the work
Continuously consults and interacts with consulting counterparts to exchange data and views
Contributes to the development of new methodologies or approaches to address client or PwC needs

Reporting / Output

Prepares or coordinates the preparation of complex written documents and presentations.
Basic grasp of report writing principles – structures argument and sections appropriately
Effective presentation of subject matters/issues using charts, tables and graphics
Takes responsibility for sections of the report – guided by a manager where necessary
Understands principles of story boarding and hypothesis-led approach
Demonstrates the ability to communicate a value proposition; issue, action, impact
Demonstrates the ability to modify the content and delivery of communications depending on audience
Takes responsibility for creating a sensible reporting structure and managing reporting flow
Takes responsibility for output of team to client ready standard
Monitors project costs on an ongoing basis and keeps senior staff informed of progress / deviations
Understands and is up-to-date with strategy environment, latest thinking and roles of various parties within it
Able to use and direct the usage of key strategic concepts – e.g. BCG matrix, BSC methodology, market / product expansion
Able to create drafts/handle key risk management procedures (e.g. engagement letters) and take the lead e.g. on ethical wall reporting

Business and team development

Spends available time on Business Development activities e.g. pitches, thought leadership, sector development
Sets positive example by providing timely, meaningful verbal and written feedback. Coaches others formally & informally on providing meaningful feedback.
Makes the time and opportunity for staff members to discuss their aspirational goals and how they might be achieved.
Contributes to Learning & Education design activity and/or instructs at training events.
Takes responsibility/active role in project set-up – e.g. MAP files, job codes etc.

Application Closing Date

21st November, 2012

How To Apply

Interested candidates should:

Click here to apply online

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