Consulting, F&A, Capital Markets - Senior Associate (Cairo)

Business Unit Overview
Due to the rapid growth of our Capital Markets team, we currently have opportunities for an
ambitious and highly motivated Senior Consultant with a proven track record of high quality
delivery of client projects. We would like to hear from a Senior Consultant with experience of
working on Capital Market projects and in finance (CPA, ACCA, CFA preferred). Key areas
required in the experience are financial reporting and regulatory compliance during IPOs /
Bond issuances including prospectus review. Any IFRS accounting advisory or financial
statements reporting experience would be a plus.
 

Responsibilities:
● You will be required to possess strong project management skills. A key part of delivery
will be the creation, review and delivery of complex client deliverables which will include
executive level reporting through to detailed design documentation.
● You will be expected to actively support Managers, Senior Managers and Directors in
working on requirements and new opportunities across the region for capital markets
work.
● Developing yourself personally, taking a keen interest in trends in Capital Markets
regulations, global IPOs, regional GCC IPOs and other related capital markets
developments and the impact on our clients so you can help shape their thinking and our
success in the market
● The role also requires that the candidate is able to collaborate with colleagues across
different competences within the capital markets area including a thorough
understanding of UK/US/European IPO /Bond issuance engagements principally
relating to the content of the prospectus and review of financial information included in
the prospectus on which comfort letter is issued.
● The role requires strong internal controls (SOX/ICFR) to be able to assess them as part
of IPO readiness and to help clients remediate control gaps / findings.
● Working with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal
initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.
● Working with PwC teams in the UK/US on capital market transactions involving those
jurisdictions.
● As a Senior Consultant in the team, the role includes wider practice management
responsibilities which will include coaching, competency development and market
eminence activities.
● The role sits within a rapidly growing part of PwC’s Capital Markets team within our
CMAAS Middle East practice. You will be an integral part of the team responsible for the
delivery of capital market projects across a range of sectors. You will have access to all of
the latest training and development tools and the support of the wider PwC network.

Requirements:
● The candidate will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on
a daily basis.
● They will be able to work independently and as part of a team with a fast pace and a high
energy that will translate into a high quality output.
● Currently working as an experienced Senior Consultant in an accounting firm’s capital
markets or controls and reporting team.
● In-depth understanding of IPO listing rules in the region (UAE, KSA and Egypt) and
certain key international markets such as the UK and SEC rules would be a plus.
● Experience with internal controls (SOX/ICOFR) review and implementation as part of
IPO readiness or other broader projects.
● It will be a strong differentiator if the candidate has ESG reporting experience with
particular focus on assessing reporting gaps, governance/controls around ESG reporting,
assessing data quality and helping companies in implementing ESG reporting using
international guidelines.
● Experience with drafting finance and governance policies and processes as part of pre
IPO readiness.
● Experience with financial modelling would be a plus.
● Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being
resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
● The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the
project dictates.
● Having ESG reporting and Integrated Reporting experience to help companies assess
their state of ESG readiness as part of IPO readiness and to help them with
implementing ESG reporting would be a plus.
● In addition to expected skills around MS word, PowerPoint, excel etc, any skills around
digital tools such as Altryx, Power BI etc would be a plus.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject areas such as Accounting, Finance etc.
Mandatory qualifications:
The following qualification(s) are mandatory for the candidate to perform the role: ACCA, CPA,
CFA or other equivalent qualification completed or in progress.

Years of Experience:
3-5 years of relevant experience working in the Capital Markets, Advisory or Audit team of an
accounting firm such as the big four supplemented by initial experience on accounting/auditing
projects.

Language Skills:
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
Fluent in English (Bilingual Arabic speaking is mandatory).