Tax and Legal Services – Taxes – Tax Compliance Services – Assistant – Cairo
service line
tax
industry sector
do not apply
Specialization
General tax advice
management level
Assistant
Job description and summary
A career in administration and secretarial services, within the company’s internal services, will give you the opportunity to provide administrative support to PwC employees. You will focus on using business software applications to prepare reports, receive and direct incoming calls or emails to appropriate parties, arrange business trips, track expenses, and coordinate meeting arrangements.
In order to truly excel and make us fit for the future in an ever-changing world, each of us at PwC needs to be a goal-oriented and values-based leader at every level. To help us achieve this, we have a 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 about the skills we need as individuals to be successful and advance in our careers, now and in the future.
As a participant, you will work as part of a problem-solving team with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business problems from strategy to implementation. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Proactively assist the team in various aspects of the project
– Prepare the output
Contribute to the development of your technical acumen and team work
Keeping abreast of local and national business and economic issues
Ensure compliance issues are adhered to
Work on developing internal relationships and your PwC brand
Preparing and assisting in the setup process for client risk management
Project planning, progress monitoring and reporting
Perform various background checks by conducting continuous screening of customers and suppliers to manage risks related to customer acceptance and engagement
Conduct anti-money laundering and sanctions checks on all clients and their ultimate beneficial owners to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering and sanctions
Ensure engagement teams comply with Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes
Report negative screening results, penalties and global/local conflicts of interest
Monitor timely completion of mandatory client risk assessment and engagement processes
Handling risk management inquiries received from various customer engagement teams across the Middle East
– Identifying, assessing and evaluating breaches of confidentiality
Assisting with risk management operations in the Middle East and being part of compliance with changes to the PwC network and/or local policies in the Middle East.
Conduct a engagement compliance review on the selected portfolios to ensure that the assignment is in line with the Company’s risk management standards and any independence regulations.
Express any concerns about inadequacy and bring to the attention of senior management.
Work requirements
required skills:
Demonstrate the ability to build relationships, working across multinational teams and with a variety of people at different levels – from senior partners to staff
Strong interest in and passion for PwC and aspiration to develop itself and its PwC network
Excellent organizational skills, with ability to prioritize workload with flexibility and ability to handle well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written). Fluent in English but prefer a multilingual Arabic speaker
Demonstrates analytical skills
– Driven by the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Personal attractiveness and moral behavior
Look for opportunities for improvement, automation, and efficiency gains.
education:
Fresh graduate with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related fields (eg risk management, finance, business administration)
travel requirements
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Available to sponsor a work visa?
No
Government permit required?
Yes
PwC companies help organizations and individuals create the value they are looking for.
We are a network of companies in 158 countries with approximately 169,000 people committed to providing quality assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which the member companies of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these companies make up the global PwC network.
In the three main areas of business or service assurance lines, tax and consultancy, we work with our clients from start-ups to the world’s leading organizations to measure, protect and promote the things that matter most to them.
We help our people learn, discover, develop and make a real difference throughout their working lives. We have great ambitions for growth.
The Middle East region of PwC is part of what we call the central bloc and includes the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
Established in the region over 40 years ago, PwC already employs over 4,500 people and is well on its way to becoming the number one professional services company in the Middle East.