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Director - Private
- Type
- Full time
- Posted
- 5D AGO
About the role
Management Level
DirectorJob Description & Summary
Kia ora,
Be a catalyst for transformation. Shape the future at PwC New Zealand.
At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.
This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.
Ngā kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role
As a Director in our Private team, you will lead a diverse portfolio of clients and play a key leadership role in the growth and success of the practice. You will oversee high-quality accounting, tax compliance and advisory services, build trusted senior client relationships, develop team capability, strengthen PwC Private’s market presence and contribute to the team’s commercial performance and strategic direction.
Your day-to-day could include:
- Lead a portfolio of clients as a senior trusted adviser across accounting, tax compliance and business advisory matters.
- Oversee and review statutory financial statements, income tax returns, indirect tax returns and other compliance outputs, ensuring technical excellence, quality and commerciality.
- Lead accounting and tax advisory engagements, providing practical and commercially sound advice.
- Support clients with management reporting, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, financial modelling, board reporting, and systems and process improvement.
- Build and strengthen client relationships, identify opportunities for additional support and contribute to the growth of the Private practice.
- Take accountability for engagement scoping, pricing, resourcing, workflow, work in progress, recoverability, billing and profitability.
- Lead, coach and develop team members across multiple engagements, while contributing to a collaborative and high-performing culture.
- Work with Partners and senior stakeholders across PwC to deliver integrated client solutions and help shape the strategic direction of the business.
- Champion continuous improvement through new technologies, data-led ways of working and AI-enabled delivery.
Ngā pūkenga ka kawea mai e koe, ka whakawhanakehia rānei i tēnei tūranga / Skills you will bring or develop in this role
- A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Commerce, Business or a related discipline. CA or CPA qualification is desirable.
- Significant professional experience across accounting, tax and advisory services, ideally within professional services or a comparably complex commercial environment.
- Strong technical accounting capability, including substantial experience preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements and tax returns.
- Experience leading accounting, compliance and advisory engagements for a diverse client base.
- A demonstrated ability to build and strengthen senior client relationships, together with the confidence to connect with potential clients and referrers in the market.
- Proven people leadership, including coaching, mentoring and developing team members across multiple engagements.
- Strong commercial acumen across engagement planning, resourcing, workflow and financial performance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, sound judgement, strong analytical and problem-solving capability, and high attention to detail.
If you don’t meet every requirement, we still want to hear from you. Your skills and potential may be a great fit.
Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ
- Rewards – Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts and deals.
- Growth – Global network; leadership development; AI tools and training; formal learning pathways.
- Wellbeing – $250 annual wellbeing allowance; life and income protection; Sonder, EAP and Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance, subject to eligibility.
- Flexibility – Flexible working and a supportive coaching culture.
- Time off – Two paid recognition days during the annual summer shutdown period, plus the option to purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave.
- Whānau & community – Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave.
Mō te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for?
Hit Apply now. Belong to a community of problem solvers where differences are embraced. We’ll empower you with technology, coaching, flexibility and trust to make a meaningful difference. Learn more on our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html.
Grow here. Go further.
Ngā whakautu ki o pātai / Your questions answered
Motuhake / Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process.
Tono tika mai / Please apply directly: We’re not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. If you’d like to be considered, please apply directly. We’d love to hear from you.
Nau mai ngā tono wawe / We encourage early applications: This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate.
Atamai hangahanga / AI usage: Secure, AI-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people.
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