Business Development Manager

Job Description & Summary

Line of Service

Industry/Sector

Specialism

Management Level Manager

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls. In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way.

You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Job Purpose:

To drive business development initiatives in our Stellenbosch office (with intermittent support to our Worcester and Robertson offices when required), with the aim of developing our existing client base and securing new work.

Responsibilities:

• Driving targeting initiatives relating to prospective clients, including market research

• Management of priority accounts (both existing clients and targets)

• Proposal support, including proposal writing and preparation for client meetings and pitches

• Driving client feedback and satisfaction programmes relating to priority clients

• Driving any other initiatives that form part of the Entrepreneurial and Private Business strategy for the Western Cape, as it pertains to business development

• Project managing local marketing and CSI-related initiatives and events within the Stellenbosch office, to the extent that it pertains to business development and local brand promotion

Job Profile:

People:

• Report to Western Cape Business Development Senior Manager, Stellenbosch Business Development Leader, and Western Cape Entrepreneurial and Private Business Leader

• Work within a team of 4 locally based Clients & Markets team members (including the Western Cape Business Development Senior Manager)

• No direct subordinates, though there is an assistant supporting this role

Systems:

• G Suite

• Microsoft

• Salesforce *

• Power
  
  BI *

• Various web-based resources * (e.g. CIPC, Who Owns Whom, etc.)

* Training on Salesforce, Power

BI and relevant web-based resources will be provided - existing knowledge of these systems is not a prerequisite for applying.

Qualifications:

• CA (SA)

Previous experience in the following would be beneficial:

• Market research and analysis

• Project management

• Proposal writing

• Account management

• Marketing activities

Key Knowledge, Skills and Qualities:

• Excellent people and communication skills (verbal and written)

• Strong project management skills

• Goal-driven and assertive

• Organised self starter

• Strategic thinking and attention to detail are equally important

• Creative

• Commercially and risk aware

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-performing environment

• Working proficiency in both English and Afrikaans (reading, writing, understanding and speaking) would be advantageous

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Client Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Compliance Auditing,
Complying With Regulations, Creativity, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date

February 28, 2026