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Great team work, difficult leadership
Our group is great but we are on cog in a very big wheel. As such my direct working relationships are great but moving up the ladder is tough ask. I have years of experience and have watch this game play out too much, you have to keep moving.
Pros: Great learning environment
Cons: There is limits to how far you can go.
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Big4 Tax professional Pan-African Engagements with Management Consulting
My last employer being EY : - Typical day at work is arrive, have a meeting with the executive team on what is the focus areas for the week. Planting actions and deadlines for the week - I have a real good relationship with my colleagues. -Constantly learning in this space. Each day there was something new. Through budgeting and costing analysis on strategic global projects and the Tax business. Identifying low hanging fruit and deep diving on how to better be efficient and make tough decisions where needs me. Learning to be agile in the fragile market -Working with different people each day, whether globally or through out Africa. Being able to build relationships and stretch my thinking when I get given a task where I need to apply my mind and build out a model for the Tax leadership to consider and refine. - Constantly being challenged in how we approach issues we face with the businesses in Tax. Growing the business and ensuring we meet margins.
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion, to work on bigger assignments - Having being asked by the Africa CEO to work with him in a Project Lead capacity on secondment due to my strong background and experience in Coordination and Project Management given my network through out Africa and Global reach
Cons: At times you do not feel valued due to what you get paid, you always have to work harder when you get opportunities which reinforce the reasons to why you get identified for positions
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Strong and dynamic leaders
Great environment.High quality delivery focus. Fast paced. Highly competitive. High performers are rewarded and recognised. Opportunities of "Mobility" exist, whereby you can transfer/relocate abroad in your chosen field. High performers are often rewarded and incentivised with this. Work place is highly diverse, with a good balance of employees from various walks of life. Leadership is still largely male-dominated.
Pros: Great brand to be affiliated with
Cons: Long working hours. Not "mother-friendly" culture.
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Managed to get a job experience I needed after my college year
EY is a great company overall, it gave me the experience I needed to complete my diploma, I never encountered or had a a mind of wanting to give up do more.
Pros: There is a great opportunity of growing within this company
Cons: I never experienced a pressure of working long hours, not unless one needs to meet a deadline
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Movement
I want to move to different company. I want to make sure that I have enough information to use when I negotiate the salary with the company that I have applied with.
Pros: Great opportunity
Cons: Long working hours
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Great learning curve
Great learning curve . Even though the hours were long, appreciated the flexi hours and the opportunity of working from home. Had great support from management
Pros: Working with big companies
Cons: Long hours
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Great learning curves for audit professionals.
N/Day to day responsibilities include planning of Financial Reporting Update events; involvement in tracking accreditation for managers who are required to be accredited in order to work on audit engagementz. Managing the suspense code. Some of the challenges experienced are that development/growth for all staff is not equal, some individuals are given more support than others.
Pros: Great opportunity for growth for audit professionals.
Cons: Inequalities; lack of transformation; potential for growth for non-audit professionals is difficult.
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Mixed emotions
Very good at technology and growth in the industry. Professional staff have opportunities for growth and international travel. Modern building and excellent security staff.
Pros: Technology
Cons: No work life balance
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Life Changing Knowledge Curve
I have gained extensive knowledge within Labor Law&Relations during my tenure at the company.Being a team of only 3 individuals who serve it is imperative that good communication,teaming,collaboration&patience is shown within the team dynamics.My relationship with my co-workers is one based on mutual respect,trust in each other's strengths,support in each other's developmental areas&integrity to deal with the stressors of the job.What i enjoy most about my job,is the ability to apply legislative and legal knowledge within an HR sphere&provide guidance.The most challenging aspect of my job,is I specialize within the industrial relations aspect&as such that includes investigating misconduct matters,deriving to an outcome of possible disciplinary action&enforcing that disciplinary action.I rely on my judgement and objectivity within the role& I am able to carry out my daily duties,which range from misconduct matters,to initiating hearings,drafting addendums to contracts or representing the company at the CCMA.
Pros: Global Network; Lateral opportunities; corporate benefits; remote working
Cons: long working hours; organizational restructures; redundancy due to automation
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Working in the payroll environment since 2003
I am self-motivated. Work on attention to detail and accuracy. Have been working in the payroll environment since 2003. Always willing to learn and expand my knowledge.
Pros: development
Cons: change
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