Junior Data Engineer

Johannesburg, South Africa

PwC

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Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.

In tax consulting and advising at PwC, you will focus on offering consulting and advisory services to clients on various tax matters. You will provide advice and guidance on tax planning, compliance, and strategy, helping businesses optimise their tax positions and navigate complex tax regulations.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

  • Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
  • Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
  • Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
  • Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
  • Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
  • Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
  • Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
  • Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Main Purpose 

We're looking for a curious and motivated junior data analyst with a passion for uncovering insights and solving problems through data. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where learning and growth are encouraged. As a junior data analyst, you’ll support data-driven decision-making by collecting, cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data. You may work independently or as part of a small team, contributing to various projects across the business. You will be afforded a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology with a dynamic global team of qualified professionals. 

Responsibilities/Output 

 

  • Junior data Engineer reporting to stream Tax digital transformation Associate director. 

  • Ensure that processes are followed and participate in operational duties such as:​ 

  • Grooming User Stories 

  • Executing assigned tasks 

  • Helping to ensure that tasks are completed in a timely manner 

  • Take ownership of projects, liaise with cross functional teams and clients 

  • Assist in the enforcement of policies and procedures for the Digital transformation team 

  • Understand and adhere to Development Processes and be involved in continuous maturing of adherence of said processes 

  • Communicate effectively with business stakeholders, clients and team members 

  • Proactively learn the necessary skills in the data analysis area to continuously improve your knowledge 

  • Develop and optimize data models using Alteryx 

  • Create informative and interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI, Qlik, or similar tools 

  • Optimize tax processes using Power Automate and Microsoft PowerApps 

  • Write advanced SQL queries for data manipulation and extractions 

  • Perform data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of large and complex data sets from various client systems 

  • Participate in business requirements gathering, solution design, and testing 

  • Utilize strong Excel and VBA skills for data analysis and reporting 

  • Approach new challenges with innovation and creativity 

 

Competencies/Skills 

 

  • Proficient in Alteryx and Power BI or similar visualization tools (Required) 

  • Microsoft SQL (Required) 

  • Excel and VBA skills for data analysis and reporting (Advantageous) 

  • Experience with Power Automate and Microsoft PowerApps (Advantageous)  

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

  • Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal 

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

  • Extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) experience 

 

You have sought after soft skills: 

 

  • Team player with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues at various levels 

  • Goal-driven and value-focused approach to work 

  • Effective time management skills and ability to meet targets 

  • Structured and methodical approach to completing complex tasks 

  • Strong logical reasoning abilities 

  • Adherence to good programming practices and ability to define standards 

  • Proactive problem-solving skills 

  • Ability to work within teams against deadlines and align work with team priorities and goals 

  • Business and technical insight 

  • Ability to prioritize tasks and solve problems proactively 

  • Excellent troubleshooting abilities 

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

July 16, 2025


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Category: Engineering Jobs

Tags: Consulting Data analysis ETL Excel Power BI Qlik SQL Testing

Perks/benefits: Career development

Region: Africa
Country: South Africa