PWC

Accounting and Transaction Advisory Senior Manager (Bilingual FR/EN)

PWC$116K — $166K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in financial accounting, reporting, or related fields
  • Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent designation
  • Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and ASPE
  • Demonstrated ability to manage teams and engage with clients effectively
  • Fluency in English required; French preferred for client interactions
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills in complex projects
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Lead client teams through capital market transactions and accounting change projects
  • Support Deals teams with accounting implications for specific transactions
  • Prepare and review complex financial documents and reports
  • Develop project plans and deliverables tailored to client needs
  • Coach and mentor team members, fostering their professional growth
  • Respond to ad hoc client requests with agility and flexibility
  • Oversee project quality and effective project management.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a hybrid, inclusive environment
  • Career development opportunities through coaching and mentorship
  • Engagement in high-profile, complex transactions
  • Access to a comprehensive total rewards package
  • Participation in variable incentive pay programs for performance.
Full Job Description
Line of Service
Assurance

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
CMAAS (Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services)

Management Level
Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary
The Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services team ("CMAAS") at PwC is a team committed to supporting clients through moments of exceptional change by providing accounting advisory services. These services include accounting advice to our clients through acquisitions and divestitures, accounting change, restructuring and capital transactions, such as IPOs, and digital transformation projects.

A career within CMAAS will provide you with the opportunity to be responsible for complex financial reporting issues around transactions and other transformational events. You'll tackle client's needs with a solution-oriented approach that creatively addresses complex financial reporting problems for high profile transactions, and you'll have significant interaction with senior company management, teams, bankers, lawyers and other advisers.

The Opportunity:

As an Accounting and Transaction Advisory Senior Manager, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that'll elevate your career. Your role will include but isn't limited to:

  • Leading the team and our clients through capital market transactions (e.g. IPO readiness, prospectuses, Business Acquisition Reports, pro forma financial statements, etc.) and various accounting change projects including GAAP conversion in contemplation of a transaction, implementation of accounting policy changes and new accounting standards
  • Support our Deals teams with accounting implications on specific transactions (i.e. buy side, sell side, valuations, business combination, consolidation accounting, divestitures, etc.)
  • Lead project teams in supporting our clients to prepare or review accounting whitepapers, diagnostic reports, complex accounting calculations, quarterly/annual financial statements and management reporting to drive insights, typically with a manager and supervising one or more Senior Associates and reporting directly to the engagement leader
  • Take a leading role in understanding our clients' specific issues and developing an appropriate project plan and deliverables to meet their needs
  • Coach others, recognize their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development
  • Work flexibly and respond promptly to ad hoc requests by clients
  • Responsible for overall quality of the project and project management
  • Contributes as a strategic thinker who identifies and takes responsibility for actively supporting the growth of the CMAAS business
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct


What You'll bring:

Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for:

  • Experience managing teams in either financial accounting and reporting, a deals environment, or in public company audits
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and professionally with clients and the team both verbally and in written communications in relation to complex issues and project status
  • Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent reciprocal/recognized designation
  • A strong technical knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP and ASPE
  • The ability to build relationships and to integrate with client teams working under tight deadlines
  • Strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and an aptitude for technology and innovation are an asset
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and an ability to work through complex and challenging client projects
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-tasked, fast-paced and changing project-based environment with the flexibility to work overtime where client deadlines are tight
  • The ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple engagements and engagement types concurrently
  • A coachable individual, open-minded and dedicated to self-improvement, career development and development of others
  • The successful candidate requires fluency in English, in addition to French as they will be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking clients, colleagues and/or stakeholders during the course of their employment with PwC Canada
  • PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer


This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $116,100 - $166,100. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Advisory, Accounting Modeling, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Alteryx (Automation Platform), Analytical Thinking, Benchmarking, Capital Market Engagement, Capital Markets Transactions, Capital Raising, Carve-Out Financial Statements, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Corporate Governance, Creativity, Deal Structures, Debt Raising, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Equity Compensation, Financial Accounting, Financial Modeling {+ 37 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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Size
284,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998

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