Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Finance

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary
In financial operations at PwC, you will specialise in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within organisations. Your work will involve assessing financial processes, identify areas for improvement, and design and implement solutions to streamline financial operations, enhance controls, and reduce costs. You will be responsible for providing guidance on financial systems implementation, process automation, and financial shared services.

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.

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

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As an integral member of the Financial Operations team, you will lead efforts to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across essential client finance process cycles including procure to pay, order to cash, and record to report. You will analyze complex financial issues and optimize transaction processing, financial close and consolidation, budgeting and forecasting, as well as internal and external reporting. As a Senior Associate, you will mentor and develop junior colleagues, uphold rigorous quality standards, and cultivate strong client relationships. You will deepen your business context knowledge and navigate complex situations to deliver exceptional outcomes and grow your personal brand.

Responsibilities

• Enhance efficiency and effectiveness in transaction processing across procure to pay, order to cash, and record to report cycles
• Lead implementations of GenAI and digital finance transformation initiatives
• Optimize financial close and consolidation processes
• Refine budgeting and forecasting methodologies to enhance financial planning
• Conduct comprehensive business and data analysis, including systems and data testing
• Enhance internal and external financial reporting capabilities
• Identify, analyze and resolve complex financial and operational issues with innovative solutions
• Ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance in all deliverables
• Deliver digital finance solutions leveraging the latest AI technologies
• Build, nurture, and sustain strong client relationships through exceptional and impactful communication and engagement
• Develop a thorough understanding of the broader business dynamics and finance transformation initiatives
• Mentor and guide junior team members to support their growth and development

What You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• 4years of relevant experience in finance operations, including strong exposure to procure to pay, order to cash, and record to report processes

What Sets You Apart

• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• CPA or other relevant certifications
• Experience in record to report, procure to pay, order to cash cycles
• Consulting experience leading and supporting large, complex finance transformation initiatives
• In-depth knowledge of finance process optimization and proficiency in financial systems implementations
• Experience implementing GenAI and digital finance transformation solutions
• Experience in managerial cost accounting, financial modeling, and simplifying complex processes for cost/time reduction
• Experience with ERP platforms such as Hyperion, PeopleSoft, Oracle or similar
• Strong capabilities in business and data analysis, BI/analytics reporting, and data management
• Familiarity with Data Warehouse/Data Mart architectures and cloud-based data warehousing solutions
• Ability to manage and lead complex project workstreams and cross-functional teams effectively
• Exceptional client engagement, communication, and leadership skills

Travel Requirements
Up to 60%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance