Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Finance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Advisory Acceleration Centre is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements.

Position Requirements:
Key Responsibilities:
As a team member, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry
experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific areas of
focus include but are not limited to:
● Finance Strategy & Vision: Assist the finance function to define the finance vision, outline clear-set of
value proposition, define sustainable cost reduction model, prepare a roadmap for finance transformation
strategy, define and develop a finance target operating model
● Shared Services: Define finance service delivery model, perform feasibility study including location
assessment, conduct FTE/volume analysis, activity & process split, develop business case to support
implementation and program manage transitions
● Business Process Re-engineering: Performing current state assessments, conduct gap analysis,
identify areas of improvements in efficiency and effectiveness, remediate control gaps, build
transformation roadmaps, design future state by streamlining / standardizing the processes to enable cost
effective operations. Performance / KPI Management - define an effective set of performance measures
and KPIs which will focus the business on the delivery of strategy and business plans
● Deals related services: Post-merger integration and transaction support, assist with acquisition support /
Day-1 readiness for finance & accounting functions
● Financial Planning & Analysis: Assess the existing planning function, develop the vision for the
end-state planning cycle with a clearly articulated process and system improvement roadmap including
key milestones, expected benefits and impact of technology
● Close & Reporting: Optimize financial close process, design future-ready and regulatory compliant
reporting models, design models for cash flow reporting
● Working Capital Optimization: Analyze and define strategies for cash management, define cash
management process, enable transactional process efficiency to optimize cash flow and liquidity, evaluate
investment alternatives and make recommendations, drive the development of cash forecast
● Digital in Finance: Digital in finance including automation assessments, robotics process automation,
Finance Workforce of the future etc. Design and implement digital finance platforms and provide functional
expertise in implementations that enable higher efficiency, effectiveness and productivity among
leadership

Knowledge required:
An ideal candidate for the Finance Transformation practice of PwC Advisory Acceleration Center should be
proficient in one or more of the below:
● Demonstrate working knowledge in any of the areas of finance, management accounting, reporting,
shared services and / or knowledge in any sector
● Have strong business acumen, with an ability to understand how business processes and decisions
impact people and organization
● Ability to conduct walkthroughs, workshops and meetings involving various business stakeholders
● Good to have exposure to one of technology being ERPs / financial systems such as Oracle, SAP,
Workday, etc.
● Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products such as PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, Word etc.
● Working knowledge of any Digital Tools and accelerators such Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau, UiPath etc.
would be an added advantage

Desired Skills:
● Strong analytical and numerical skills, and domain knowledge
● Effective storytelling and communication skills to various audiences (written and verbal)
● Strong work ethic, proactive and professional behavior
● Strategic and creative thinker, problem solver
● Supports engagement manager in delivering engagements by identifying and addressing client needs
● Exhibits strong ability to work independently as well as in a highly collaborative team environment
Educational Background:
● MBA from a premium B-School / Qualified CA / CPA / ICWA / CMA with relevant consulting experience
Additional Information:
● Travel Requirements: Travel to client locations may be required as per project requirements.
● Line of Service: Consulting Solutions
● Horizontal: Finance Transformation
● Past Experience: 2 - 4 years of prior relevant post - qualification work experience

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

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date