Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Finance

Management Level

Senior 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.

Competency Overview:

Finance Transformation
Location Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai
PwC Office AC Bangalore, AC Hyderabad, AC Mumbai
The Finance Transformation team works closely with client and project teams in the US to help CFOs and their finance organizations identify, design, and implement programs that transform their finance functions to meet today’s demanding requirements while continuing to provide valuable insights to the business.
We work across industries with strengths in core operational areas, such as:
● Finance strategy and GBS;
● Finance organization design;
● Finance and accounting operations transformation;
● Financial Planning & Analysis;
● Digital in Finance
Our finance consultants help clients optimize all elements of their finance organization, including operating model design, sustainable cost reduction, process improvements, financial planning and analysis, shared service advisory including RPA, deal transaction support, post deal integration, cash forecasting, and full scale finance transformation across all Finance processes. This high performing team helps CFOs identify, design and implement programs that transform their finance function to meet today’s demanding requirements, solve for the
future while continuing to provide value added insights to the business.

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
● Tech Led Transformation: Design and implement last mile (close management solutions) tools & technologies like BlackLine or Trintech. Lead in-depth discovery, design, deployment and adoption of these solutions (Account Reconciliation, Task Management, Transaction Matching & Journals) to streamline the financial close and enabling continuous improvements

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.
● Certified, trained or experienced in any module of BlackLine / Trintech Implementations.
● 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 - 6 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

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Administration, Business Performance Management, Business Process Analysis, Business Transformation, Change Management, Communication, Creativity, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Finance Process Improvements, Finance Target Operating Model, Finance Transformation, Financial Accounting, Financial Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Internal Controls, Financial Management, Financial Modeling {+ 17 more}

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