Senior Associate

About the job

Line of Service Internal Firm Services Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Operations Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management. In financial operations at PwC, you will focus on managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations. You will handle tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management. Why PwC At PwC, you will be part of a vibrant community of solvers that leads with trust and creates distinctive outcomes for our clients and communities. This purpose-led and values-driven work, powered by technology in an environment that drives innovation, will enable you to make a tangible impact in the real world. We reward your contributions, support your wellbeing, and offer inclusive benefits, flexibility programmes and mentorship that will help you thrive in work and life. Together, we grow, learn, care, collaborate, and create a future of infinite experiences for each other. Learn more about us. At PwC, we believe in providing equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, religion or other beliefs, perceived differences and status protected by law. We strive to create an environment where each one of our people can bring their true selves and contribute to their personal growth and the firm’s growth. To enable this, we have zero tolerance for any discrimination and harassment based on the above considerations. Job Description & Summary:A career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis. Our Accounts Payable and Receivable team is responsible for performing collections activity and payment of debt activity. You’ll focus on working with senior individuals to review and produce reports related to the accounts receivable and accounts payable accounts that will assist PwC in achieving monthly collection target amounts as well as ensuring timely payment of vendor invoices. Responsibilities: • Act as a central point of contact for all territory finance departments • Actively involved in various month end activities which includes but not limited to booking journal entries, analyzing and acting on accrual needs, variance analysis reporting and balance sheet reconciliations • Play a key role in the build out of forecasts and budgets for the business • Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current trends in the business area to help drive decision making • Look at ways to improve efficiency through automation and process improvement • Meet and communicate with cross-functional teams to complete assigned reporting tasks accurately and on time effectively • Ad hoc tasks as deemed necessary by Head of the COE team • Ability to work flexible hours Mandatory skill sets: • Good technical accounting knowledge • Excellent spoken and written communication skills • Excellent customer service skills; Responds to client requests promptly and professionally • Organized with excellent attention to detail • Ability to work independently, learn quickly, and multi-task in a dynamic, fast paced environment • Strong technical skills and proficiency in the Firm's standard suite of work solutions, such as Power BI, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power Automate, SAP, S4/HANA, Alteryx, Business Warehouse, etc. • Ability to effectively communicate with staff at all levels - both verbal and written. • Excellent team player who can work in a virtual/global team • Resourceful and creative problem solver with a keen ability to troubleshoot issues, find root cause, and develop solutions. • Utilizing the firm's various resources available to meet and maintain digital upskilling initiatives Preferred skill sets: • GL accounting Years of experience required: 5+ years of experience Education qualification: BBA, B.Com, MBA, M.Com. PGDM Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Business Administration, Postgraduate (Diploma)

Requirements

• Financial analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Risk management

Qualifications

• BBA
• B.Com
• MBA
• M.Com
• PGD

Preferred Technologies

• Financial analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Risk management

About the company

At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management.