Provide strategic technical accounting and financial reporting guidance for complex transactions and capital markets events. Lead teams to prepare and review financial statements, design transaction structures, apply accounting modeling and IFRS/GAAP expertise, manage projects, validate client outcomes, and coach diverse teams while communicating clear, impactful recommendations to stakeholders.
The Opportunity
As a Deals - Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services - Senior Manager, you will provide strategic guidance on a broad range of technical accounting, financial reporting, transaction structures, and capital markets topics. Within our Deals practice, you will focus on advising clients on complex accounting advisory and financial reporting issues around deals and other transformational business events that may impact an organization's value. As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your influence, skills, and network to deliver quality results. You will motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate.
In this role, you will craft and convey clear, impactful, and engaging messages that tell a holistic story. You will apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities, validate outcomes with clients, and share alternative perspectives. Directing the team through complexity, you will demonstrate composure through ambiguous, challenging, and uncertain situations. Your ability to develop and sustain diverse and inclusive teams, along with your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our firm.
Responsibilities
- Providing strategic guidance on technical accounting and financial reporting issues related to complex transactions
- Advising clients on capital markets topics, including mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring
- Leading teams in the preparation and review of financial statements and transaction structures
- Utilizing skills in accounting modeling and financial structuring to maximize client value
- Coordinating project management efforts to streamline processes and enhance efficiency
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities in client engagements
- Validating outcomes with clients and incorporating feedback to refine advisory services
- Developing and sustaining diverse and inclusive teams to drive operational excellence
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story to stakeholders
- Directing teams through complex situations with composure and strategic questioning
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of experience
- At least one of the following: an active CPA License
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Coursework and/or a concentration in valuation methods, Other fields of study that provide a solid foundation for understanding how manufacturing and production facilities create products may be considered
- Demonstrating proficiency in capital markets transactions and financial structuring
- Utilizing advanced skills in IFRS conversions and GAAP financial reporting
- Excelling in project management frameworks and PMO development
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities
- Validating outcomes with clients and acting on feedback
- Directing teams through complexity with composure and strategic questioning
The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. 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
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
As a Deals - Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services - Senior Manager, you will provide strategic guidance on a broad range of technical accounting, financial reporting, transaction structures, and capital markets topics. Within our Deals practice, you will focus on advising clients on complex accounting advisory and financial reporting issues around deals and other transformational business events that may impact an organization's value. As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your influence, skills, and network to deliver quality results. You will motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate.
In this role, you will craft and convey clear, impactful, and engaging messages that tell a holistic story. You will apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities, validate outcomes with clients, and share alternative perspectives. Directing the team through complexity, you will demonstrate composure through ambiguous, challenging, and uncertain situations. Your ability to develop and sustain diverse and inclusive teams, along with your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our firm.
Responsibilities
- Providing strategic guidance on technical accounting and financial reporting issues related to complex transactions
- Advising clients on capital markets topics, including mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring
- Leading teams in the preparation and review of financial statements and transaction structures
- Utilizing skills in accounting modeling and financial structuring to maximize client value
- Coordinating project management efforts to streamline processes and enhance efficiency
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities in client engagements
- Validating outcomes with clients and incorporating feedback to refine advisory services
- Developing and sustaining diverse and inclusive teams to drive operational excellence
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story to stakeholders
- Directing teams through complex situations with composure and strategic questioning
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of experience
- At least one of the following: an active CPA License
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Coursework and/or a concentration in valuation methods, Other fields of study that provide a solid foundation for understanding how manufacturing and production facilities create products may be considered
- Demonstrating proficiency in capital markets transactions and financial structuring
- Utilizing advanced skills in IFRS conversions and GAAP financial reporting
- Excelling in project management frameworks and PMO development
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities
- Validating outcomes with clients and acting on feedback
- Directing teams through complexity with composure and strategic questioning
The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. 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
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
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