PwC
Finance Close Automation & Reporting Transformation Consultant, Senior Associate
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Provide consulting on finance close automation, shared services, and reporting transformation. Assess and redesign financial processes, implement systems and controls, perform financial analysis and modeling, and lead client engagements to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance decision-making. Mentor teams, build client relationships, and deliver quality work in ambiguous situations.
The Opportunity
As a Finance Close Automation & Reporting Transformation Consultant, Senior Associate, you will specialize in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within organizations. You will assess financial processes, identify areas for improvement, and design solutions to streamline operations, enhance controls, and reduce costs. As a Senior Associate, you will focus on building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. You will navigate increasingly complex situations, growing your personal brand and deepening your technical skills. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, delivering quality work even when the path forward isn't clear.
In this role, you will be part of our Finance practice, providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. You will analyze client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance to help clients optimize their financial performance. Your work will involve providing guidance on financial systems implementation, process automation, and financial shared services. This is an opportunity to use a broad range of tools and methodologies to generate new ideas and solve problems, while developing a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is evolving.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing client financial processes to identify areas for improvement and streamline operations
- Developing and implementing solutions for financial systems automation and shared services
- Managing financial reporting transformation projects to enhance decision-making capabilities
- Utilizing analytical thinking to interpret financial data and inform strategic recommendations
- Collaborating with clients to optimize financial performance and achieve their goals
- Designing and overseeing the deployment of financial controls to reduce costs and enhance efficiency
- Building meaningful client connections and anticipating their needs in complex situations
- Guiding teams in the execution of financial strategy and operations management initiatives
- Upholding professional and technical standards in financial consulting engagements
- Navigating ambiguity to deliver quality work and grow personal brand and technical skills
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance
- Current pursuit or active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- Demonstrating proficiency in financial data mining and analysis
- Utilizing financial modeling to support strategic decision-making
- Managing financial reporting processes for enhanced transparency
- Excelling in financial statement preparation and review
- Implementing financial internal controls for risk mitigation
- Leveraging analytical thinking to solve complex financial challenges
- Embracing change and fostering innovation in financial operations
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. 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 Finance Close Automation & Reporting Transformation Consultant, Senior Associate, you will specialize in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within organizations. You will assess financial processes, identify areas for improvement, and design solutions to streamline operations, enhance controls, and reduce costs. As a Senior Associate, you will focus on building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. You will navigate increasingly complex situations, growing your personal brand and deepening your technical skills. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, delivering quality work even when the path forward isn't clear.
In this role, you will be part of our Finance practice, providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. You will analyze client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance to help clients optimize their financial performance. Your work will involve providing guidance on financial systems implementation, process automation, and financial shared services. This is an opportunity to use a broad range of tools and methodologies to generate new ideas and solve problems, while developing a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is evolving.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing client financial processes to identify areas for improvement and streamline operations
- Developing and implementing solutions for financial systems automation and shared services
- Managing financial reporting transformation projects to enhance decision-making capabilities
- Utilizing analytical thinking to interpret financial data and inform strategic recommendations
- Collaborating with clients to optimize financial performance and achieve their goals
- Designing and overseeing the deployment of financial controls to reduce costs and enhance efficiency
- Building meaningful client connections and anticipating their needs in complex situations
- Guiding teams in the execution of financial strategy and operations management initiatives
- Upholding professional and technical standards in financial consulting engagements
- Navigating ambiguity to deliver quality work and grow personal brand and technical skills
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance
- Current pursuit or active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- Demonstrating proficiency in financial data mining and analysis
- Utilizing financial modeling to support strategic decision-making
- Managing financial reporting processes for enhanced transparency
- Excelling in financial statement preparation and review
- Implementing financial internal controls for risk mitigation
- Leveraging analytical thinking to solve complex financial challenges
- Embracing change and fostering innovation in financial operations
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. 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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