Lead finance function strategy projects advising CFOs and finance leaders on operating models, organization design, process improvement, financial modeling, and digital transformation. Manage project teams, stakeholder engagement, change management, and technology integration to improve finance efficiency and strategic impact while coaching junior staff and ensuring project delivery.
The Opportunity
As a Finance Function Strategy Consulting Manager, you will collaborate with CEOs, CFOs, controllers, and treasurers to enhance the structure of their finance functions, optimizing their contribution to the business. Within our Management Consulting practice, you will address challenges in achieving contemporary operating models, streamline processes, and drive digital transformation to elevate functional excellence. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards, while motivating and inspiring others to deliver quality. You will develop skills outside your comfort zone and encourage others to do the same.
In this role, you will leverage your business knowledge to identify opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm. You will embrace technology and innovation to enhance delivery and encourage others to do the same. By analyzing complex ideas and building meaningful recommendations, you will simplify messages and create positive outcomes for all parties involved. You are expected to uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way.
Responsibilities
- Leading finance function strategy consulting projects to optimize client finance structures
- Guiding teams in developing and implementing finance operating models and organization designs
- Utilizing analytical thinking and business process analysis to streamline finance operations
- Driving finance transformation initiatives to enhance functional excellence and efficiency
- Managing stakeholder engagement to align finance strategies with business objectives
- Coaching team members to develop skills in finance process improvements and strategic finance
- Conducting financial modeling and analysis to support decision-making and strategic planning
- Overseeing the integration of technology in finance processes to drive digital transformation
- Facilitating change management efforts to support organizational development and growth
- Collaborating with clients to address challenges in achieving contemporary operating models
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance
- Demonstrating proficiency in financial modeling and analysis
- Utilizing strategic finance and financial planning skills
- Excelling in business process analysis and transformation
- Managing finance transformation projects effectively
- Leveraging data visualization and data modeling techniques
- Embracing change management and organizational design principles
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. 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.
As a Finance Function Strategy Consulting Manager, you will collaborate with CEOs, CFOs, controllers, and treasurers to enhance the structure of their finance functions, optimizing their contribution to the business. Within our Management Consulting practice, you will address challenges in achieving contemporary operating models, streamline processes, and drive digital transformation to elevate functional excellence. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards, while motivating and inspiring others to deliver quality. You will develop skills outside your comfort zone and encourage others to do the same.
In this role, you will leverage your business knowledge to identify opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm. You will embrace technology and innovation to enhance delivery and encourage others to do the same. By analyzing complex ideas and building meaningful recommendations, you will simplify messages and create positive outcomes for all parties involved. You are expected to uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way.
Responsibilities
- Leading finance function strategy consulting projects to optimize client finance structures
- Guiding teams in developing and implementing finance operating models and organization designs
- Utilizing analytical thinking and business process analysis to streamline finance operations
- Driving finance transformation initiatives to enhance functional excellence and efficiency
- Managing stakeholder engagement to align finance strategies with business objectives
- Coaching team members to develop skills in finance process improvements and strategic finance
- Conducting financial modeling and analysis to support decision-making and strategic planning
- Overseeing the integration of technology in finance processes to drive digital transformation
- Facilitating change management efforts to support organizational development and growth
- Collaborating with clients to address challenges in achieving contemporary operating models
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance
- Demonstrating proficiency in financial modeling and analysis
- Utilizing strategic finance and financial planning skills
- Excelling in business process analysis and transformation
- Managing finance transformation projects effectively
- Leveraging data visualization and data modeling techniques
- Embracing change management and organizational design principles
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. 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.
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