Lead financial processes, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management for internal firm services. Provide strategic financial advice, validate outcomes with stakeholders, monitor trends, and optimize performance. Direct and coach teams through complex scenarios, enforce professional and independence standards, and communicate clear financial narratives to support business decisions and improve financial operations.
The Opportunity
As a Partner Financial Matters Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role in providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimize their financial performance and make informed business decisions. Within our Internal Firm Services practice, you will focus on managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations, handling tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management.
As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and influence to deliver quality results and provide strategic input into the firm's business strategies. You will motivate and coach teams to solve complex problems, applying sound judgment and communicating effectively. Your ability to develop and sustain high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams will contribute to the overall success of the firm.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to deepen your skills, validate outcomes with stakeholders, and share alternative perspectives. You will direct teams through complexity, demonstrating composure in challenging situations, and initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels. Your commitment to excellence and ability to make informed decisions will be key to resolving issues and driving team effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations
- Leading financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management initiatives
- Developing and implementing strategies to optimize financial performance and support informed business decisions
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic financial story
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying financial problems and opportunities
- Validating outcomes with stakeholders and acting on feedback to improve financial operations
- Directing teams through complex financial scenarios, demonstrating composure in challenging situations
- Initiating open and honest coaching conversations to enhance team effectiveness
- Making difficult decisions and taking action to resolve issues hindering financial team performance
- Modeling and reinforcing professional and technical standards, including adherence to the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements
- Monitoring and analyzing financial trends to inform strategic planning and execution
What You Must Have
- At least a High School Diploma or the equivalent degree
- At least 6 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, Cybersecurity, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Health Administration/Public Health, Operations/Supply Chain, Organizational Management/Behavior, Project/Technology Management, Risk Management/Insurance
- Demonstrating proficiency in financial forecasting and budgeting
- Utilizing analytical thinking for balance sheet and cash flow analysis
- Applying systems thinking to identify financial opportunities
- Excelling in crafting and conveying impactful financial narratives
- Directing teams through complex financial scenarios with composure
- Initiating open and honest coaching conversations at all levels
The salary range for this position is: $91,000 - $321,500. 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 Partner Financial Matters Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role in providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimize their financial performance and make informed business decisions. Within our Internal Firm Services practice, you will focus on managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations, handling tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management.
As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and influence to deliver quality results and provide strategic input into the firm's business strategies. You will motivate and coach teams to solve complex problems, applying sound judgment and communicating effectively. Your ability to develop and sustain high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams will contribute to the overall success of the firm.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to deepen your skills, validate outcomes with stakeholders, and share alternative perspectives. You will direct teams through complexity, demonstrating composure in challenging situations, and initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels. Your commitment to excellence and ability to make informed decisions will be key to resolving issues and driving team effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations
- Leading financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management initiatives
- Developing and implementing strategies to optimize financial performance and support informed business decisions
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic financial story
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying financial problems and opportunities
- Validating outcomes with stakeholders and acting on feedback to improve financial operations
- Directing teams through complex financial scenarios, demonstrating composure in challenging situations
- Initiating open and honest coaching conversations to enhance team effectiveness
- Making difficult decisions and taking action to resolve issues hindering financial team performance
- Modeling and reinforcing professional and technical standards, including adherence to the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements
- Monitoring and analyzing financial trends to inform strategic planning and execution
What You Must Have
- At least a High School Diploma or the equivalent degree
- At least 6 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, Cybersecurity, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Health Administration/Public Health, Operations/Supply Chain, Organizational Management/Behavior, Project/Technology Management, Risk Management/Insurance
- Demonstrating proficiency in financial forecasting and budgeting
- Utilizing analytical thinking for balance sheet and cash flow analysis
- Applying systems thinking to identify financial opportunities
- Excelling in crafting and conveying impactful financial narratives
- Directing teams through complex financial scenarios with composure
- Initiating open and honest coaching conversations at all levels
The salary range for this position is: $91,000 - $321,500. 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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