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Strategy& Deals Private Equity Value Creation - Working Capital Sr. Associate

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
77K-202K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
77K-202K Annually
Mid level
As a Senior Associate at PwC, you will provide strategic advice and support to clients focusing on working capital optimization, enhancing financial performance, mentoring junior team members, and analyzing market trends during complex transactions.
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At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals.
Those in deal strategy at PwC will focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. Your work will involve analysing market trends, assessing business opportunities, and developing strategic frameworks to guide clients in making informed decisions regarding their deals. You will help clients navigate complex transactions, identify potential risks and opportunities, and develop strategies to maximise value and achieve their business objectives. Working in this area, you will play a crucial role in assisting clients in formulating and executing effective strategies to optimise outcomes in their deal-making processes.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn't clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
The Opportunity
As part of the Deals team you can enhance working capital to improve financial performance and process effectiveness. As a Senior Associate, you can analyze complex problems, mentor others, and maintain elevated standards while building client relationships and developing a deeper understanding of the business context. You can work with a specialized team to provide data analysis, strategic insights, and process improvement support throughout various phases of transactions with Private Equity and Corporate clients.
Responsibilities
- Enhance financial performance through strategic working capital optimization
- Provide insightful data analysis and support for process improvements
- Collaborate with Private Equity and Corporate clients during transaction phases
- Mentor and guide junior team members to uphold standards
- Build and nurture client relationships
- Develop a thorough understanding of the business landscape
- Utilize critical thinking to address complex challenges
- Contribute to the team's strategic goals and objectives
What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Economics, Data Processing/Analytics/Science, Computer and Information Science
- 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Master's Degree in Business Administration/Management preferred
- Other related fields of study may be considered
- Advising clients on enhancing working capital
- Conducting thorough financial analysis and diagnostics
- Developing what-if scenarios/models for performance impacts
- Implementing improvement programs within Order to Cash
- Supporting due diligence processes for working capital
- Monitoring industry trends affecting working capital management
- Working with financial modeling and data analysis tools
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.

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