Senior Project Manager | Finance Transformation

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Workforce Transformation

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

This role is being offered as a 12-month Maximum-Term contract.  

 

There's real craft in bringing structure to complexity — translating ambition into action, aligning people around a shared direction, and making transformation stick. As a Project Manager (Senior Manager) at PwC, you'll bring your experience in leading multi-discipline transformation initiatives to drive strategic change across PwC Australia's Finance function, based in Melbourne / Naarm. You'll partner with a CFO Advisory Partner and other senior leaders across the firm on PwC's Finance Transformation programme, shaping and delivering initiatives spanning governance, process optimisation, AI-enabled transformation, and operating model improvement — leveraging cutting-edge technologies that challenge and expand your expertise. 

 

Why PwC? 

At PwC Australia, your skills meet purpose. We tackle big challenges across industries like finance, technology, energy, and health—giving you the chance to make a real impact. Here, your growth is our priority. You’ll work with leading teams, explore new technologies, and unlock your full potential. 

Join a global community of more than 370,000 people who value bold ideas, collaboration, and lasting change. Together, we’re building trust and shaping the future. 

What you’ll do: 

• Lead and drive execution of a large-scale Finance Transformation, overseeing multiple initiatives and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and objectives. 

• Develop comprehensive, integrated project plans that address delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, benefits, budget and resource requirements. 

• Support process improvements, and operating model and AI-enabled transformation initiatives, to simplify, standardise, automate and agentify Finance activities. 

• Partner with initiative owners, Finance leaders and business stakeholders to shape, prioritise and progress ideas from concept through to delivery. 

• Prepare regular status reports, business cases and executive reporting materials for senior stakeholders to support forums, reporting and decision-making processes. 

• Collate and analyse project metrics and feedback to identify lessons learned for continuous improvement. 

• Drive engagement, culture and change activities to support adoption of new processes, technologies and ways of working across the Finance function. 

• Partner with on- and off-shore teams across Finance, Operations, Technology, Partnership People & Culture, Risk & Ethics and other firm functions to deliver successful outcomes. 

• Work and operate comfortably at both strategic and delivery levels. 

What we’re looking for: 

Core skills 

• Proven experience delivering complex, multi-discipline transformation, change or project initiatives. 

• Commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to understand business drivers, operating models and financial processes. 

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse internal teams and senior leaders effectively. 

• Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving abilities with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information into clear recommendations and actions. 

Desirable skills 

• Experience within Finance, Operations, Shared Services, or corporate functions in client delivery and/or a professional services firm environment. 

• Proven understanding of finance, governance, assurance and/or compliance environments, preferably within professional services or highly regulated industries. 

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for AI, emerging technologies and innovative ways of working. 

Don't meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply. We value all forms of experience that may be transferrable and relevant. 

What you’ll gain: 

• The opportunity to work with leading organisations and cutting-edge technology that challenge and expand your expertise. 

• Work within an inclusive environment committed to Inclusion and Diversity and First Nations Prosperity, ensuring diverse perspectives are at the forefront of our work. 

• Flexibility means trusting you to choose when, where, and how you work balancing what’s best for you, your team, and your clients to grow and thrive together. 

• Clear paths for career progression supported by continuous learning and leadership development. 

• Generous leave entitlements to support your work-life balance - including floating public holidays, birthday leave and ability to purchase additional leave on top of your four weeks.   

• A world-class parental leave policy offering up to 26 weeks of leave for caregivers, supporting your family and personal life. 

• We know that perks are as important as your financial rewards. Explore all the benefits that PwC has to offer here. 

Ready to grow here and go further? Join PwC Australia as a Project Manager | Finance Transformation and make an impact that goes beyond the expected. Apply now and take your next step with a team shaping the future. 

We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability, neurodivergence, or any other protected characteristic. We want you to have every opportunity to thrive in our selection process. In the application form, you can let us know what adjustments you require during our recruitment process and/or any workplace accommodations you anticipate needing to help you perform your role.  

No agencies please: We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications direct from individuals.

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Behavior Change Communication, Business Communications, Business Partnering, Change Impact Analysis, Change Management, Coaching and Feedback, Coaching and Training, Communication, Communications Management, Communications Strategy, Community Organizing, Content Creation, Copywriting, Corporate Communications, Creativity, Crisis Communications, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Engagement Strategies, Inclusion {+ 21 more}

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

July 16, 2026