FP&A - Senior Associate role

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Finance

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity 

 

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of Finance business partnering (FP&A) across PwC. You'll work alongside the Finance Business Partnering team of a large network firm to provide financial insights to teams across our client-facing Lines of Service and internal teams. You’ll work at the heart of a team that solves real client challenges, building your skills so you can go further.  

 

With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive 

culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day. 

 

You will provide strategic financial advice and guidance, helping stakeholders across our Lines of Service to optimize their financial performance and make informed business decisions.  You will build strong working relationships with senior (and sometimes challenging) stakeholders, 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 is unclear. Embracing ambiguity, you will use these moments as opportunities to grow. 

 

In this role at PwC Acceleration Center India, you will leverage a broad range of tools and methodologies to generate new ideas and solve 

problems. You will interpret data to inform insights and recommendations, upholding professional and technical standards. This position 

offers a chance to develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is evolving, while contributing to the firm's overall 

strategy. 

 

Working closely with the Finance Managers to produce the financial insights needed by our business, and taking increased leadership over 

work with experience, this is a collaborative, diverse and engaging role, and a vital function to the firm. 

 

The individual in this role will be exposed to a variety of Finance functions,  

building working relationships with other Business Partnering teams, the Directors of Finance, business leaders, and PwC’s Centres of 

Excellence.  

 

Responsibilities 

The individual in this role can expect to be exposed to a variety of critical Finance functions, depending on the team they are assigned to support. They will also build working relationships with other Business Partnering teams, the Directors of Finance, business leaders, and PwC’s Centres of Excellence. The primary responsibilities and areas the Finance Management Team operates across - which will be dependent on the Business Unit you are assigned to support - includes:   

  

Business strategy and planning  

• Use business insights and detailed analysis to provide the Business and Finance Leads with support and guidance on P&L management   

• Complete complex data analysis using MS Excel and other modelling and visualisation tools (e.g. Alteryx, PowerBI etc) 

• Provide ad hoc support to the Finance Leader, responsible for sourcing information and providing quality analysis of information  

• Assist and provide depth of insight to the Leadership team enabling key strategic decision making   

• Undertake business revenue & cost forecasting  

• Demonstrating an understanding of the business issues and applying market, industry and firm knowledge   

  

Budgeting and forecasting  

• Working with the Finance Leaders in assisting to prepare budgets, plans and forecasts.  

• Production of forward looking and insight driven reporting for the business to help the business plan, prepare and manage future performance.  

  

Performance management and commercial oriented solutions  

• Interpretation of the monthly financial results and preparation of commentary to the Finance Leader 

• Monitoring areas of financial performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) held in the financial scorecard, escalating issues where management action is required, with supporting analysis  

• Proactively highlight risks and opportunities to financial performance and develop actions to mitigate, correct or exploit as  appropriate with senior decision makers 
  Work closely with the wider business support teams to develop relationships and understand the strategic imperatives of the business  
  
  Financial control and compliance   

• Providing Partners with relevant accounting advice from the bid stage and through the life of engagements.

Sharing local financial risk knowledge with the Financial Control centre of excellence and supporting the central team with complex queries that require local business insight   


Complex Engagement Support   
. Undertake revenue recognition, forecasting, performance variance activities as required by engagements.  
 

• What You Must Have 

  - At least 4-9 years of experience 

  - Oral and written proficiency in English required 

  - Strong written and verbal communication skills 

  - Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills 

  - Progression towards an accounting qualification with a relevant global body such as CIMA or ACCA 

  - Commercially minded with a deep business understanding 

  - Able to demonstrate application of accounting standards, including IFRS 15 

   

  What Sets You Apart 

  - Strong analytical and problem solving skills with good attention to detail 

  - Experienced user of data analysis and data visualisation tools (Alteryx, PowerBI) 

  - Action orientated and a self-starter  

   - Focused on continuous improvement in all areas of their work  

   - A strong relationship builder who builds trust in their key stakeholders and demonstrates experience of managing challenging stakeholders 

  - Demonstrate the use of innovative technologies to improve your financial analysis and deliver greater insights to stakeholders 

  - Experience of SAP S/4 HANA is beneficial 

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

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