MSP - FMS - GL Accounting DCM Manager-Operate

At PwC, our people in finance consulting specialise in providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. These individuals analyse client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their financial performance, improve decision-making, and achieve their financial goals. In financial operations at PwC, you will specialise in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within organisations. Your work will involve assessing financial processes, identify areas for improvement, and design and implement solutions to streamline financial operations, enhance controls, and reduce costs. You will be responsible for providing guidance on financial systems implementation, process automation, and financial shared services.

Job Description

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

Responsibilities

As a Manager, youll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firms/clients expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct.
  
  

Process: RTR

Job Title: GL Accounting

Level: Manager

Position: 1

Role Summary

The Accounting Lead / Manager is responsible for managing day‑to‑day staffing and work allocation for BPO staff accountants, performing first‑level review of workpapers, providing accounting guidance, resolving escalations, and ensuring on‑time, high‑quality financial close deliverables across areas including revenue, operating expenses & accruals, payroll, fixed assets, leases, capitalized software, debt, cash, lending activities, derivatives, digital asset inventory and investments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee month‑end and quarter‑end close activities across assigned accounting areas.
• Allocate workload and monitor progress against the work plan, tracking completion and team productivity.
• Perform first‑level review of journal entries, reconciliations and BPO staff workpapers.
• Prepare, review and post journal entries and ensure accurate balance sheet reconciliations.
• Conduct financial variance analysis and data analytics to support accounting conclusions.
• Respond to stakeholder questions (FP&A, internal audit, accounting partners) and build/maintain stakeholder relationships for data inputs.
• Support audit requests and coordinate with internal and external auditors.
• Triage and escalate complex accounting issues and coordinate with other teams to resolve transactions.
• Drive process improvements and contribute to documentation of desktop procedures and controls.
• Manage team performance, provide coaching, and address staffing or performance issues.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in accounting or related controllership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Demonstrated knowledge of SOX controls and experience supporting SOX/internal control processes.
• Prior exposure to intercompany, project accounting, and complex transaction types.
• Proven supervisory/team leadership experience, including workload management and performance oversight.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Regular collaboration with corporate controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Legal and other cross‑functional teams.
• Fast‑paced, metrics‑driven environment focused on accuracy, timely close support and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement, automation initiatives and quality‑control frameworks.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ERP and RTR/reporting tools (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, BlackLine, Trintech) and familiarity with documenting desktop procedures.
• CPA or Chartered Accountant designation.
• Experience with digital asset accounting, investments, derivatives, lending activities, customer/operating cash and capitalized software accounting.
• Experience working in a BPO/shared services environment and managing high‑volume transactional teams.
  
  

Tools

• Lucidchart
• Microsoft Office
• NetSuite
• Python
• Prime Admin
• Slack
• SnowFlake
• Workiva Wdesk
• Google Drives: Finance analytics, Accounting

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