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.
The Opportunity
When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.
As part of the Finance Solutions team you will work closely with CFOs and finance organizations to transform their finance functions and provide valuable insights. As a Manager you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff while maintaining project success and upholding exceptional standards. This role offers the chance to engage with top executives, enhance treasury functions, and develop your leadership skills in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with CFOs to enhance finance functions
- Lead teams in delivering exceptional client services
- Mentor junior staff to develop their skills and capabilities
- Secure successful project execution and adherence to standards
- Analyze treasury operations to identify enhancement opportunities
- Foster relationships with top executives to drive insights
- Implement strategic planning initiatives for client engagements
- Uphold professional standards and ethical practices
What You Must Have
- Bachelors Degree
- 5 years of experience
- Oral and written proficiency in English required
What Sets You Apart
- MBA in Finance from a premium B-School
- Qualified CA, Certified Public Accountant, ICWA, or CMA
- Advising on Treasury process efficiency and effectiveness
- Understanding business processes and their impact
- Conducting workshops and meetings with stakeholders
- Hands-on experience with Treasury Management Systems
- Skilled in Microsoft Office suite
- Exhibiting strategic and creative thinking skills
- Upholding the firms code of ethics and business conduct
Key Responsibilities
As a team member, you will work with the US project team on engagements that may involve (but not limited to):
- End-to-end Treasury Management System (Kyriba, FIS Quantum, FIS Integrity, GTreasury) implementation / reimplementation lifecycle support
- Establishing connectivity with banks for bank statement reporting and payments, connectivity with Market rate providers, trading platforms, ERPs
- Enabling cash management processes (cash positioning, forecasting), investments and debt management using Treasury Management System as the enabling technology
- Implementation of FX, Commodity and IR risk management with Treasury Management System
- Implementation of in-house bank using Treasury Management System as the enabling technology
- Implementation of payment factory using Treasury Management System as the enabling technology
- Treasury process optimization using functionalities of Treasury Management System
- Provide product support services for clients’ TMS
- Provide proposal support for business development, drive business development activities such as creation of conference materials, and contribute to thought leadership and whitepapers
Knowledge Required
An ideal candidate for the Treasury Transformation practice of PwC Advisory Acceleration Center should be proficient in one or more of the below:
- Advising global organizations on improving efficiency and effectiveness in Treasury processes
- Have strong business acumen, with an ability to understand how business processes and decisions impact people and organization
- Ability to conduct walkthroughs, workshops and meetings involving various business stakeholders
- Experience / knowledge in financial market, banking, and accounting. Familiarity with Treasury processes (e.g., cash management, financial instruments, FX and counterparty risk management, bank account management, etc.) and transaction processing, cash flow forecasting, and internal and external reporting.
- Have hands-on experience with Treasury Management System (Kyriba, FIS Quantum, FIS Integrity, GTreasury) implementation activities, including:
○ Requirements gathering and documentation,
○ System design,
○ Hands-on configuration and unit testing,
○ Developing test cases and scripts, support test execution and results documentation,
○ Data migration and reconciliation,
○ Hypercare, product support, etc.
○ Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products such as PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, Word etc.
○ Working knowledge of any Digital Tools and accelerators such as Alteryx,
PowerBI, Tableau, Power Automate, Power Apps etc.would be an added advantage
Desired Skills
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, and domain knowledge
- Effective storytelling and communication skills to various audiences (written and verbal)
- Strong work ethic, proactive and professional
- behavior
- Strategic and creative thinker, problem solver
- Supports engagement manager in delivering engagements by identifying and addressing client needs
- Exhibits strong ability to work independently as well as in a highly collaborative team environment
- Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct
Educational Background
- An undergraduate degree from top institutes followed by relevant work experience (Core Consulting experience would be an added bonus), or
- MBA in Finance from a premium B-School / Qualified CA / CPA/ ICWA / CMA with relevant consulting experience
Additional Information
- Travel Requirements: Travel to client locations may be required as per project requirements.
- Platform: Digital Core Modernization
- Practice: Finance Solutions - Treasury
- Past Experience: 8+ years of prior relevant post - qualification work experience