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As a finance consultant at PwC, you will specialize in providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. Your role involves analyzing client needs, developing financial solutions, and offering guidance and support to help clients optimize their financial performance, improve decision-making, and achieve their financial goals. Within the financial operations department, you will focus on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within organizations. This includes assessing financial processes, identifying areas for improvement, and designing and implementing solutions to streamline financial operations, enhance controls, and reduce costs. Your responsibilities will also entail providing guidance on financial systems implementation, process automation, and financial shared services. Key Responsibilities You will work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, assisting clients in solving complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific areas of focus include but are not limited to: - Finance Strategy & Vision: Assist the finance function in defining the finance vision, outlining a clear set of value propositions, preparing a roadmap for finance transformation strategy, and developing a finance target operating model. - Shared Services: Define finance service delivery models, conduct feasibility studies, develop business cases, and program manage transitions. - Business Process Re-engineering: Perform current state assessments, identify areas of improvement, build transformation roadmaps, and design future state processes for cost-effective operations. - Deals Related Services: Provide post-merger integration and transaction support, assist with acquisition support, and Day-1 readiness for finance & accounting functions. - Financial Planning & Analysis: Assess existing planning functions, develop the vision for the end-state planning cycle, and design improvement roadmaps. - Close & Reporting: Optimize financial close processes and design regulatory compliant reporting models. - Working Capital Optimization: Analyze and define strategies for cash management, optimize cash flow and liquidity, and evaluate investment alternatives. - Digital in Finance: Design and implement digital finance platforms to enable higher efficiency and productivity. - Tech Led Transformation: Design and implement tools & technologies like BlackLine or Trintech to streamline the financial close process. Knowledge Required An ideal candidate for the Finance Transformation practice of PwC Advisory Acceleration Center should be proficient in one or more of the following: - Working knowledge in finance, management accounting, reporting, shared services, and/or knowledge in any sector. - Strong business acumen with an ability to understand how business processes and decisions impact people and organizations. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and digital tools like Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau, UiPath would be an added advantage. Desired Skills - Strong analytical and numerical skills, effective storytelling, and communication skills. - Strong work ethic, proactive and professional behavior, strategic and creative thinking. - Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment. Educational Background - MBA from a premium B-School or Qualified CA/CPA/ICWA/CMA with relevant consulting experience. Additional Information - Travel Requirements: Travel to client locations may be required as per project requirements. - Line of Service: Consulting Solutions - Horizontal: Finance Transformation - Past Experience: 2 - 6 years of prior relevant post-qualification work experience.,
