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A career in our Advisory Acceleration Centre is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements. Our Finance Transformation team works with our global clients to design and implement growth, operational and customer focused strategies for sustainable competitive advantage. Our thought leadership and unparalleled experience help clients turn formidable challenges into market advantage across the value chain and around the globe. Additionally, our extensive expertise in various industries allow us to serve clients with consulting services with a focus on the most profitable elements of the value chain to create scalable businesses that will deliver increased sustainable profits. Our Transformation Consultants work with the client and project teams to support global engagements from India through activities that are driven towards delivering results - conduct analyses and develop insights, prepare excel models, analyze large sets of data, capture as-is processes, prepare work plans, design to-be processes, support project lead, work directly with client teams and facilitate meetings to enable decision making, organize and prepare recommendations on client issues, and participate actively in new business development, thought leadership and firm building activities. Competency Overview: Finance Transformation The Finance Transformation team works closely with client and project teams in the US to help CFOs and their finance organizations identify, design, and implement programs that transform their finance functions to meet today’s demanding requirements while continuing to provide valuable insights to the business. We work across industries with strengths in core operational areas, such as: Finance strategy; Finance organization design; Finance and accounting operations improvement; Finance integration and transaction support; Financial Planning & Analysis; Digital in Finance Our finance consultants help clients optimize all elements of their finance organization, including operating model design, sustainable cost reduction, financial planning and analysis, shared service advisory including RPA, deal transaction support, post deal integration, cash forecasting, and full-scale finance transformation. This high performing team helps CFOs identify, design and implement programs that transform their finance function to meet today’s demanding requirements while continuing to provide value added insights to the business. Position Requirements Key Responsibilities: As a Team Member, You’ll Work As Part Of a Team Of Problem Solvers With Extensive Consulting And Industry Experience, Helping Our Clients Solve Their Complex Business Issues From Strategy To Execution. Specific Areas Of Focus Include But Are Not Limited To Lead to Cash Process Expertise: Understanding of the Lead-to-Cash (L2C) process including knowledge of best-in-class practices across industries/ in any particular industry. Have a perspective or point of view on general challenges in the L2C process Current State Understanding & Analysis: Leading/ conducting workshops to understand the current state L2C process, system architecture and identify root cause of issues faced by clients Solution Development and Future State Design: Lead the future state solution design and system architecture of billing solutions using Zuora, ensuring alignment with client business objectives Design Implementation / Optimization: Partner with Zuora’s technical team to ensure accurate translation of client requirements into custom developments and builds, collaborate with developers and technical teams to design and review custom solutions, ensuring they meet client specifications Testing and Release Management: Manage testing phase (unit testing, including integration testing, user acceptance testing), lead defect management initiatives and facilitate communication between client and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on defect priorities and resolution Project Management Office and Client Engagement: Actively engage in PMO activities like planning and co-ordination including timelines, resource allocation, and risk management strategies. Be a strong liaison between client teams and internal teams to seamlessly manage project activities and deliverables Knowledge Required An ideal candidate for the Finance Transformation practice of PwC Advisory Acceleration Center should be proficient in one or more of the below: Demonstrate a working knowledge of the lead-to-cash or order-to-cash process, including order management, billing, collections, cash application, and dispute resolution Have experience in one or more industries, understanding specific nuances and business drivers relevant to those sectors Exhibit strong business acumen with the ability to assess how lead-to-cash processes impact broader organizational objectives, customer experience, and revenue realization. Ability to conduct walkthroughs, workshops and meetings involving various business stakeholders Good to have exposure to one of technology being ERPs / billing systems such as Oracle, BillingPlatform, Getpaid, Highradius etc. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products such as PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, Word etc. Working knowledge of any Digital Tools and accelerators such Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau, UiPath 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 Educational Background MBA 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. Line of Service: Consulting Solutions Horizontal: Finance Transformation Past Experience: 2 - 6 years of prior relevant post - qualification work experience Show more Show less
