Line of Service: AdvisorySpecialty/Competency: FinanceIndustry/Sector: ManufacturingTime Type: Full timeGovernment Clearance Required: NoAvailable for Work Sponsorship: YesTravel Requirements: Up to 80%A career in our Financial Operations practice, within Finance Consulting services, will provide the opportunity to work alongside CEOs, CFOs, controllers and treasurers to optimise the structure of their finance functions and improve their contribution to the business. We support our clients by addressing the challenges of achieving appropriate standards of control, efficient back office opportunities and support to the business through insight and challenge. Our team helps clients transform their finance function by executing strategies to reduce functional and operational complexity through streamlined processes, optimise d use of technology, and efficient use of resources to deliver cost effective, high quality services to all stakeholders.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.As a Senior Associate, you'll 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:Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.Minimum years experience required3 or more years of Advisory Client Facing experience having served in a CFO or Finance and Accounting Consulting role.Degree Preferred:Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Information TechnologyPreferred Knowledge/Skills:Systematic understanding of corporate treasury (eg, global cash management, payments, bank relationships, investments, debt, corporate finance, and currency and commodity hedging), Experience in supporting working capital management initiatives for large, global companies (eg, decreasing DSO, optimizing DPO, optimizing inventory) and related financial solutions, eg, supply chain finance & dynamic discountingExperience with treasury management systems (ie, SAP, Quantum, Kyriba)Depth in global liquidity management techniques (eg, pooling, in-house banks, payment factories, multilateral netting)Demonstrate knowledge of the industry including common issues facing clients.Ability to work with ambiguity while addressing the clients' needs and delivering top-level results.Showcase strong communications skills and the ability to simplify complex information and influence stakeholders.Ability to create a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.Ability to work collaboratively with a global team and all levels of an organization.Demonstrate knowledge of technologies that support collaboration, automation and data-driven story-telling including: Microsoft Products (Teams, PowerBI, MS Office), G-Suite (Google), and business intelligence toolsProficiency and/or willingness to learn digital technologies and the impact on Finance and Accounting including analytical tools. Eg Alteryx, PowerBi, Tableau, Snaplogic and RPA technologies (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, PowerAutomate, etc), and machine learning/Artificial IntelligenceProven and thorough knowledge of operational metrics to support strategic plans, dashboard design and benchmarking/standard industry practices.Considerable knowledge and understanding around organizational design and operational metrics.Demonstrate knowledge and success in advising global organizations through transformations from strategy through execution.Experience with the following: Core Finance system implementation and optimization (eg ERP, EPM, etc)Finance strategy and transformationShared service and outsourcingCost managementTalent managementSuccess with analyzing detailed finance and accounting processes to identify improvement opportunities in the following areas:Process improvement (Record to Report, Order to Cash, Source to Pay, etc)Internal and external reportingPeople and organization structuresPerformance management, budgeting and forecastingCash flow optimization and the use of capitalMaintenance and building of cost-effective controls.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.