FBP

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management.

Those in payroll at PwC will assist in the accurate and timely processing of payroll for employees. Working in this area, you will handle payroll administration, including calculating wages, deductions, and taxes, as well as confirming compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Your responsibilities include collaborating with HR teams to maintain employee records, address payroll-related inquiries, and assist in payroll accuracy. You will play a crucial role in making sure employees are paid correctly and on time, contributing to the overall financial well-being of the organisation and supporting employee satisfaction.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Purpose of Job 

   

To support the Deals Finance lead on delivery of Line of Service business strategy, while being effective and demonstrating proficiency across financial performance management, decision support and business planning and forecasting.

Role Description 

Responsibilities:    

• Plan, budget and forecast at sub-LoS and Cost Centre level.  
• Provide support on opportunity pricing and budgeting.  
• Liaise with the CoE (Centre of Excellence) and/or In-country finance lead on complex and cross border transactions such as withholding tax, exchange control, etc.  
• Provide commentary and analysis on LoS management and engagement reports e.g., Operating Statements, WIP (Work in Progress), Debtors, etc.  
• Act in the capacity as the liaison for billing and project setup, maintenance, provisions and adjustments for the assigned LoS (s)  
• Be the subject matter expert and consultant to the LoS on issues such as contract and project creation, WIP valuations and general NIC management.  
• Update project budgets in Oracle  
• Oversee the local finance project support role to ensure procurement and region/cost centre specific financial administration is up to date.  
• Drive communication and collaboration between the Line of Service and the different finance teams  
• Report and analyse on project, contract, Partner, LoS, Cost centre and client levels. 
• Conduct ad-hoc tasks/projects to support business requirements. 
• Develop an intermediate knowledge of the financial reporting systems, controls and processes that operate across business within the business at LoS and Cost Centre level. 
• Develop an understanding of the business’s financial reporting policies and risk management frameworks in order to assess compliance and guide interpretation and training in relevant areas. 
• Ensure alignment of processes with organisational strategy and take accountability for relevant processes within the area of responsibility and ensure delivery and maintenance of standardised processes and controls. 
• Support engagement teams on finance aspects throughout the engagement life cycle from pricing of project through to collections 
• Support engagement teams with and resolve complex Oracle queries (Projects, Contracts & Invoicing).  
• Support LoSFL with generation & distribution of Business Unit, Network (Competency/Industry), Regional & Country Schedules.  
• Support engagement teams with WIP & AR Management (Set up meetings with EPs/EMs) 
• Support staff in business with Timesheet management (Outstanding timesheets, Charge out Rates, etc.).  
• Support engagement teams with Days in Investment Management.  
• Monitor and report on collections & Billings. 
• Support with on-boarding Basic Oracle Training.  
• Support with completion of bulk upload templates.  
• Support with Client & Employee Data Quality & Maintenance (Peoplesoft, Salesforce, Oracle and rate card management).  
• Conduct ad-hoc tasks/projects to support business requirements. 
• Initiating, obtaining approval and processing of charges between chargeable and non-chargeable project codes where relevant. 

Key  Competencies  and Attributes 

Knowledge, skills and abilities 

• Advanced skills in financial planning and strategy development 
• Skills in profitability management 
• Financial performance reporting skills 
• Advanced analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills. 
• Proficiency with financial software systems (knowledge or previous experience of Oracle). 
• Excellent computer literacy skills, including advanced MS Office skills. 
• Practical and technical knowledge of legal and regulatory issues affecting contracts, financial policies and procedures. 
• Experience leading, coaching and developing staff. 
• Ability to liaise and widely communicate (written and verbal) with internal, external stakeholders and PwC network contacts. 

Qualification & Experience  

Requirements 

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial management in a professional services environment. 
• Minimum of first degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related discipline. 
• Relevant professional certifications e.g., Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CA (SA), Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA), or its equivalent is an advantage. 

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 28, 2025