Finance Manager - Assurance

Line of Service
Assurance

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Assurance

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary

With PwC, you'll ignite a meaningful career while being supported by a flexible working culture, innovative learning and development opportunities and progressive policies and benefits, such as 18 weeks paid parental leave for mums, dads and foster carers (no minimum service!)

What will you create?

At PwC we help Australian businesses, not-for-profits and governments create value and improve the way they work. From digitising healthcare, to creating smarter cities and igniting our start-up industry, together we build trust in society and solve important problems.

The Finance & Operations Team (F&O) provides a wide range of services with an aim to standardise and improve the way we do business in Assurance. Team members within F&O work alongside leadership to operationalise a number of strategic initiatives and influence key decision makers to drive successful business outcomes.

As a Managerin our Finance Assurance team, you'll deliver impact by:

Financial reporting & Analysis

• Provide relevant & timely information as required to respective stakeholders
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights for decision makers
• Perform monthly reporting
• Cost control & analysis

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Annual budgeting and forecasting process for all the operating units under Assurance Transformation
• Collaborate with Human Resources & Smart Delivery teams to understand supply and demand and ensure adequate resourcing

Month end results & Reporting

• Complete pre & post month end journals
• Review general ledger accounts to ensure costs charged appropriately
• Review payroll summaries to ensure headcount & costs charged to correct operating units
• Present results to the stakeholders for review & discussion

Service Delivery Centre Operations Team

• Reporting of Assurance Acceleration Centre (offshore team) results to Firm Finance & assist in completing the annual review of take or pay agreements, costs incurred & results reported
• Australian Finance contact for AC Kolkata & AC Manila
• Review & sign off of monthly consumption statements received from each centre
• Monitoring & reporting of actual hours vs. take or pay agreements
• Central PwC finance contact for AC Manila hours monthly across four Lines of Service
• Review of costs associated with AC secondment program & AC Manila Team Ambassador program

About you

• You have 5 to 6 years experience in a finance role, preferably in the professional services industry.
• You have completed or are currently completing CA or CPA.
• You have exceptional modelling and data analytics skills (Excel, Alteryx and Power BI highly valued).
• Commercial awareness and a desire to influence strategic decision making.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and relationship management skills.
• Strong people skills with the ability to coach and adapt to different working styles.
• Strong project manager who is deadline driven and can handle competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Most importantly, you act with integrity and show care for the people you work with.

Most importantly, you act with integrity and show care for the people you work with.

Life at PwC

Our culture and benefits are something we're proud of, and also why we're consistently named as one of Australia's best workplaces. With PwC, you'll belong to an inclusive community where differences are both embraced and the underlying driver in everything we create together.

We empower you with the technology, coaching, flexibility and trust needed to make a meaningful difference, while supporting you in bringing your whole self to work each day. We're committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce because we know it's only by working together that we can realise the potential of our people, clients and society around us.

We're living this commitment through initiatives including our Reconciliation Action Plan to increase Indigenous employment and employee-led diversity networks promoting cultural, disability, LGBTI and gender equality. At our core we're a people business, which means you'll be supported not just in your professional development but your personal growth as well.

As the team experiences high volumes of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a timely and fair process for all.

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Travel Requirements
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Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

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