The role
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PwC’s Business Partnering teams work hand-in-hand with our employees across the firm, informing our leaders on the key decisions that drive the business forward.
We entrust our Business Partnering teams to be proactive and honest, to build relationships and influence, to understand, challenge, and hold a mirror to the business, and to translate the numbers into a business story.
To facilitate our exciting growth, PwC is evolving to future-proof our Business Partnering teams.
To empower our people to focus more on insight, collaboration, and commerciality, we are placing new specialised Lead roles within our Business Partnering teams.
These roles will be responsible for key areas of Business Partnering, driving depth of expertise and leveraging best practice across the business, acting as a regular point of contact to the leadership in driving the firm’s growth agenda - delivering crucial insight to the Finance Director, the COO, and wider business leadership.
What your days will look like:
1. Collaborates with FC CoE and Finance Leads to implement and monitor financial controls, ensuring adherence to firm accounting policies and procedures, and serving as a subject matter expert on these topics.
2. Engages early in the bid/contract review process with Finance Leads to advise on policy and contract code structuring, preventing unanticipated revenue recognition issues during projects.
3. Reviews large, high-risk engagements with FC CoE and Finance Business Partnering teams to ensure correct accounting treatment according to revenue recognition policies and IFRS.
4. Manages month and year-end closures to ensure accurate financial reporting across P&L and balance sheets, and improves processes following external audit feedback.
5. Drives best practices in client management and IIC risk with Finance Leads, and ensures transactional support is effectively provided in collaboration with engagement transactional support providers.
6. Facilitates continuous improvement in financial controls through close work with FC CoE, supports external and internal audit processes, and collaborates with various leaders to drive commercial insights for the business's financial strategy.
This role is for you if:
7. Must possess an ACA/ACCA (or an international equivalent)
8. Skilled in designing and implementing financial controls with experience in managing month-end and year-end financial reporting processes.
9. Possesses strong technical accounting knowledge and expertise in applying relevant accounting standards.
10. Demonstrates an independent and unbiased approach, effectively challenging senior stakeholders on inappropriate accounting practices.
11. Holds strong analytical skills and is capable of deep financial analysis.
12. Experienced in facilitating and participating in the external audit process.
What you’ll receive from us:
No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.
We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.