Senior Associate | CFO Advisory | Sydney

PwC Australia is seeking a Senior Associate for their CFO Advisory team in Sydney. The role involves developing client relationships, enhancing project management and technical skills, and providing assurance services. Key responsibilities include finance function modernization, process optimization, and supporting clients with financial reporting and transactions. The position offers flexible work options, including remote work, to accommodate the lifestyle of employees.
• Develop relationships with a range of market-leading clients
• Grow your project management, leadership & technical skills
• Flexible work options - work smarter in a way that suits your lifestyle

About the Role

Our CFO Advisory team is expanding and we’re looking for a Senior Consultant to join our vast community of solvers. The CFOA team brings our purpose to life by providing a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients, from small, fast-growing companies to large entities. Our clients are often well-known brands with broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce manual testing, ensuring you’ll concentrate on the most valuable areas of client service and enhance corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.

You’ll help solve complex problems by using your skills in:
• Finance function modernisation: Assisting the shift from transaction processing to data led insights for trusted decision making.
• Process Optimisation: Process modernisation, activity analysis, risk and control design and continuous monitoring.
• Finance System Implementation Support: Business Case, chart of accounts design, program management, control design/assurance.
• Cost optimisation: Determining operating model and commercial benefits to fund modernisation programs.
• Transactional Change: Considering pre or post deal support from governance, accounting, integration and synergy realisation.

In our CFOA team, your impact will be seen by:
• Developing a deep understanding of our clients’ financial reporting requirements, financial controls and processes, and executing bespoke reviews and reports with your observations
• Designing and implementing robust control frameworks, and optimising financial reporting to enable effective decision making
• Assisting clients in optimising their finance functions through digital transformation and management reporting modernisation
• Fostering trusted client relationships and identifying new opportunities to help them achieve their unique business goals
• Supporting and advising our clients as they consider options for transactions or listing their business in foreign jurisdictions e.g. the USA.
• Supporting Managers in the team to ensure timely delivery of projects and high quality deliverables to clients.
• Ensuring PwC’s risk management policies are followed and quality standards are adhered to.

About PwC

At PwC, we work together to create a better tomorrow for our people, our clients, and the communities we serve. We approach problems with curiosity, collaboration and willingness to challenge the status quo to develop innovative solutions in partnership with Australian businesses and not-for-profits. Together, we strive to make a positive impact and drive meaningful change.

That’s where our people come in. Whether you’re just beginning your career or have plenty of experience under your belt, we believe your unique perspective can help us to deliver valued insights that make a real impact. Here, you’ll be surrounded by peers who have your back and leaders who support you, in an environment that encourages continuous learning and growth.

Your benefits
• Flexible working arrangements including working from home or from a different PwC Australia base office
• More opportunities to connect with loved ones, with the ability to work up to four weeks from anywhere in Australia and select international locations
• Health and lifestyle perks like a wellness credit and discounted memberships
• Gender inclusive 26 weeks paid parental leave
• World-class development opportunities to accelerate your career
• Strong mentors, meaningful work and plenty of networking opportunities
• Dress for your day so you can feel confident and comfortable for whatever your day has in store for you

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We empower our people to use their creativity, authenticity and human differences to be champions of change and challenge our thinking. At PwC, we understand that diverse perspectives are necessary for solving complex problems. We believe that for diversity to truly flourish, it must be nurtured in an inclusive environment. That's why we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued to thrive.

PwC is committed to making our recruitment processes inclusive, so if you need reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications direct from individuals