Finance Business Partnering Associate

Finance Business Partnering Associate London, England

PwC
Full Time London, England 28708 - 31876 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

The Finance Associate within the Business Partnering Team is the Business Partnering team’s first port of call for general Finance and business decision support. Working closely with the Finance Managers to produce the financial insights needed by our business, this is a collaborative, diverse and engaging role, and a vital function to the firm.

Our Finance teams are an integral part of each area of the business, working closely with business leaders to help drive business performance, identify and drive financial improvements, prepare plans and budgets, and report on the performance of the business - commercially, and functionally. PwC takes a people-first approach to Finance, and empowers its Business Partnering teams to be collaborative and value-adding.

The individual in this role can expect to be exposed to a variety of critical Finance functions, depending on their skills and aspirations. They will also build working relationships with other Business Partnering teams, the Finance Directors, business leaders, and PwC’s Centres of Excellence. The primary responsibilities and areas the Talent Pool operates across, which the candidate may gain experience in and choose to further develop, include:


Business strategy and planning

  • Use business insights and detailed analysis to provide the Cluster, Sector and Finance Leads with support and guidance on P&L management

  • Provide ad hoc support to the Finance Leader, responsible for sourcing information and providing quality analysis of information

  • Assist and provide depth of insight to the Consulting Leadership team enabling key strategic decision making

  • Assist with Cluster and Sector forecasting

  • Demonstrating an understanding of the business issues and applying market, industry and firm knowledge

Budgeting and forecasting

  • Working with the Planning & Reporting Centre of Excellence, and business Finance Leaders in preparing budgets, plans and forecasts.

  • Being aware of and helping to implement the firmwide strategy in reporting and budgeting.

Performance management and commercial oriented solutions

  • Assistance in interpretation of the monthly financial results and preparation of commentary to the Cluster Manager Leadership

  • Monitoring areas of financial performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) held in the financial scorecard, escalating issues where management action is required, with supporting analysis

  • Work closely with the Operations team to develop relationships and understand the strategic imperatives of the Cluster

  • Financial control and compliance

  • Assistance with providing Partners with relevant accounting advice from the bid stage to through the life of engagements

  • Providing local intelligence to the Financial Control centre of excellence in line with agreed guidelines

  • Providing financial control support and advice for projects and engagements

Essential skills

  • Commercially minded with a desire to develop a strong business understanding

  • A strong relationship builder who builds trust with their key stakeholders

  • Able to demonstrate application of accounting standards, including IFRS 15

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills with good attention to detail

  • Focused on continuous improvement in all areas of their work

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Intermediate to advanced excel

  • Studying or desire to undertake an accounting qualification.


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Finance Business Partnering Associate
PwC

https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers.html
London, United Kingdom
Robert E. Moritz
$5 to $10 billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Private
Accounting & Tax
Finance
1998
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