Consulting Finance Strategy & Operations - Senior Associate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Corporate and Business Strategy

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

About the Team

PwC’s Consulting practice provides business and technology advice to leading organisations to help solve their most complex business challenges, from strategy to execution.

The Financial Services Strategy & Operations team enables organisations in the Financial Services industry (banks, asset managers, insurers, etc) to design and execute strategies to grow, become more productive, modernise their organisation, and position themselves for the future. We support this through a range of services focused on growth, productivity, ways of working, and digital transformation.

About the Role

As a Senior Associate, you will play a crucial role within engagement teams by leading a component of a project. Your responsibility will be but not limited to the following

Formulate how problems should be structured and play a key role in driving analysis and activities that underpin solutions for our clients.

Translate analytical insights into impactful, practical recommendations tailored to client contexts.

Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and align transformation initiatives to strategic priorities.

Contribute to system-enabled transformations (e.g., ERP, digital finance tools) where relevant.

Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

Work with your leaders; you will help manage aspects of an engagement while nurturing and leading junior team members.

About you

You are likely to be a Financial Services professional with the following key attributes:

Bachelors or Masters degree in business, economics, finance, engineering or a related field. MBA or CFA is a plus.

3 - 5 years of relevant experience in Consulting or equivalent Strategy, Transformation, Digitisation , Operations roles is desirable.

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

Hi gh sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes and quality of work

Pr oven ability to structure ambiguous problems using first principles thinking

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (both quantitative and qualitative orientations)

Demonstrated ability and propensity for leadership in team settings

Familiar or proficient with core consulting skills concepts, such as structured problem solving and hypothesis-driven approaches

Have a basic understanding of a Financial Services industry ( e.g. Banking, Insurance, etc.)

Strong written and verbal communication skills (For applicants to Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, candidates should be proficient in both the local and English language)

An ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Record of high performance

Creativity and intellectual curiosity

Strong personal presence, combined with compelling and professional presentation and communication skills

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor Degree

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Automation Solutions, Business Process Improvement, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Cost Efficiency, Creativity, Demand Management, Embracing Change, Emerging Technologies, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Lean Process Improvement, Learning Agility, Operating Model, Operational Analysis, Operational Excellence, Operational Support and Analysis, Operations Management, Operations Process Improvement {+ 14 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date