Capital Projects Risk & Controls Senior Associate

PwC UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Empowered flexibility

Private medical cover

Virtual GP access

Volunteer days

Job summary

PwC UK in Manchester seeks a qualified professional to join the Capital Projects Risk & Control team, supporting major infrastructure and transformation programmes and delivering assurance to CFOs and programme leaders.

You will analyse data, identify risks and present findings, while developing expertise across capital projects, commercial strategy, and AI-enabled delivery in nationally significant UK projects.

Qualifications

• Audit experience or a qualified chartered accountant.
• Ability to analyse complex data to identify value and risk drivers.
• Strong report writing and communication skills.
• Experience in stakeholder management.
• Interest in AI, automation and data-enabled delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver workstreams within client engagements and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Analyse commercial, financial and project data to identify risks and opportunities.
• Support reviews of governance, project controls, supplier performance and delivery confidence.
• Prepare reports and present findings to senior client stakeholders.

Skills

Audit experience

Analytical thinking

Report writing

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACCA/CA) or equivalent

Job description

About The Role

Join PwC's Capital Projects Risk & Control team, supporting major infrastructure and transformation programmes. You'll work with CFOs, programme leaders and audit stakeholders to provide assurance, improve commercial performance, identify risks and help clients protect value. This is an opportunity to develop expertise across capital projects, commercial strategy, technology and AI-enabled delivery while working on nationally significant projects across the UK.

About The Role

Join PwC's Capital Projects Risk & Control team, supporting major infrastructure and transformation programmes. You'll work with CFOs, programme leaders and audit stakeholders to provide assurance, improve commercial performance, identify risks and help clients protect value. This is an opportunity to develop expertise across capital projects, commercial strategy, technology and AI-enabled delivery while working on nationally significant projects across the UK.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Deliver workstreams within client engagements and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Analyse commercial, financial and project data to identify risks and opportunities.
• Support reviews of governance, project controls, supplier performance and delivery confidence.
• Prepare reports and present findings to senior client stakeholders.

This role is for you if

• You have audit experience and/or is a qualified chartered accountant.
• You can analyse complex data and identify value and risk drivers.
• You have strong report writing and communication skills.
• You are experienced in stakeholder management.
• You have an interest in AI, automation and data-enabled delivery.
• You are interested in major infrastructure, capital projects or commercial performance.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits 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.

• 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

Primary location:

Manchester

Secondary locations:

Birmingham, London and Leeds