Finance Business Partnering (Deals) - Senior Associate (Perm & FTC)

PwC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private medical cover

Volunteering days

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Finance Senior Associate for its Internal Firm Services team. You will partner with business leaders, forecast performance, and advise on IFRS 15 revenue recognition while supporting governance across engagements.

Ideal candidates will possess strong analytics, Excel proficiency, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders within a fast-paced professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or interested in a relevant finance qualification such as CIMA or ACCA.
• Strong understanding of IFRS 15 principles.
• Analytical capability with data interpretation and stakeholder challenge.
• Experience with Excel and technology-driven reporting improvements.
• Ability to work across senior stakeholders in a fast-paced professional services firm.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering to analyze financial results and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Forecasting and decision support with forward-looking insights and KPIs.
• Apply IFRS 15 to revenue recognition and provide guidance to stakeholders.
• Interpret monthly results and prepare commentary for Finance Leaders.
• Drive working capital improvement through billing and cash collection.
• Provide accounting governance from bid to engagement life cycle.
• Collaborate with teams to embed financial expertise into projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

AI fluency

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification (pursuing)

Tools

IFRS 15

Job description

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Finance

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

About the role:

Permanent and Fixed Term Contract Opportunity

We are seeking experienced Finance Senior Associates to join our internal finance team. Supporting a business unit within the Deals Line of Service, this role offers the opportunity to provide valuable financial insight, challenge and decision support in a fast-paced commercial environment. Working closely with Finance Leaders, Managers and key stakeholders, responsibilities span business partnering, forecasting, revenue recognition, performance management and financial governance. The role is ideal for someone with strong technical and analytical skills, commercial awareness and a collaborative approach, who enjoys building relationships, influencing stakeholders and contributing to business performance and growth.

What your days will look like:

• Business partnering: Supporting the analysis of financial results, helping to highlight trends, risks and opportunities.
• Financial planning and decision support: Assisting in the preparation of forward-looking insights and analysis to help stakeholders plan and manage future performance, including the firm’s financial and non-financial KPIs.
• Revenue recognition: Apply IFRS 15 principles through robust assessment of contracts and revenue recognition treatment, providing constructive challenge and practical guidance to stakeholders.
• Performance management and insight: Assist in interpreting monthly financial results and preparing commentary for the Finance Leader / Finance Manager.
• Working capital management: Drive billing discipline and cash collection performance, helping to improve working capital and reduce Investment in Client (IIC) risk.
• Financial control and governance: Provide stakeholders with relevant accounting advice from the bid stage through the life of engagements.
• Projects and collaboration: Partner with finance and operational teams to embed financial expertise into business projects and change initiatives across Deals.

This role is for you if:

• Professional qualification: Strong focus on continuous improvement, preferably you are pursuing, or interested in pursuing a relevant finance qualification such as CIMA or ACCA
• Technical finance knowledge: Sound understanding of the principles of IFRS 15;
• Analytical capability: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to interpret data, identify risks and challenge senior stakeholders where needed.
• Technology and MI: Basic to intermediate Excel; an interest in leveraging AI and technology-driven tools to improve analysis and reporting is desirable.
• Stakeholder management: Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Adaptability: A curious mindset, able to learn quickly, manage competing priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, ideally within a professional services firm.

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.

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

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Advisory, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Policies, Accounting Practices, Account Reconciliation, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, Credit Control, Digital Tooling, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Escalation Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Policy, Financial Record Keeping, Financial Reporting {+ 14 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

0%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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