Finance Leader Audit - Senior Manager (12-Mth FTC)

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

Job summary

PwC's Northern Audit team in Manchester is seeking a qualified finance professional to provide commercial insight and financial solutions that support decision-making and performance across a diverse client portfolio.

You will partner with Finance Centres of Excellence and senior stakeholders, lead budgeting, forecasting and financial controls, and develop teams to strengthen commercial capability.

Qualifications

• Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or international equivalent).
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business drivers.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitability, margins, billing and cash collection.
• Support business strategy with financial planning and prioritisation.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial discipline across the business.
• Develop teams and commercial capability through coaching and initiatives.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA professional qual.

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA or international equivalent

Job description

About the Role

Join our Northern Audit business, a £115m operation with around 650 partners and colleagues, supporting clients across the North of England and Scotland. Working closely with the Northern Audit Business Unit Leader, you’ll provide commercial insight and financial solutions that support strategic decision-making and performance. You’ll contribute to local leadership discussions, providing constructive challenge and a strong financial perspective. Partnering with Finance Centres of Excellence and other functional teams, you’ll use your commercial and technical expertise to influence decisions, identify opportunities and help the business achieve its short and long-term financial objectives across a diverse and dynamic client portfolio.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Drive financial performance and improvement, providing clear insight on results, identifying commercial opportunities and recommending actions to improve profitability, margins, billing and cash collection.
• Support business strategy and planning, partnering with business and functional leaders to develop financial plans, priorities and initiatives aligned with strategic and operational objectives.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial discipline, coordinating annual budgets and forecasts, supporting workforce planning and promoting consistent financial controls, policies and procedures.
• Develop and support teams and commercial capability, managing workloads, coaching colleagues and contributing to initiatives that strengthen commercial awareness and career development.

This Role Is For You If

• Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or international equivalent), with strong commercial awareness and an understanding of business and financial drivers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, commercially focused insights.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage, constructively challenge and build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, creating trusted partnerships and working effectively across Finance and wider professional networks.
• Effective people management and coaching capability, supporting performance, wellbeing and career development for self and colleagues.
• Proactive and improvement-focused, with the ability to support and influence change while delivering high-quality outcomes.

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.