Senior Associate - Core Delivery (Strategy and value creation)

PwC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Strategy & Value Creation professional in Bengaluru to work on deals, macroeconomic research, benchmarking, and value creation initiatives. You will lead project delivery, coordinate across stakeholders, and contribute to continuous improvement within the team.

You’ll engage with PwC UK clients and global teams, delivering financial and non-financial analyses, pitch decks, and proposals while focusing on cost, performance, and sustainability improvements across portfolios.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to analyse and transform data into insights.
• Strong presentation skills to create clear PowerPoint slides.
• Excellent communication to stakeholders.
• High project delivery capability.
• Understanding of operating drivers and working capital.
• Analytical mindset with financial & non-financial data.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships across projects.
• Analyse data to generate clear, actionable insights.
• Present insights to senior stakeholders.
• Understand business problems and tailor solutions.
• Plan and deliver operational improvement projects.
• Support digital analytics tools for cost visualization and business plans.

Skills

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Communication (oral and written)

Project management

Problem solving

Business English proficiency

Global/remote team collaboration

Operational improvements

Critical thinking (So what analysis)

Multitasking in high-performance env

Education

Chartered Accountant

MBA

Tools

Qualtrics

Alteryx

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Work on Deals assignments which will involve desk research and analysis like macroeconomic research, company profile creation, competitor benchmarking, financial benchmarking, etc; Perform project management activities, including working with and leading teams through delivery of assignments with clear communication and coordination across stakeholders; Identify and assess risks which could affect project delivery. Proactively highlight them to the key stakeholders; Prepare pitch decks and proposal presentations covering project scope and approaches, deliverables, and benefits; and Be responsible for internal initiatives of the Business Unit and contribute to our culture of continuous improvement, including the upskilling of other team members. About the role:

You will join our Strategy& Value Creation team that combines our strategy consulting expertise with the vast capabilities of the PwC network You will focus on key strategic challenges facing businesses, working on a diverse range of engagements - from supporting global, multi-billion pound brands to advising private equity clients on how to maximise value across their portfolio companies In T&PI, you will work on a variety of assignments supporting clients to implement operational changes, contribute to process improvements to improve the overall performance, cost and sustainability of their operations. You will work closely to PwC UK, working on projects together, interacting with UK members on daily basis.

Work with the client engagement teams across the network to support global engagements from the KSDC offices, while ensuring the highest quality of deliverables and innovative solutioning, to meet and exceed Client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships throughout projects, ensuring the successful delivery of identified opportunities and value
• Work independently to analyse data and generate clear, actionable insights
• Confidently present insights to senior internal and external stakeholders, taking ownership of the work delivered
• Understand operational business problems and requirements; breaking down problems to create a tailored approach to suit a business needs
• Developing, planning and supporting the delivery of operational improvement projects
• Support in delivery of our bespoke digital analytic tools for clients, which analyse the operating cost base of the business - including performing financial analytics, visualisation and generating insight, recommendations and business plans for clients in line with standard operating procedures for these key services;

Essential Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated ability to analyse and transform financial and non-financial data into meaningful, actionable insights
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to create clear, compelling PowerPoint slides
• Proven experience in communicating confidently findings to both internal teams and external stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal, presentation & excellent communication skills (Oral and Written to a high business English standard)
• Strong project management, organisational and Project delivery skills
• A solid understanding of operational business drivers and critical thinking to enable the So what" analysis
• A solid understanding of the components of working capital and influencing levers
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Demonstrated experience utilising analytics and visualisation tools including but not limited to Qualtrics, Alteryx and Power BI (any certifications would be preferable e.g. "Alteryx Core and Alteryx Advanced")
• Ability to multi-task and communicate effectively across teams in a high performance culture and has a good sense of business English
• Ability to work effectively in a globally dispersed team environment
• Working knowledge and understanding of current AI technology tools would be preferable.

Education Qualification

• Chartered Accountant or MBA