Consulting Finance Strategy & Operations - Senior Associate

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS CONSULTING (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS CONSULTING (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. is seeking a Senior Associate in its Financial Services consulting practice in Singapore.

You will play a crucial role in engagement teams, leading a component of projects and delivering structured analyses and actionable recommendations. Bring 3–5 years of consulting or related strategy and transformation experience, strong MS Office skills, and proven leadership.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in Consulting or equivalent Strategy/Transformation/Operations roles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills (quantitative and qualitative).
• Demonstrated leadership in team settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a component of a project within engagement teams.
• Formulate how problems should be structured and drive analyses.
• Translate insights into practical recommendations tailored to client contexts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align transformation initiatives with priorities.
• Mentor junior team members and foster a high‑performance environment.
• Contribute to system‑enabled transformations (e.g., ERP and digital finance tools).
• Support leaders and help manage engagement aspects while guiding juniors.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

First principles thinking

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

MBA

CFA

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 acomponentof 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.
• Workwith yourleaders;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 orMastersdegree in business, economics, finance,engineeringora relatedfield. 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.
• High sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes and quality of work
• Proven 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 FinancialServices 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