Finance Function Strategy Consulting Senior Associate

PwC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 77,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

PwC in Chicago seeks a Finance Function Strategy Consulting Senior Associate to shape finance operating models and organizational design that align with business goals. You will analyze challenges, mentor juniors, and translate findings into clear recommendations for leaders within our Finance Consulting practice.

responsibilities include designing governance, developing roadmaps, and preparing client-ready deliverables while building strong client connections and managing workstreams that adapt

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 3 years of experience in finance/consulting.
• Experience with finance transformation and operating models preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing finance operating models, org structures, and current-state processes to identify gaps and redesign opportunities.
• Developing target operating model recommendations for finance functions including governance and service delivery.
• Preparing client-ready deliverables translating findings into insights, options, and roadmaps.
• Interpreting financial data to support transformation, performance improvement, and business cases.
• Facilitating discovery sessions with finance and business leaders to gather requirements.

Skills

Finance transformation

Operating model design

Data interpretation

Client relationships

Mentoring juniors

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Finance tools

Job description

Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Advisory - Other Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity As a Finance Function Strategy Consulting Senior Associate you will help clients shape finance operating models, organizational design, governance, and operating rhythms that align with broader business goals. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex challenges, build meaningful client connections, manage assigned workstreams, and develop deliverables while mentoring junior team members and deepening your understanding of the client’s business context. In this role at PwC, you will use finance consulting skills to assess current-state processes, identify gaps and inefficiencies, support finance transformation and change management efforts, and translate findings into clear recommendations for leaders within our Finance Consulting practice.

• Analyzing finance operating models, organizational structures, and current-state processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and redesign opportunities
• Developing target operating model recommendations for finance functions, including governance, roles, decision rights, and service delivery approaches
• Preparing client-ready deliverables that translate complex findings into clear insights, options, and implementation roadmaps
• Interpreting financial and operational data to support recommendations for finance transformation, performance improvement, and business case development
• Facilitating discovery sessions with finance and business leaders to gather requirements, validate assumptions, and shape solution designs
• Applying tools and methodologies to assess finance processes, reporting needs, capabilities, and workforce implications
• Supporting change management activities by assessing impacts, documenting dependencies, and helping teams prepare for new ways of working
• Contributing to workstream planning, task tracking, and issue resolution while managing assigned deadlines and deliverables
• Reviewing analysis and deliverables prepared by junior team members and providing mentoring, feedback, and technical guidance
• Building client relationships by anticipating needs, responding to feedback, and adapting work to shifting priorities and ambiguity

What You Must Have

• At least a Bachelor's degree
• At least 3 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance
• Demonstrating finance transformation, operating model, or organizational design experience
• Interpreting data to inform recommendations for finance leadership
• Applying critical thinking to complex client challenges and ambiguity
• Building client relationships and anticipating team needs
• Guiding junior team members while upholding professional standards

Travel Requirements Up to 80%

The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

• PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more.

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

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