Deals Senior Associate - CFO Advisory

Job Description & Summary

A career within our recently established CFO Advisory Team, will provide you with the opportunity to leverage your ACA/ACCA background and experience, gain real-world experience in supporting our clients' finance team to evolve with the ever- increasing and more complex demands being asked of them.

Purpose-led work you will be part of -

A career within our recently established CFO Advisory Team, will provide you with the opportunity to leverage your ACA/ACCA background and experience, gain real-world experience in supporting our clients' finance team to evolve with the ever- increasing and more complex demands being asked of them. We help clients with project support on deals, urgent/crisis response, working capital, cost reduction and/or financial team support. You will gain firsthand experience working in the finance departments of some of the largest organisations in Ireland, e.g. public sector bodies, PLC’s and/or large private companies.

The Opportunity

Our team provides a rapid response for clients to help investigate and stabilise any problem areas of their business. We determine their immediate funding and cash requirements to help them prepare and implement a recovery plan for their business. This can involve the preparation of cashflow forecasts, budgets, changes in strategy and/or carving out our sections of their business for sale.

Purpose-led work you’ll be part of

As a CFO Advisory Deals Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Responsible for:

• CFO Advisory Services across Transaction Support, Working Capital, Crisis Response, Finance Team Support, Cost Reduction, supporting finance leaders address complex financial challenges and drive strategic growth
• Partner with our clients to understand their needs, optimising financial operations, navigating uncertain times and driving business transformation
• Guide clients and manage post-deal integration, handle financial budgets through efficient allocation and optimisation to achieve strategic goals without compromising quality or performance.

Background & Experience / Preferred Skills - What we are looking for

• Recently qualified ACA/ACCA accountant, with demonstrable experience in deals, audit or financial advisory services
• Strong analytical skills, including financial and operational KPIs
• Comfortable with financial analysis, including P&L, balance sheet, working capital and cashflow analysis
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and competent report writing skills including use of Microsoft PowerPoint
• Strong project and time management skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to work well as part of a team and with clients and their advisors
• Strong commercial awareness from both a business and global perspective
• Ability to develop and maintain internal and external networks
• Highly motivated and a strong commitment to continued personal development

What we offer you

Unlock your potential with PwC Ireland

We believe that challenges are better solved together! We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams encouraged to collaborate and innovate in a way that creates powerful solutions and makes a positive impact. This purpose-led work, and our continuous development and encouragement, will help unlock your potential and take your career to the next level.

Enjoy PwC’s perks

We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive employee benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at Life@PwC. (https://www.pwc.ie/careers-ie/life-at-pwc.html)

Being appreciated for being you

Our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe this so much that we have signed up for the Business in the Community Elevate Pledge. (https://www.bitc.ie/the-leaders-group-on-sustainability/inclusive-workplace-pledge/)

You can learn more about our culture of belonging and explore our range of inclusive programmes, initiatives, employee resource groups and more at www.pwc.ie.

Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply, we’d love to hear from you!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please email us at ie_experiencedhireteam@pwc.com for more information.