Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Operations

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Operations Strategy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations reimagine their operations through a strategic lens to turn complexity into a competitive advantage. Our focus is to help our clients create differentiating capabilities that drive competitive advantages by developing plans to navigate their challenges, seeing what’s possible, and turning that into a reality. We assist our clients in transforming operations from the way they engage their customers to executing strategic programmes to achieve enterprise wide operational excellence.

Why PWC

At PwC, you will be part of a vibrant community of solvers that leads with trust and creates distinctive outcomes for our clients and communities. This purpose-led and values-driven work, powered by technology in an environment that drives innovation, will enable you to make a tangible impact in the real world. We reward your contributions, support your wellbeing, and offer inclusive benefits, flexibility programmes and mentorship that will help you thrive in work and life. Together, we grow, learn, care, collaborate, and create a future of infinite experiences for each other. Learn more about us.

At PwC, we believe in providing equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, religion or other beliefs, perceived differences and status protected by law. We strive to create an environment where each one of our people can bring their true selves and contribute to their personal growth and the firm’s growth. To enable this, we have zero tolerance for any discrimination and harassment based on the above considerations. "

Job Description & Summary

The analyst will assist with several initiatives to improve the implementation and maintenance of standardized processes and best practices over financial and non-financial information across CFO organization. This includes preparing and aggregating quarterly fund data deliverables for various departments within and its parent company, coordinating fund accounting support for the SOX/SOC-1 control audits, assisting with auditor independence and coordination of the funds’ financial statement audits, participating in vendor oversight processes, and contributing to ad hoc projects and process improvement testing as needed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Shared Services team and other sub-departments to communicate fund data across the organization and serve as a central point of contact to address related questions and requests from internal and external stakeholders.
• Aggregate, provide and analyze fund level data. This includes providing data to corporate accounting, corporate finance, other departments, and parent company. Appropriate communication with Shared Services team members and other CFO Organization departments is critical in ensuring the data provided is accurate and sent timely.
• Serve as a key contact for the Internal Controls Group to provide support for their fund SOX/SOC-1 control testing. This will include responsibility for providing responses to testing requests and ensuring support is provided timely.
• Assist on the auditor independence process and financial statement audit, specifically the Luxembourg and Japan audits, by providing relevant support, contributing to enhancement of processes, and communicating effectively to auditors and fund accountants.
• Participate in ad hoc projects and analysis as needed.

Mandatory skill sets

• Minimum 2 years relevant accounting or audit experience, public accounting is preferred (not required)
• Knowledge of closed-end private investment funds
• Strong judgment and analytical skills – proven ability to communicate proactively, analyze and escalate issues as needed and reach well-considered conclusions under tight time constraints
• Experience with SOX and/or SOC-1 compliance audits preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Preferred skill sets

• Relationship Building; works effectively with diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives, talents and backgrounds.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from and gain the confidence of a wide variety of participants including upper management, other departments and third-party service providers.
• Communication; strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Independence & Collaboration; proficient at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; able to complete work effectively with limited supervision (at times) with high attention-to-detail.
• Intellectual Curiosity; energized by learning new things and engaging cross a wide range of issues; adept at conducting research into project-related issues; display a technical aptitude that lends itself to learning and mastering new technologies.

Years of experience required

2

Education qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required

Bachelor Degree

Degrees/Field of Study preferred

Certifications

Required Skills

International Banking Services

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Business Analysis, Business Opportunities, Business Process Consulting, Business Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Analysis, Conducting Research, Consumer Behavior, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy, Customer Insight, Customer Strategy, Data Analytics, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Go-to-Market Strategies, Inclusion, Industry Trend Analysis, Intellectual Curiosity, Market Research {+ 9 more}

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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