PwC Hiring for Part Qualified Accountant | Finance Solutions Job at Belfast, Northern Ireland Full Time

Who we are

Our Operate business helps organisations transform and run complex operational processes that often create challenges and hinder their progress. Harnessing the power of tech and data to drive performance, Operate brings together innovative minds with a distinctive mix of subject matter knowledge and operational skills to deliver results that make the difference. We work with some of the most recognisable organisations worldwide in delivering large scale operational programmes and managed solutions. Underpinning all of this is our commitment to ensuring our people are equipped with tomorrow’s skills to drive success for our clients today.

PwC Operate has almost 3,000 people located in our offices including Belfast, Cardiff and London, and we also work on a range of client sites. Within PwC Operate, Finance Solutions is a team of accounting professionals at all levels providing operational delivery expertise who deliver bespoke and standard finance solutions to clients on an insourced, co-sourced or outsourced basis.

About the role

Finance Solutions is one of the PwC Operate teams, currently experiencing growth. Finance Solutions consists of a team of accounting professionals at all levels providing operational delivery expertise for large execution programmes, such as finance transformation programmes, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable management, budgeting and forecasting, P&L review and KPI Development.

As we’re responsive to client demands, your role will be varied and challenging, providing you with an opportunity to work with a wide variety of high profile clients.

Key responsibilities:

As we’re responsive to client demands, your role will be varied and challenging, providing you with an opportunity to work with a wide variety of high profile clients. Therefore, the role could include:

• Operational finance including: accounts payable/receivable review and management, bank reconciliations, general ledger accounting

• Management accounting – actuals, budgets and rolling forecasts

• Financial control including preparation, reconciliation and presentation of balance sheet reviews

• Assisting with period/ year end close processes

• Financial accounting – preparing financial statements under applicable Reporting Standards

• Collaborating with the client delivery teams in tasks and activities that span across operational finance and financial reporting

• Managing and coaching trainee accountants/ finance assistants in their roles in delivery

Who we are looking for:

Qualifications & Experience

Part qualified individuals who are progressing towards completion of ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or other relevant qualification.

We are looking for individuals who have detailed experience of working in many of the following areas:

• Operational finance experience including knowledge of finance processes e.g. OTC, PTP etc

• Financial management experience including forecasting/ budgeting

• Management accounting and reporting

• Financial reporting / statutory reporting

• Financial and scenario modelling

• Experience of working as an accountant in practice

• Reporting to clients and/ or senior stakeholders

Attributes required:

• Good analytical skills, commercial aptitude and professionally sceptical mindset (ability to identify issues, understand complex problems, draw sound conclusions)

• Good written and oral communication skills

• Agility and ability to build relationships and rapport within a diverse team, collaborating, coaching and supporting others

• Proven ability to manage time, prioritise tasks and work under pressure and to tight deadlines

• Proficiency in the use of spreadsheets and other finance tools

• Enthusiasm for new tasks, challenges and projects, self starter

• Passion for learning and self development

• Experience in documenting and/or testing financial processes is desirable

• Experience of a range of ERP systems/ accounting packages is desirable

Not the role for you?
Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)?

The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here: www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

The Deal
We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have ‘The Deal’.

Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html

Diversity
Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.

www.pwc.com/uk/diversity