Finance Operations, Procure-to-Pay, Manager

Specialty/Competency: Finance
Industry/Sector: Not Applicable
Time Type: Full time
Travel Requirements: Up to 60%

At PwC, our people in finance consulting specialise in providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. These individuals analyse client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their financial performance, improve decision-making, and achieve their financial goals. In financial operations at PwC, you will specialise in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within organisations. Your work will involve assessing financial processes, identify areas for improvement, and design and implement solutions to streamline financial operations, enhance controls, and reduce costs. You will be responsible for providing guidance on financial systems implementation, process automation, and financial shared services.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As part of the Finance Consulting team, you will advise global organizations on improving efficiency, effectiveness, and control across the finance function. As a Manager, you will lead project teams and client engagements focused on optimizing the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process at our clients. You will play a key role in shaping P2P strategy and process design, leveraging automation, analytics, and industry standard practices to help clients modernize their operations. In this role, you’ll guide clients through transformational change, mentor junior team members, and work across global teams to deliver innovative, technology-enabled P2P solutions.

Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end P2P transformation projects, focusing on strategy, process optimization, and operating model design

- Evaluate clients’ current P2P landscape to identify improvement opportunities across purchasing, receipt, invoice processing & payment

- Design and implement streamlined, standardized P2P processes that improve control, compliance, and efficiency

- Work with PwC Procurement Solutions & ERP teams to deliver large-scale, digitally enabled and human-centered P2P transformations

- Advise on the enablement of digital and automation solutions, such as ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday) and P2P tools (e.g., Coupa, Ariba, etc.)

- Manage project delivery and client stakeholder relationships, in alignment with client expectations and PwC quality standards

- Contribute to business development efforts by supporting proposals and thought leadership related to the P2P lifecycle

- Lead teams in advising global organizations on finance efficiency and leverage teams strengths to meet client expectations

- Supervise and develop team members, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and inclusion

What You Must Have

- Bachelor's Degree

- At least 6 years of experience

 

What Sets You Apart

- Master's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance preferred

- Certified Public Account (CPA) preferred

- Designing and/or implementing key AP systems (Coupa, SAP Ariba, etc.) and/or ERPs (SAP, Oracle, Workday, NetSuite)

- Advising clients on Finance Operations and Procure-to-Pay transformations

- Demonstrating success in executive stakeholder management, business development, and thought leadership

- Possessing knowledge of small automation and GenAI

- Significant familiarity with finance operating model elements 

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PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy:

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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The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. 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. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: