Financial Markets & Real Estate - CMBS Securitization Transactions, Senior Associate

Specialty/Competency: Assurance
Industry/Sector: FS X-Sector
Time Type: Full time
Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

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. As a finance consulting generalist at PwC, you will possess a broad understanding of various aspects of finance consulting. Your work will involve providing comprehensive guidance and support to clients in optimising their financial performance, improving decision-making, and achieving their financial goals. You will be responsible for analysing client needs, developing financial solutions, and offering recommendations tailored to specific business requirements.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

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

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• 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 Financial Markets Business Advisory Generalist team you work on various client engagements and assignments related to complex financial issuing, participating in or trading financial instruments. As a Senior Associate you analyze complex problems, mentor others, and maintain standards while building client relationships and developing a deeper understanding of the business context. You are responsible for applying accounting, tax, and regulatory standards to complex financial instruments and assisting clients with their understanding of complex financial structures.

Responsibilities
- Work on client engagements related to complex financial instruments
- Apply accounting, tax, and regulatory standards to financial structures
- Assist clients in understanding complex financial instruments
- Mentor and guide junior team members to maintain standards
- Build and maintain client relationships
- Develop a understanding of client business contexts
- Utilize firm methodologies to deliver quality work
- Uphold professional and technical standards

What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 2 years of experience

What Sets You Apart
- Proven knowledge in financial issues and capital markets
- Proficiency in financial instruments and valuation techniques
- Experience with complex financial structures and securitizations
- Ability to perform valuation analysis and financial modeling
- Proficiency in industry software (e.g., INTEX, TREPP, Bloomberg)
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience in managing client engagements and adaptability for issues
- One or more of the following: CPA License, Levels 1 & 2 of the CFA exam, JD, PhD, MBA or Master's degree in Finance, Tax, Quantitative Statistics, Financial Engineering, Economics, Real Estate Finance or Hospitality, State-Certified Appraiser License***, Member Appraisal Institute (MAI), or completion of requirements for CCIM designation; CHA, or Project Management Professional (PMP)

The salary range for this position is: $72,000 - $184,440. For residents of Washington state the salary range for this position is: $72,000 - $212,000. 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:

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. 

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:

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