Manager – Private Markets Consulting, Advisory

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

FS X-Sector

Specialism

Advisory – Other

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

Role: Manager – Private Markets Consulting, Advisory

Location: Guernsey/Jersey

Line of Service: Advisory

Grade: Manager

Contracted Hours per Week: 37.5

PwC Channel Islands Overview:

PwC is a highly dynamic professional services firm offering Advisory, Tax, Audit and other assurance services to a large portfolio of international and local clients. The Channel Islands firm employs 600+ staff in offices across Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney and is part of an international network of 151 PwC firms employing over 364,000 staff.

Job Summary:

Our Private Markets Consulting team works with clients & PwC counterparts around the globe to provide industry-leading advice to firms across the asset management sector. We are looking for a Manager to support the delivery of projects that assist our clients in achieving operational excellence.

This role offers the opportunity to analyse, design, recommend and implement solutions for a broad range of industry participants across the asset management industry, but with a focus on Private Markets managers, including:

• Front to back business transformation deploying market leading vendor solutions that drive efficiency and scalability.
• Operating model design and implementation.
• Technology change programmes, including application and technical architecture review and simplification.
• Data and analytics integration.
• Researching and understanding emerging digital trends across Private Markets and financial services as a whole.

Responsibilities:

Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Managing project delivery teams and ownership of delivery timelines.
• Coaching and supporting junior team members.
• Overall responsibility for client project deliverables and creation of proposal documents.
• Ensuring the team & your assigned projects are in compliance with PwC policies and regulatory requirements.
• Building and developing relationships with our key Private Markets clients.
• Maintaining a leading-edge knowledge of industry trends.
• Supporting the expansion of our Private Markets Consulting team and working closely with team Directors & PwC Channel Islands’ Advisory leadership team.

Direct Reports:

• This role reports to:
• Directors
• Senior Managers
• Reporting to this role:
• Senior Associates
• Associates

Qualifications & Certifications:

• ACA/ACCA/CFA/CAIA desired but not essential.
• University degree (Upper Second Class) desired but not essential.

Skills & Experience Required:

Essential skills:

• A minimum of 7 years’ experience working within financial services.
• At least 3 years of experience delivering professional consulting services.
• Proven managerial experience with a key focus on project management and staff development/coaching.
• In-depth knowledge of the Private Markets industry across its key asset classes (Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate, and Infrastructure).
• Proven understanding of fund finance activities and fund operations (for example fund accounting, investment valuation, portfolio monitoring, carried interest).
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team of advisors focusing on projects/programmes for Private Markets clients.
• Experience in leading a team, delivering projects to tight deadlines, and managing multiple stakeholders.
• A strong track record of leading business development initiatives and client relationship management.
• Deep understanding of the Channel Islands financial services industry.

Desirable skills:

• An interest in technology and process automation with a particular focus on industry technologies such as eFront, iLEVEL, Dynamo, Chronograph, Investran, and DealCloud as well as industry agnostic tools such as PowerApps, Appian, and Alteryx.
• Experience in system implementations at financial institutions
• Data analytics and visualisation experience (e.g. Power BI/Tableau)
• Other industry recognised qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma
• Excellent understanding of Private Markets trends

Travel requirements:

Travel may be required to visit client sites as part of day-to-day project delivery.

The skills we look for in our people:

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, Evolved PwC Professional.

The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity:

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 as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business. https://pwc.to/2vY6KZm.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable Management, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Budgetary Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Ensuring Accuracy of Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Financial Audit, Financial Data Mining, Financial Forecasting, Financial Internal Controls, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Record Keeping, Financial Reporting, Financial Services Operations {+ 21 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date

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