Senior Associate – Private Markets Consulting, Advisory

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

FS X-Sector

Specialism

Advisory – Other

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

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.

Role: Senior Associate, Private Markets Consulting

Location: Guernsey/Jersey

Line of Service: Advisory

Grade: Senior Associate

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 Senior Associate 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:

• Completing a diverse range of assignments as part of project teams and working collaboratively within them.
• Coaching and supporting junior team members.
• Development of client project deliverables and creation of proposal documents.
• Building and developing relationships with our key Private Markets clients.
• Maintaining a leading-edge knowledge of industry trends.

Direct Reports:

• This role reports to:

○ Directors

○ Senior Managers

○ Managers

• Reporting to this role:

○ Associates

Qualifications & Certifications:

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

Skills & Experience Required:

Essential skills:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience working within financial services
• 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.

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.
• Data analytics and visualisation experience (e.g. Power BI/Tableau)
• Prior experience of working as a consultant
• Experience of business development such as proposal writing
• Other industry recognised qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, CFA or CAIA.
• 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, 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, Financial Statement Analysis {+ 16 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date

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