PwC

Advisory

SeniorAssociate-Controlling,AdvisoryOperations

$125–165k ~AI est. Zürich, Switzerland FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Associate - Controlling, Advisory Operations at PwC. Skills: Controlling, Finance, Financial reporting, Budgeting. Support financial closings. Evaluate revenue”

Industry & Context.

Advisory
Problems you'll solve

Analytical skills; Structure complex financial topics; Interpret complex financial topics

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 20% travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

University degree in Economics, Finance or related field, Several years of professional experience in Controlling or Finance, Solid understanding of core controlling and accounting topics, Analytical skills

Nice to Have

German skills are an advantage, Exposure to Power BI is an advantage, Alteryx knowledge is a plus

What You'll Do.

Support financial closings

Evaluate net billable work in progress

Implement KPI reports

Monitor Advisory results

Support leadership decision-making

Contribute to forecasting processes

Contribute to budgeting processes

Strengthen financial planning

Strengthen business steering

Optimize controlling landscape

Optimize reporting landscape

Digitalize controlling landscape

Digitalize reporting landscape

Drive development of controlling processes

Drive development of reporting processes

Standardize controlling processes

Standardize reporting processes

Focus on data quality

Participate in strategic projects

Participate in initiatives

Support implementation of Advisory priorities

Support implementation of long-term objectives

Act as trusted contact for financial topics

Represent Advisory Controlling in discussions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Close collaboration with central finance team; Discussions with partners; Discussions with central finance organization

Communication Scope

Communicate complex financial topics

Full Job Description

**Line of Service** Advisory **Industry/Sector** Not Applicable **Specialism** Operations **Management Level** Senior Associate **Job Description & Summary** At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management. In financial operations at PwC, you will focus on managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations. You will handle tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management. **Your team** As part of PwC Switzerland’s Advisory business, the Controlling team supports leaders and engagement teams with financial transparency, performance insights and decision‑relevant analyses. Working closely with the central finance function, the team plays a key role in financial closing, forecasting, reporting, and strategic initiatives. By combining financial expertise with a strong understanding of the Advisory business, the team contributes directly to steering growth, improving processes and enabling informed, forward‑looking decisions across the organization. **Your impact** • Support monthly, bi‑annual and annual financial closings in close collaboration with the central finance team, ensuring accurate evaluation of revenue and net billable work in progress. • Develop, implement and continuously enhance KPI reports and performance analyses to monitor Advisory results and support leadership decision‑making. • Contribute to forecasting and budgeting processes, strengthening financial planning and business steering. • Work actively with S/4HANA, Power BI and Excel, contributing to the optimization and further digitalization of the controlling and reporting landscape. • Drive the development and standardization of controlling and reporting processes within Advisory, with a focus on efficiency and data quality. • Particip

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