About this role
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Deals
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
Job Summary
PwC's Working Capital team, part of the Deals Strategy & Value Creation practice, helps private equity and corporate clients release cash and improve liquidity by optimizing receivables, payables and inventory. We support clients across the deal lifecycle, from diligence through post-close transformation, using data-driven diagnostics built on large volumes of transaction-level client data.
We are seeking a Senior Associate to drive working capital diagnostics from the Acceleration Center, working closely with US engagement teams. You will own analysis workstreams across Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay and Inventory, turning large volumes of transaction-level client data into reconciled datasets, quantified cash opportunities and clear, client-ready insights. The role requires strong working capital and financial understanding, hands-on data skills and the ability to guide associates while delivering high-quality work at deal speed.
Job Description
As a Senior Associate, you will drive day-to-day working capital analysis and deliverables, working with US engagement teams and guiding associates. Key responsibilities include:
- Own working capital analysis workstreams on diligence, value creation and operational improvement engagements, from data intake to client-ready outputs.
- Lead data requests and data validation with client and engagement teams, mapping ERP extracts and data room files to standard information request lists and assessing data completeness.
- Build and maintain Alteryx workflows to cleanse, transform and reconcile transaction-level AR, AP and inventory data, tying outputs back to client financials (trial balance, aging reports and ledgers).
- Calculate and analyze key working capital metrics such as DSO, DPO, DIO, the cash conversion cycle, and weighted average terms and days to pay or collect.
- Size cash release opportunities across levers such as customer and supplier payment terms (harmonization and extension), collections and past-due performance, payment timing and payment runs, and inventory levels, safety stock, and slow-moving and obsolete stock.
- Develop Power BI dashboards and Excel models, including scenario analysis, that present findings clearly to US engagement leaders and clients.
- Translate analysis into insights and recommendations, and prepare client-ready deliverables and presentation materials.
- Review the work of associates for accuracy, quality and consistency, and coach them on working capital concepts, analytical approaches and tools.
- Contribute to accelerators, standard workflows, methodologies and AI-enabled tools that improve the speed and quality of working capital analysis.
- Support business development activities, including proposals, pitch materials and practice enablement initiatives.
PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level also include, but are not limited to:
- Use feedback and reflection to develop self-awareness and personal strengths, and address development areas.
- Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
- Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
- Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
- Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
Preferred Fields of Study/Experience
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Economics, Data Analytics, Engineering or a related field. An MBA or professional certifications (CA, CPA, CFA, CMA) are a plus.
A total of 4–7 years of experience in Big 4 or management consulting, transaction services/deal advisory, analytics consulting, performance improvement, FP&A or operational finance, including hands-on experience in working capital analysis.
Preferred Knowledge/Skills
Working Capital
- Hands-on experience analyzing transaction-level working capital data (for example, AR open items and invoice/payment history, AP invoice and payment data with supplier terms, and inventory/SKU-level data). This should go beyond high-level KPI or peer benchmarking analysis.
- Good understanding of Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay and Inventory (Forecast-to-Fulfill) processes and the operational drivers of working capital.
- Experience calculating working capital metrics and sizing cash release opportunities across payment terms, collections, payment practices and inventory.
- Understanding of financial statements and of working capital in a deals context (for example, normalized working capital and working capital as a value creation lever for private equity portfolio companies).
- Exposure to 13-week cash flow forecasting, scenario analysis or liquidity planning is a plus.
Client and Team Skills
- Experience working effectively with US-based engagement teams and stakeholders, and managing day-to-day deliverables.
- Ability to synthesize analysis into clear insights and present them in a concise, structured way.
- Experience guiding and reviewing the work of junior team members.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under time-sensitive client deadlines.
Technical
- Proven track record of transforming large, raw client datasets (ERP extracts, data room files) into clean, reconciled datasets, models and dashboards at deal speed.
- Proven skills in Alteryx, Advanced Excel and Power BI (including visualization and DAX); SQL/Python is a plus.
- Familiarity with ERP and financial systems (for example, SAP, Oracle) and their AR, AP and inventory data structures.
- Strong financial modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and data quality.
- Experience using GenAI or building AI-based tools for analysis or process optimization is a plus.
Travel Requirements
Not Specified
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