Senior Manager, CFO Advisory

About the role

PwC Australia is hiring a Senior Manager for its CFO Advisory team in Sydney. You will lead transformative finance initiatives that balance commercial insight with risk management, working across sectors such as finance, technology, energy and health.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee finance function modernisation, moving from transaction processing to data-led insights
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex process optimisation and transformation programs, including activity analysis, risk and control frameworks, continuous monitoring and sustainable improvements
• Support finance system implementation, business cases, operating models, chart of accounts, program governance and control assurance
• Lead cost optimisation initiatives and define operating models and commercial benefits
• Drive governance, accounting, integration and synergy realisation in transactional change, including pre- and post-deal support
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and build strong client relationships
• Mentor and develop teams, and contribute to business development, proposals and thought leadership

Required profile

• 8+ years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, external audit, consulting or a related field, with progression to senior management
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• CA qualification or equivalent professional accounting designation
• Proven experience leading large finance transformation, process optimisation and finance systems implementation projects
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing junior staff
• Track record of managing engagement profitability and growth

Required skills

• Risk and controls, financial reporting, technical and management accounting, budgeting and commercial finance
• Strategic thinking and ability to deliver client-ready reports and presentations
• Attention to detail while maintaining PwC's Risk and Quality standards

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements
• Career progression with continuous learning and leadership development
• Leave including floating public holidays, birthday leave and additional leave on top of four weeks
• Parental leave of up to 26 weeks