EPM OneStream Consultant, Sr. Associate

at  PwC

JOB DESCRIPTION & SUMMARY

A career in our Enterprise Performance Management practice, within Finance Consulting services, will provide the opportunity to work alongside CEOs, CFOs, controllers and treasurers to optimise the structure of their finance functions and improve their contribution to the business. We support our clients by addressing the challenges of achieving appropriate standards of control, efficient back office opportunities and support to the business through insight and challenge.
Our team helps clients optimise and align financial planning, consolidation, reporting and analytics processes, systems and information to provide business insights that drive better decisions and actions.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, 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.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE :

3 year(s)
Preferred Qualifications :
OneStream Training Credentials: Designing an Application, Implementing, Building Basic Reports, or Getting Started with OneStream

DEGREE PREFERRED :

Master of Business Administration
Preferred Knowledge/Skills :

Demonstrates intimate-level abilities and/or a proven record of success in the following:

• Working in a professional services environment (a combination of industry, management consulting and/or software implementation);
• Managing and executing large finance, enterprise and/or data architecture transformation programs;
• Leading the design, build, migration, and testing of OneStream for multi-dimensional data models (dimensions, hierarchies, attributes); input template and report build; Data Integration and Extract Transform and Load (ETL) concepts; understanding of calcs (allocation, top-down spreading, currencies); and, workflow, data permissions and security;
• Leading the configuration of OneStream including but not limited to : Workflows, Data Sources, Transformation Rules, Business Rules and Calculations, Dashboards, Data Management Sequences, Cube / Master Data, System Security;
• Leading core Accounting areas including Performance Management (executive dashboards management reporting, planning, budgeting & forecasting, analytics & decision support); Record-to-Report (financial close, consolidation, financial reporting, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Payroll); Order-to-Cash (order entry, customer credit, invoicing, accounts receivable, collections); and, Procure-to-Pay (procurement, accounts payable, invoicing);
• Managing process improvement or re-engineering initiatives and projects in the core back office accounting and/or FP&A areas as either a consultant or internal role;
• Possessing a client service orientation such as building solid relationships with clients; approaching clients in an organized manner, demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and,
• Working in an Agile project management environment for tool implementation projects.

Demonstrates intimate-level abilities and/or a proven record of success managing consulting engagements pertaining to:

• Designing operational metrics to support strategic plans, dashboard design and benchmarking/standard industry practices;
• Understanding common issues facing clients in their industry;
• Identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections, and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials;
• Managing teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback;
• Leveraging business intelligence tools to support the reporting and monitoring of performance metrics; and,
• Automating performance metrics using technologies such as Access, SharePoint and the Program Assessment Rating Tool.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Up to 60%

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, 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.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct