Workforce Transformation - Compensation and Rewards Accounting - Senior Associate

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Reward

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in workforce consulting focus on providing consulting services related to human resources, talent management, and organisational development. They analyse client needs, develop people and organisation strategies. These individuals offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their workforce, enhance employee engagement, and drive organisational effectiveness.

Those in rewards and benefits at PwC will specialise in providing comprehensive consulting services related to total rewards, compensation programmes, and employee benefits. You will work closely with clients to analyse their reward and benefits strategies, design competitive and equitable compensation structures, and develop cost-effective and attractive benefits packages.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Job Requirements and Preferences

Basic Qualifications

Minimum Degree Required (BQ)

Bachelor's Degree

Required Field(s) of Study (BQ)

Accounting

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ)

3 year(s)

Certification(s) Required (BQ)

Completion/Pass of 1 or more CPA exam(s)

Preferred Qualifications

Degree Preferred

Master of Accountancy

Certification(s) Preferred

CPA

Preferred Knowledge/Skills

Demonstrates a thorough proven track record of success: 

- Utilizes critical thinking, strategic thinking and problem solving to address and solve client challenges; 

- Develops project approaches and work plans, including dependencies, maintaining project economics, and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues; 

- Identifies and resolving basic business analysis challenges with limited assistance; 

- Adjusts readily to shifting priorities and rapid change by anticipating and addressing client needs while building and expanding relationships with clients; 

- Works on various sized project teams, in a collaborative and fast-paced environment while building relationships with internal and external stakeholders; and, 

- Transforms the business by creating capacity and delivering an enhanced employee and client experience. 

Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding through abilities and/or proven record of success in roles involving Auditing or Accounting in a major consulting firm, Compensation and Benefits Accounting (US GAAP and/or IFRS) in a corporate environment with a combination of any of the following: 

 - Possesses comprehensive technical accounting and financial reporting skills in a wide array of compensation and benefit matters, including stock-based compensation, deferred compensation arrangements, health and welfare plans, qualified and non-qualified pension plans, and severance and termination benefit programs; 

- Compensation accounting in deals, including acquisition accounting, divestitures and spinoffs, initial Public Offerings, carveout financial statements, discontinued operations, and proforma filing considerations and calculations; 

- Drafts technical accounting memos, building expense attribution and modification accounting models, building equity compensation p