Strategy & Financial Services - Senior Associate

6w1 month ago

PwC

London, GB · Full-time · £80,000 – £110,000

About this role

Strategy & Financial Services is PwC’s global strategy consulting business, the only at-scale strategy business inside a professional services network. Its unique combination of strategic expertise and scale provides outstanding opportunities for rapid professional growth. You'll join a global team solving challenging strategic problems through innovative ideas and thought leadership.

As a Strategy Consultant, you will work with leading corporate clients and investors, helping them tackle their toughest decisions. Engagements include a mix of corporate strategy such as growth strategy, market entry, pricing, commercial excellence, and product strategy. You'll also handle transaction-related work like commercial due diligence and pre- and post-deal value creation, in a varied, fast-paced environment.

Join a market-leading and fast-growing Strategy team that works with leading businesses, private equity, and venture capital investors across the deal cycle from pre-deal to post-deal value creation. The Financial Services team focuses on sub-sectors including Insurance, Asset & Wealth Management, Banking, and Banking & FinTech.

PwC's culture offers the opportunity to challenge conventional thinking. You'll receive tailored mentorship to help you develop and progress in your career.

Requirements

Significant experience from strategy consulting firm or strategy position in industry, conducting and managing projects including commercial diligence, growth strategy, target operating model
Managerial experience of strategic commercial consulting or business development from large corporate Financial Services business
Experience within Private Equity in investment or operational role
Experience providing professional services to Financial Services organisations
Excellent stakeholder management skills to engage and communicate with senior business leaders
Excellent quantitative and written skills to build analyses with imperfect information
Healthy curiosity with disciplined approach to understanding and solving problems from first-principles
Comfortable under pressure, managing ambiguity, and adaptable to new industries

Responsibilities

Work with leading corporate clients and investors to tackle toughest decisions
Conduct corporate strategy projects including growth strategy, market entry, pricing, commercial excellence, and product strategy
Perform transaction-related work such as commercial due diligence
Support pre- and post-deal value creation
Assist leading businesses, private equity, and venture capital investors across the deal cycle
Focus on Financial Services sub-sectors like Insurance, Asset & Wealth Management, Banking, and Banking & FinTech