Assurance Senior Associate - Financial Market, Kyriba

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance consulting specialise in providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. These individuals analyse client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their financial performance, improve decision-making, and achieve their financial goals.

As a finance consulting generalist at PwC, you will possess a broad understanding of various aspects of finance consulting. Your work will involve providing comprehensive guidance and support to clients in optimising their financial performance, improving decision-making, and achieving their financial goals. You will be responsible for analysing client needs, developing financial solutions, and offering recommendations tailored to specific business requirements.

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.

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

• Lead or support Kyriba implementation projects from initiation to go-live, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Gather and analyze business requirements related to cash management, payments, debt, investments, and risk.
• Configure Kyriba modules to support client business processes including Cash & Liquidity, Payments, Forecasting, Accounting, Bank Connectivity, and Risk Management.
• Coordinate with client stakeholders, banks, and Kyriba support for integrations and testing.
• Design and deliver training sessions and user documentation for client teams.
• Conduct UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and assist in change management processes.
• Provide post-go-live support, troubleshoot issues, and offer continuous improvement recommendations.
• Act as a subject matter expert on best practices in treasury operations and Kyriba system capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including finance, IT, and third-party vendors.
• Demonstrating extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team member in a professional services consulting firm, including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Demonstrating extensive knowledge of hedging strategies and application of hedge accounting requirements under US GAAP/IFRS;
• Demonstrating significant experience valuing derivatives, including interest rate swaps, FX, options, forward contracts, swaps, etc.;
• financial instruments hedging, treasury and derivatives accounting, embedded derivatives;
• complex transactions in new and established products through an understanding of complex and/or new accounting and tax standards;
• Understanding business intelligence and performance management software tools; – Understanding software implementation phases, including unit testing, systems integration and user acceptance testing

• Being Proficient in utilizing technology and industry software for efficient financial analysis and reporting.
• Upholding the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Must-have

 • Experience with multi-entity or global treasury implementations

• Knowledge of treasury regulations and compliance standards (SOX, KYC, etc.).

• Excellent problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.

• Team player, committed to providing high quality work and maintaining timeliness

• Demonstrate self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development

 • Commitment to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes Preferred

Years of Experience

Minimum 3 years experience certified in Core Kyriba Course (Cash Management Certification

Good-to-have

 • Basic understanding of corporate financial statements and various types of securities/Financial Instruments

• Playing a role in discussions, proactively ask questions and share an informed point of view • Strong understanding of TMS modules such as cash positioning, forecasting, in-house banking, payments, and accounting integration.

 • Experience in ERP integration (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and bank connectivity (SWIFT, API, H2H).

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Real Estate, Engineering (of any discipline), Geoinformatics, Business Administration, Information Technology

• B.COM, B.Tech, B.SC, BBA

Credentials:

• CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) CPA, CA, CFA, CAIA, FRM, Master’s in relevant field of expertise or MBA, or PGDBM in Finance from premium institutes only

Certifications:

• Core Kyriba certification (Cash Management Certification)

Travel Requirements

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