CMAAS Associate

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals. In capital markets accounting advisory services at PwC, you will focus on providing strategic guidance on a broad range of technical accounting, financial reporting, transaction structures and capital markets topics. You will advise clients on complex accounting advisory and financial reporting issues around deals (both public and private) and other transformational business events that may impact an organisation’s value.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

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

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As part of the Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services team, you are expected to engage in research, analyze complex transactions, and communicate findings to clients. As an Associate, you are expected to focus on learning and contributing to client engagement and projects while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You are expected to support senior staff, participate in project tasks, and develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.

Responsibilities

• Engage in research and analyze complex transactions
• Communicate findings to clients
• Support senior staff in various tasks
• Participate in project tasks and deliverables
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context
• Contribute to client engagements and projects
• Develop skills and knowledge to deliver quality work
• Maintain professional and technical standards

What You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

What Sets You Apart

• Preferred Cumulative GPA: 3.3
• Preferred Major GPA: 3.3
• Before starting with PwC on a permanent basis, associates are required to be eligible to sit for the primary credential exam relevant to their practice area, such as having 150 credit hours to sit for the CPA exam in certain states.
• Performing in-depth client, industry, market, and competitor research
• Analyzing the impact of accounting standards on transactions
• Helping clients navigate financial reporting implications
• Working with other professional advisors
• Developing client relationships
• Preparing memoranda and reports for clients
• Conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Researching technical matters and analyzing complex transactions
• Communicating technical concepts to clients and staff
• Client service associate positions are entry-level roles and job seekers have completed or are in the process of completing their final academic year of educational requirements