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About the Role

The Reporting Optimisation team advises clients on financial reporting, accounting, and related regulatory matters, combining technical accounting expertise with technology-enabled delivery. We use data, automation, and analytics to improve reporting outcomes and help clients navigate complex reporting challenges. Our multidisciplinary team supports senior clients in a rapidly changing reporting landscape, focusing on design and automation of reporting processes, technical accounting, and interpretation of reporting frameworks.

Responsibilities

Advise clients on complex accounting, reporting, controls and financial management matters, delivering practical solutions that align accounting requirements with systems, data, governance and budgeting needs.
Lead and deliver high-quality accounting, reporting and controls engagements, managing workstreams, ensuring timely deliverables, and producing robust technical analyses, documentation and client-ready outputs.
Leverage technology, data and analytics to improve finance and reporting processes, including automation, reporting platforms, data transformation, visualisation and controls optimisation.
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to support client relationships, business development and project delivery, while coaching junior colleagues and maintaining the highest professional, technical and regulatory standards.

Requirements

ACA or international equivalent professional accountancy qualification.
Strong technical accounting skills, including experience of applying public sector accounting and reporting frameworks in practice.
Experience of the UK public sector reporting landscape, such as the application of the Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) and departmental Group Accounting Manuals (GAMs), for example the DHSC GAM, as well as local government and NHS accounting requirements where relevant.
Experience advising on complex accounting, reporting and controls issues in a corporate, public sector, regulated or government-related environment, either in audit, advisory or a technical accounting role.
Experience of the interaction between accounting, budgeting and financial management frameworks, including capital and revenue distinctions and their practical implications for reporting, governance and control.
Experience of improving or automating reporting processes, including working with source systems and data flows.
Experience delivering high-quality technical analysis and client-ready outputs, including accounting papers, technical assessments, solution and process design documentation, reporting documentation and controls-related deliverables.
Strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple deliverables, prioritise effectively and deliver to tight deadlines in complex stakeholder environments.
Experience of supporting teams on engagements, including coaching junior colleagues and taking responsibility for the quality and delivery of your own work.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting, reporting, data and technology issues clearly and pragmatically to both finance and non-technical audiences.
Hands-on experience delivering technology, automation or data solutions applied to finance, accounting or reporting processes, including reporting platforms such as Workiva and data and automation tools such as Power Query, Power BI or Alteryx.
Strong proficiency in Excel and confidence working with data to support accounting and reporting analysis, design and testing.

Skills

Accounting Method Changes
Active Listening
Alteryx (Automation Platform)
Analytical Thinking
Auditing
Business Process Improvement
Communication
Creativity
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Data Wrangling
Embracing Change
Empathy
Finance
Financial Risk Analysis
Inclusion
Intellectual Curiosity
Learning Agility
Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI)

Location

London EP

Work Type

Empowered flexibility
Working week split between office, home and client site

Experience Level

Senior Associate
SA2s only

Education Level

ACA (or international equivalent)

Benefits

Private medical cover
24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP
Six volunteering days a year

About the Company

The Reporting Optimisation team forms part of Enterprise Risk & Forensics (ER&F), within PwC’s Consulting line of service, which helps organisations build trust and resilience by managing risk, strengthening governance and improving the quality of information used for decision-making. Within ER&F, we work with clients to respond to increased scrutiny from regulators, auditors and stakeholders, enhance the robustness of reporting and control frameworks, and manage risk effectively through periods of change.