Description

Join us in cultivating a collaborative workplace driven by unique perspectives. We’re proud PwC advances a culture that helps everyone to thrive. It's one of the reasons we're recognized as a "Top Company" to work for in Canada. As you ignite a meaningful career and build a network that’ll last for life, you'll work with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to help solve important problems, empowered by technology to turn today's ideas into tomorrow's solutions. We cultivate an environment in which our differences are embraced and our people feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. An empowering and diverse environment starts with you. Are you ready to get started?

A career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.

Our Accounts Payable and Receivable team is responsible for performing collections activity and payment of debt activity. You’ll focus on working with senior individuals to review and produce reports related to the accounts receivable and accounts payable accounts that will assist PwC in achieving monthly collection target amounts as well as ensuring timely payment of vendor invoices.

Important points to consider 

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: Putting the safety of our people and clients first as we look to a hybrid future: The health, well-being and safety of our colleagues, clients, and communities is our number one priority. Vaccinations have proven to reduce the risk of COVID-19. Effective Friday, October 1, 2021, PwC Canada requires all partners, staff, contractors and visitors to be fully-vaccinated when entering a PwC location, subject to applicable legal exemptions. At PwC, the future ways of work will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual, allowing choice and flexibility to explore new ways of working and collaborating. Read this press release for further details.

What you'll create and do

As a Specialist, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Invoicing

Set up new client job codes in the firm’s proprietary accounting software (iPower), including all associated maintenance (e.g., budget rates)

Monitor WIPs, review engagement letters to determine fees to be charged, and liaise with managers to ensure out of pocket expenses are captured

Draft, finalize, and issue invoices to clients on a timely basis to support achievement of partners’ monthly billing targets (i.e., NIDO)

Liaise with managers to ensure internal revenue allocations are agreed in advance and billed as part of the progress billing cycle where applicable

Respond to client queries regarding invoices, including preparation of analyses and preparation of amended invoices when required (as directed by the partner/manager)

Prepare, finalize and issue credit notes, and prepare bad debt request forms or cash transfer request forms with partner approval

Update and manage fee and billing schedules

Client Service

Maintain and build internal and external client relationships by providing exceptional client service, and assisting with resolving complex client issues and suggest favourable solutions

WIP Management

Prepare monthly detailed analysis of WIP (as required by the partner/manager) to ensure the WIP value reflects what is expected to be recovered in fees from the client. When it doesn’t, prepare month-end WIP provisions for review with partner/manager

Monitor and/or manage the partner’s overall financial investment, including WIP, A/R and cash collection actuals to target (i.e. NIDO)

Track fees against budget, and conduct global fee reporting as required

Accounts Receivables

Generate monthly aged A/R reports and review with partner to determine actions required for aging accounts

Provide collections with outstanding payment requests, as directed by manager/partner

Maintain A/R notes against the bill record to describe any follow up activities performed

General

Prepare and maintain Year-to-Date fee summaries as required

What you’ll bring to this role

An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work

A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives

Strong written and oral communication skills

Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

Strong technical skills in Excel and Word

Strong understanding of end-to-end financial processes including a numerical aptitude

Strong knowledge of G-Suite

Experience supporting senior level staff

Experience working in a professional services firm is an asset, as is client service experience.

Demonstrates a commitment to providing excellent client service, by building and maintaining productive relationships with both internal and external clients

Demonstrates ability to manage relationships and communicate effectively at all levels

Confidence in ability to work in a highly technical and changing work environment

Confidence to engage partners in billing, A/R management and collections activities

Demonstrates a professional attitude, discretion, integrity and tact at all times. Able to negotiate and influence effectively, with an ability to challenge in a constructive manner.

Demonstrates ability to work in a multi-tasked, fast-paced and changing matrixed environment independently, and with minimal direction