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Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.

As a Deals - BRS - Coupa - Senior Associate, you will play a pivotal role in providing strategic advice and business diligence services to clients navigating mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. You will analyze financial information, focusing on quality of earnings, assets, cash flows, and other key client deal issues, helping clients maximize value in their business transactions. As a Senior Associate, you will build meaningful client connections, manage and inspire others, and navigate increasingly complex situations. You will leverage your skills to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, delivering quality work while embracing ambiguity and using these moments as opportunities for growth.

In this role at PwC Acceleration Center India, you will be part of our Deals practice, where you will utilize a broad range of tools and methodologies to generate new ideas and solve problems. You will develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is evolving, interpreting data to inform insights and recommendations. Upholding professional and technical standards, you will contribute to the firm's code of conduct and independence requirements, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities
● Possess deep process and technical knowledge of Source to Pay business processes.

● Have relevant experience in Coupa P2P, Sourcing, Sourcing Optimization, Contract, Supplier Risk & Performance Management, with exposure to at least two modules.

● Have experience in areas like design, build (incl integration), test, implementation, hypercare etc

● Experience in supplier enablement activities (onboarding to new platforms etc).

● Strong understanding and experience with Master Data and Transaction Data Integration across various ERP systems, including SAP ECC, S4 HANA, and non-ERP systems using Web Services/REST APIs and Middleware.

● Completed at least four end-to-end implementations in Coupa.

● Demonstrate a passion for problem-solving and the ability to propose and recommend effective solutions.

● Exhibit strong teamwork and collaboration skills, including assisting others in solving complex problems.

● Show a passion for self-learning and enthusiasm for sharing knowledge with others.

● Experience in capturing business requirements and enhancing processes and systems.

● Possess strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex processes and influence a diverse range of stakeholders.

● Excel in client interactions.

● Capable of leading a team for specific modules.

● Understand the Agile methodology and work effectively as part of a global cross-functional team to deliver solutions to customers.

● Experience of programme management throughout the lifecycle of a digital enablement programme


What You Must Have

- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years of experience
- Current pursuit of or a Certified Public Accountant License, or Chartered Accountant, or Foreign Certified Public Accountant, or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Oral and written proficiency in English required

Essential Skills & Experience

● Coupa Certification

● Sound analytical skills (collecting, manipulating and analysing financial and non-financial data), including strong use of Microsoft Excel;

● Report writing skills, including use of Microsoft PowerPoint;

●Strong interpersonal, presentation & excellent communication skills (Oral and Written to a high business english standard)

● Strong project management and organisational skills

● A solid understanding of operational business drivers and critical thinking to enable the “So what” analysis

● A solid understanding of operational business drivers

● A solid understanding of working capital

● Demonstrated experience utilising analytics and visualisation tools including but not limited to Alteryx and Power BI (any certifications would be preferable e.g. Alteryx Core and Alteryx Advanced)

● Ability to multi-task and communicate effectively across teams in a high-performance culture and has a good sense of business English.

● Ability to work effectively in a globally dispersed team environment

● Working knowledge and understanding of current AI technology tools would be preferable

Travel Requirements

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