Accounting and Transaction Advisory Senior Associate

Line of Service
Assurance

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
CMAAS (Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services)

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary
The Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services team ("CMAAS") at PwC is a team committed to supporting clients through moments of exceptional change by providing accounting advisory services. These services include accounting advice to our clients through acquisitions and divestitures, accounting change, restructuring and capital transactions, such as IPOs, and digital transformation projects.

A career within CMAAS will provide you with the opportunity to be responsible for complex financial reporting issues around transactions and other transformational events. You'll tackle client's needs with a solution-oriented approach that creatively addresses complex financial reporting problems for high profile transactions, and you'll have significant interaction with senior company management, teams, bankers, lawyers and other advisers.

**Meaningful work

you'll

be part of**

As an

Accounting and Transaction Advisory Senior Associate

,

you'll

work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:  

• Support the team and our clients through capital market transactions including IPO readiness, and other market transactions (

i.e.

BAR Reports, pro forma financial statements)
- Support the team and our clients through various accounting change projects including GAAP conversion in contemplation of a transaction, implementation of accounting policy changes and new accounting standards, and ESG

reporting
- Support our Deals teams with accounting implications on specific transactions (

i.e.

buy side, sell side, valuations, business combination, consolidation accounting, divestitures, etc.)
- Work with the team and our clients to prepare complex accounting calculations, quarterly/annual financial

statements

and management reporting to drive insights
- Research technical accounting matters as required by the

manager
- Work with the team and our clients to prepare accounting whitepapers / diagnostic reports in a structured

way
- Work flexibly and respond promptly to ad hoc requests by

clients
- Focus on the details of the project as well as

quality
- Be

able to

work collaboratively, internally within the team and externally with

clients
- Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current trends in business

areas
- Assist

in project management

component

of client relationships
- Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business

conduct

**Experiences and skills

you'll

use to solve**

• Experience working in either financial accounting

and

reporting, a deals environment, or in public company audits
- Qualified Members of International Federation of Accountants member bodies (IFAC)
- A strong knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP and ASPE is

desirable
- Emerging technical knowledge of ESG non-financial reporting frameworks, including TCFD, ISSB and

GRI

is

beneficial
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment and communicate status of projects

proactively
- Strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and an aptitude for technology and innovation are an

asset
- The ability to build relationships and to integrate with client teams working under tight

deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and an ability to work through complex and challenging client

projects
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-tasked, fast-paced and changing project-based environment with the flexibility to work overtime where client deadlines are

tight
- The ability to work independently and in a team

environment
- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple engagements and engagement types

concurrently
- A coachable individual, open-minded and dedicated to self-improvement and career

development
- This role has the

option

of being based out of our Calgary and Toronto offices.

**Why
 

you'll

love PwC**

We're

inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology,
 

you'll

be a part of
 

diverse
 

teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life.
 

Learn more a

bout
 

our

Application Process and
 

Total Rewards Package at:
 

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations,
 

Métis

and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism,
 

colonialism

and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

Required Skills

Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Advisory, Accounting Modeling, Accounting Policies, Active Listening, Alteryx (Automation Platform), Analytical Thinking, Benchmarking, Capital Market Engagement, Capital Markets Transactions, Capital Raising, Carve-Out Financial Statements, Communication, Corporate Governance, Creativity, Deal Structures, Debt Raising, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Equity Compensation, Financial Accounting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reporting {+ 29 more}

Desired Languages
(If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date
At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We're committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.

We're committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

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Chez PwC Canada, notre atout le plus précieux, c'est notre personnel. Et c'est en apprenant les uns des autres que nous devenons plus forts. Nous avons à cœur de créer une communauté équitable et inclusive de professionnels de la résolution de problèmes, dans laquelle chacun se sent vraiment à sa place. Nous savons que l'expérience peut prendre diverses formes et, pour nous, donner confiance au public et résoudre des problèmes importants n'est possible que si notre milieu de travail reflète la diversité de la société dans laquelle nous vivons.

Nous tenons à répondre à vos besoins tout au long du processus de demande d'emploi, d'entrevue et d'embauche. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d'adaptation pour être parfaitement à l'aise, faites-le-nous savoir à l'étape de la demande d'emploi.

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