Assurance - Banking & Capital Markets - Client Account Associate - London
- Location:
- London jobs
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Company:
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 23/11/2009 18:04
- Job id:
- 45910778
- Contact:
- Please click on the 'Apply For This Job' button below.
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/SUP02661
The Banking and Capital Markets (B&CM) division in London is a Market Leader in the UK in audit and other professional services. B&CM service some of the largest UK and International Financial Services organisations.
We provide assurance services to a broad range of clients including:
- Investment Banks Retail Banks.
- Mortgage lenders.
- Brokers and dealers.
- Exchanges.
- Regulators and other financial intermediaries.
We provide these services through skilled industry focused Assurance staff and Technical and Regulatory specialists.
The Client Account Associate (CAA) is a chargeable role supporting the key B&CM client teams in managing all aspects client work. The CAA acts as a conduit, communicating and coordinating best practice activities for the team, maintaining professional working relationships in the team, support and operations team and central functions. This role is working in B&CM and is based in Hays Galleria Place and will be a fixed term contract for 6 months.
ResponsibilitiesKey responsibilities will include:
Proposal or Pitch:- Managing the teams pipeline of work.
- Working with the secretarial team to ensure all opportunities are recorded and wins inputed on relevant systems.
- Managing the overall integrity and accuracy of pipeline/wins data (Some analysis of the data may be required).
- Liaise with job controllers where necessary to compile project planning / budget.
Engagement management - Ensuring the administrative tasks relating to engagements are completed: - Close liaison with the finance and risk management functions.
- Pipeline management.
- Setting up job codes within PwC's financial system.
- Working capital management ? liaison with job managers and engagement Partners to ensure:
- Compilation of billing and cash commitment schedules monthly. - Correct valuation of wip. - Billing schedules adhered to and coordination and preparation of bills to clients. - Zero billing codes when appropriate. - Monitoring of cash receipts and debtors. - SME providing advice to team on aspects of engagement financial management. - BART (Budgeting and Resourcing Tool): monitoring and uploading of budgets
Requirements- Prior work experience (ideally from an administrative / analytical background within a corporate or professional services environment) with experience of analysing financial or statistical data.
- Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent, including GCSE Maths and English at grade B and above.
- Team player, able to communicate confidently and professionally with people at all levels, and build relationships with PwC staff and clients, be able to operate within a Partnership culture.
- Proficient in the use of Lotus Notes and relevant databases, intranets, internet, other external media.
- Proven IT skills in Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Numerate and analytical with strong attention to detail.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Proven reliability in customer service and problem solving skills.
- Proactive, self-motivated and able to take responsibility for own work.
- Some flexibility with regard to hours (occasional overtime may be required).
- Interest in self development.
Our CompetenciesAt PwC all our staff are required to demonstrate certain core skills, which we refer to as our 'global core competencies'. These are assessed throughout the application process, and candidates should make themselves aware of these, and how their own experiences may demonstrate each competency. You can also find out more about our competencies by following the below link. http://www.pwc.com/uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml
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