PwC SDC - Associate/Senior Associate - Organization Strategy

- Evaluate client's business model, value chain, competition, operating model, cost structure and identify differentiating capabilities;

- Baseline current state and identify opportunities for sustainable cost reduction, zero-basing capabilities, shared services strategies, headcount and footprint optimization, and process excellence;

- Work with client engagement teams executing transformation projects which support key decision makers attain strategic goals of the organization

- Be responsible for understanding the client's growth vision, resources, strategy and planning, and risks;

- Work with the client teams to develop viable operating and cost model options;

- Effectively participate with teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, while staying abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business;

- The candidate may be required to lead and support multiple projects simultaneously, as required, while ensuring quality and timely deliverables;

- Assist in practice building and business development efforts by leveraging internal PwC network and relationships.

Knowledge preferred:

Ideal candidates should have knowledge in the following areas:

- Cost Optimization: Experience in identifying opportunities for OPEX reduction, substantiate with analysis and provide pointed recommendations for improvement;

- Org. Restructuring: Experience in rationalization of client's corporate/business structure or processes towards leaner and efficient operating model;

- Shared Services/COE design: Labor cost arbitrage analysis, setting up offshore captive, retain vs. source analysis etc;

- Automation & Digital Cost Transformation: Experience in helping clients through their digital transformation journey using automation as a key lever to make processes expedient, optimized and less erroneous

- Process Excellence: Thorough understanding and proven experience of improving business processes like Record to Report (R2R), Order to Cash (O2C), Hire to Retire (H2R), Forecast to Delivery among others

- Research and Benchmarking Analysis: Ability to synthesize complex information and generate detailed insights based on primary and secondary research, compare client's KPIs with industry and/or functional benchmarks;

- Financial Analysis: P&L Forecasting, EBITDA analysis, gross margin impact analysis, developing cost models, revenue models etc.