Capital Markets, Financial Services, Consulting, Associate

Pwc Canada•Toronto, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At PwC, our people in Financial Services Consulting practice specialize in providing consulting services on optimizing operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyze client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance. As a Financial Services, Capital Markets Associate at PwC, you will possess a broad understanding of various aspects of operations consulting. You will provide comprehensive guidance and support to clients in optimizing operational efficiency and effectiveness. Working in this area, you will analyze client needs, develop operational solutions, and offer recommendations tailored to specific business requirements. The Opportunity: As a Capital Markets, Financial Services, Consulting, Associate, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to: Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective, trusting and collaborative relationships with key clients in projects and initiatives. Client focus within Financial Services will be centered on Financial Markets participants such as: Wholesale Capital Markets, Corporate Cash Management, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Treasury Trading, Commodities Trading, and Digital Assets. Market Awareness: Stay informed of industry trends to support client delivery and contribute to insights that inform engagement planning. Supporting Business Development: Assist team members in preparing project proposals, points of view (PoVs), resource plans, and project estimations for client engagements, supporting integration across lines of services and global capabilities as needed. Client Engagement Delivery: Support the execution of client engagements by assisting with project workstreams, communicating findings clearly, conducting research and synthesizing data into useful outputs, and building familiarity with the client's business and technology strategy through research, interviews, and hypothesis testing. Innovation and Efficiency: Help identify opportunities to improve efficiency and support the implementation of innovative practices across projects and environments. Team Collaboration: Share knowledge with colleagues, assist with onboarding, and participate in recruitment activities to strengthen the team's delivery capacity.

Requirements

Understanding of financial services functions & segments including Wholesale Capital Markets, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Treasury Cash Management & Trading, Commodities Trading, or Digital Assets.
Self-motivated with a passion for client work and teamwork, and an ability to multitask and manage ambiguity as you navigate change at the client site.
Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy: A strong dedication to valuing diversity, developing and mentoring diverse teams, and ensuring that diverse perspectives are acknowledged and incorporated.

Nice To Haves

Understanding how complex, large-scale transformation programs are managed is considered an asset.
Familiarity with technology capabilities and key vendor landscapes relevant to the above client segments.
Understanding of the development of technology strategies and roadmaps, including familiarity with various frameworks and methodologies, to support the delivery of as-is, future state and transformed services is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain effective, trusting and collaborative relationships with key clients in projects and initiatives.
Stay informed of industry trends to support client delivery and contribute to insights that inform engagement planning.
Assist team members in preparing project proposals, points of view (PoVs), resource plans, and project estimations for client engagements, supporting integration across lines of services and global capabilities as needed.
Support the execution of client engagements by assisting with project workstreams, communicating findings clearly, conducting research and synthesizing data into useful outputs, and building familiarity with the client's business and technology strategy through research, interviews, and hypothesis testing.
Help identify opportunities to improve efficiency and support the implementation of innovative practices across projects and environments.
Share knowledge with colleagues, assist with onboarding, and participate in recruitment activities to strengthen the team's delivery capacity.