Finance Managed Services Manager (m/f)

Job Description & Summary Place of work : Karadžičova 2, Bratislava, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)  Contract type:  Full-time  Start date:  By agreement  Wage (gross):  From 4000 EUR/month (The stated salary represents the minimum for this position. Final compensation is determined individually based on your experience, expertise, seniority, and overall profile. In addition, we offer a performance-based bonus linked to individual results and the company’s success) Introduction  At PwC Tax k.s., we believe that well-designed finance processes are about much more than operational efficiency. They help organizations make better decisions, manage risk effectively, leverage technology, and create a foundation for sustainable growth.  We are looking for a Manager to join PwC’s Finance Managed Services practice. You will lead the design, mobilisation and ongoing delivery of finance operations and related services for clients, working across Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Treasury, Cash Application, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Vendor Management.  This is a client-facing leadership role. You will turn complex operational and commercial issues into clear executive narratives, translate client needs into business requirement documents, and partner with technology and delivery teams to take new services, products and financial tools from concept into production. You will also build and sustain a broad internal network so work moves through PwC’s departments and network firms without getting stuck in process or politics.  Your Role and Responsibilities  As a Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Finance Managed Services engagements . Depending on the scale and complexity of each project, you may lead individual workstreams or take ownership of an entire engagement or a significant part of it.  You will work closely with client finance leadership, PwC partners, technology and delivery teams, as well as specialists from risk, legal, quality, commercial, and other PwC member firm teams.  Specifically, your responsibilities will include:  Client delivery and service leadership  Own or contribute to the end-to-end delivery of Finance Managed Services engagements, including mobilisation, steady-state operations, continuous improvement and expansion of scope.  Apply deep process knowledge in one or more of AR, AP, P2P, O2C, Treasury, Cash Application, FP&A and Vendor Management, and combine those domains where the client operating model requires it.  Act as a trusted counterpart to client finance leadership: present findings, options and recommendations with confidence, and manage expectations through the full engagement lifecycle.  Service, product and tool design   Compile strong executive narratives for partners, client sponsors and steering committees — including the problem, options, recommendation, investment case and residual risk.  Produce business requirement documents (BRDs) used to launch new services, products and financial tools, with clear scope, success criteria, process flows, controls, data needs and acceptance criteria.  Work with technology teams and managed-project structures to shape roadmaps, prioritise releases and take systems and tools into production, including handover to run/operate teams.  Define and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs), control frameworks and service-level constructs that can be operated at scale.  Commercial, financial and contract craft  Support budgeting and forecasting for engagements, internal initiatives and client finance processes, including resource plans, run-rate views and variance commentary.  Navigate complex internal and client policies and processes when drafting or negotiating new contracts, statements of work, change orders and SOPs.  Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts through adjacent process coverage, automation, analytics and new service offerings.