Senior Associate to Finance Planning & Analysis team

PwC is hiring a Senior Associate to Finance Planning & Analysis team in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Level rates it ; you can apply on PwC.

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Drive finance transformation and FP&A projects, designing automation solutions and process improvements for clients.

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Job Description & Summary

As a Senior Associate you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business challenges across the full project cycle – from diagnostics of finance processes to the design and implementation support of automation solutions.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Act as a key member of cross-functional internal and client teams, delivering finance transformation projects covering budgeting, cost/separate cost accounting, management reporting, and related policies and procedures

Perform diagnostics of clients’ finance functions and FP&A processes, identify gaps and improvement opportunities, and develop practical recommendations and target FP&A models

Translate business requirements into functional specifications for finance automation solutions (ERP/EPM/BI), and support their implementation

Advise clients on finance-related matters and design solutions that address complex challenges

Build and maintain trusted relationships with client stakeholders at all levels, including CFOs and finance leadership, consistently delivering high-quality client service

Manage, coach and review the work of junior team members on engagements, and actively mentor Consultants in the FP&A team

Stay abreast of regional and global economic and business trends, with a particular focus on developments in Finance and their impact on our clients

Actively contribute to business development, including market research, preparation of proposals and development of thought leadership materials

Education Level:

Bachelor / master’s degree from a leading university (Finance, Mathematics, Statistics Economics, Accounting or IT degree)

Professional qualification (ACCA, SAP, 1C etc.) is an advantage

Professional certification related to ERP/EPM solutions is an advantage

Experience, knowledge, skills

Strong focus on personal & professional growth and development

A good understanding of at least one of the following:
Finance Technology Transformation
Budgeting
Finance modelling
Cost/Separate cost accounting
Accounting advisory
Client-focused approach, with the ability to build strong relationships with diverse internal and external teams in demanding environments

Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and able to cope well under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Experienced user of the following programs Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word

Passionate about innovation in Finance (BI, EPM, RPA, AI, etc.) as an advantage

How we rate this

Senior Associate to Finance Planning & Analysis team at PwC rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Senior Associate to Finance Planning & Analysis team is an open job at PwC.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Almaty.
The job was posted on October 5, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by PwC. Apply on PwC

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