Senior Associate – Treasury Strategy & Technology — PwC Switzerland

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Zürich Per Agreement 100% Advisory Everyone welcome ID: 747173WD

Your Impact

• Strategic Advisory at the Highest Level: You will advise international corporations on complex treasury, financial risk management, and cash management challenges, with a specific focus on treasury technology, systems architecture, and digital transformation.
• Transformational Impact: You will help drive large-scale, multi-stakeholder transformation initiatives at global companies - reshaping how treasury functions operate, create value, and leverage technology.
• AI & Innovation Leadership: You will be at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to treasury and financial processes - from cash flow forecasting and liquidity optimization to fraud detection, risk modeling, and intelligent automation.
• Thought Leadership: You will provide thought leadership and practical, actionable advice on treasury strategy, financial risk management, regulatory compliance, and the evolving role of technology in finance.
• Efficiency & Value Creation: You will improve the added value, operational efficiency, internal controls, and regulatory compliance of clients' treasury functions and their supporting technology ecosystems.
• Collaborative Excellence: You will collaborate with a diverse, global network of highly talented experts across strategy, technology, risk, and finance - sharing knowledge and building innovative solutions together.
• Diverse, International Environment: You will work across multiple industries, service areas, and geographies in a dynamic and stimulating professional setting.

Your Skill Set

Experience & Qualifications

• 3 - 6 years of relevant professional experience in treasury consulting, treasury technology, financial risk management, or within a corporate treasury function with a strong systems and technology focus.
• University degree (Master's preferred) in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Financial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as CFA, FRM, CTP, or equivalent qualification, demonstrating deep expertise in financial analysis, accounting, and financial risk management.

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Deep financial analysis and risk management skills, including a strong understanding of financial instruments, hedge accounting, valuation methodologies, interest rate and FX risk, and treasury-related accounting standards (IFRS 9, etc.).
• In-depth, hands-on knowledge of at least one leading Treasury Management System (TMS) such as FIS (Quantum/Integrity), Kyriba, Coupa Treasury, ION (IT2/Wallstreet Suite), SAP Treasury, or similar - including implementation, configuration, and optimization experience.
• Familiarity with treasury processes and operations, including cash and liquidity management, bank relationship management, payments and bank connectivity (SWIFT, host-to-host), debt and investment management, and intercompany financing.
• Deep knowledge of the application of AI and machine learning to financial processes, including predictive analytics for cash forecasting, anomaly detection, natural language processing for financial data, robotic process automation (RPA), and the integration of intelligent solutions into treasury workflows.
• Understanding of the broader treasury technology ecosystem, including ERP integration, data architecture, API connectivity, cloud-based solutions, and emerging fintech platforms.

Personal & Professional Attributes

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to synthesize complex financial, operational, and technical information into clear, compelling recommendations.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with confidence and credibility when interacting with senior client stakeholders, including C-suite executives and treasury leadership.
• An advisory and team-oriented mindset - you take ownership of workstreams, mentor junior team members, foster innovative thinking, and contribute to a culture of excellence.
• Comfort working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of cross-functional, international teams.
• Fluent English (written and spoken) is required
• German, French, or any additional language is a strong plus.
• A commitment to expanding our global business network and leveraging your personal and professional relationships to create opportunities and deepen client trust.

Your Benefits

Hybrid Flexible Working Model

Our work model enables you to spend part of your time working in the office and part at home (provided this is your preference) – unless you’re at your clients’ premises, which is of course always the priority. This approach allows you to tailor your schedule to your personal working style.

Learn and Grow

Our learning and development approach helps you gain valuable skills and knowledge to advance your career, not just at PwC. We offer a variety of internal and external courses for training and upskilling. Identify your strengths and areas for improvement and gain new skills to achieve your professional goals. You’ll build confidence, enhance your job performance, and take your career to the next level.

Sustainable Performance

PwC is committed to creating an environment of sustainable performance. We therefore offer a range of resources such as sustainable performance workshops, self-leadership trainings, resilience and mindfulness sessions, nutrition webinars, and yoga courses.

Vacation and Leave

From maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to vacation and paid leave, we know it’s essential to take time away from work. At PwC, you can enjoy a variety of leave options to recharge, relax, or achieve personal milestones.

Volunteering

Are you passionate about doing good and making a difference? That’s great, because so are we at PwC. We encourage you to participate in volunteer work by offering paid time off for volunteering activities. Our Corporate Sustainability programmes help you find purpose and fulfilment while working with us.

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About PwC

Grow here. Go further. At PwC Switzerland, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We're part of a tech-forward, people-empowered network and help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum across audit, assurance, tax, legal, workforce, deals and consulting. offices employees women nationalities average age million CHF gross revenue PwC Switzerland and Liechtenstein PwC Zurich: Birchstrasse 160, 8050 Zurich PwC Aarau: Bleichemattstrasse 43, 5000 Aarau PwC Basel: St. Jakobs-Strasse 25, 4052 Basel PwC Bern: Bahnhofplatz 10, 3001 Bern PwC Geneva: Avenue Giuseppe-Motta 50, 1202 Geneva PwC Lausanne: Avenue Charles Ferdinand Ramuz 45, 1009 Pully PwC Lugano: Piazza Indipendenza 1, 6900 Lugano PwC Lucerne: Robert-Zünd-Strasse 2, 6005 Lucerne PwC Neuchâtel: Rue des Epancheurs 6, 2000 Neuchâtel PwC St. Gallen: Kornhausstrasse 25, 9000 St. Gallen PwC Winterthur: Bahnhofplatz 8, 8400 Winterthur PwC Zug: Dammstrasse 21, 6300 Zug PwC Ruggell, Liechtenstein: Industriering 40, 9491 Ruggell

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