Deals - Data & Analytics - Manager
Kia Ora,
At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.
Join our diverse whānau of experts and be supported with coaching, flexibility, and a culture where you truly belong. Here, you’ll work with world-leading technology - including A.I. - bringing your people-focussed skills and experience to deliver outcomes that matter.
This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.
Ngā Kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role We’re looking for a hands-on Manager to join our growing Deal Analytics team in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. This role sits at the intersection of accounting, finance, and advanced analytics, supporting clients through critical transactions and value creation decisions across the deal lifecycle.
As part of PwC’s Deals business, you’ll lead and deliver analytics that are grounded in a deep understanding of financial statements and accounting concepts, helping clients interpret performance, assess earnings quality, and identify value drivers and risks. You’ll work closely with Corporate Finance and Transaction Services teams, applying analytics to due diligence, valuation, and post-deal value creation.
What you'll do
At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.
Join our diverse whānau of experts and be supported with coaching, flexibility, and a culture where you truly belong. Here, you’ll work with world-leading technology - including A.I. - bringing your people-focussed skills and experience to deliver outcomes that matter.
This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.
Ngā Kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role We’re looking for a hands-on Manager to join our growing Deal Analytics team in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. This role sits at the intersection of accounting, finance, and advanced analytics, supporting clients through critical transactions and value creation decisions across the deal lifecycle.
As part of PwC’s Deals business, you’ll lead and deliver analytics that are grounded in a deep understanding of financial statements and accounting concepts, helping clients interpret performance, assess earnings quality, and identify value drivers and risks. You’ll work closely with Corporate Finance and Transaction Services teams, applying analytics to due diligence, valuation, and post-deal value creation.
What you'll do
- You’ll use leading tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Python and Excel, alongside PwC’s proprietary platforms, to turn complex financial and operational data into clear, decision-ready insights.
- Deliver Analytics Projects: Lead the delivery of analytics workstreams on Deals engagements, including buy-side and sell-side due diligence, corporate finance mandates, and value creation projects.
- Design Analytical Solutions: Develop data models and visualisations that explain key business drivers (revenue, margin, working capital, workforce, and customer behaviour) across a variety of sectors.
- Be Hands-On with Tools: Build and automate workflows in Alteryx, create interactive dashboards in Power BI, and perform advanced data analysis in Python and other analytical tools.
- Apply Commercial and Accounting Insight: Combine analytical outputs with financial understanding to provide meaningful insights into business performance, trends, and valuation drivers.
- Collaborate and Coach: Work closely with Partners and Directors across Deals, and coach junior team members in analytics techniques, storytelling with data, and tool proficiency.
- Leverage PwC Platforms: Configure and deliver projects using Data Studio, PwC’s cloud-based data platform, to establish one source of truth, improve reporting, and drive performance transparency for clients.
- 5+ years’ experience in analytics within professional services, consulting, or a corporate environment, with significant exposure to accounting and financial analysis.
- Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles, ideally gained through Deals, Transaction Services, Audit, Corporate Finance, or similar roles.
- Background in a Big Four firm and/or Deals, Transaction Services, Corporate Finance, or Audit.
- CA/CPA qualification (or equivalent), or progress toward qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- Experience supporting due diligence, quality of earnings, working capital analysis, or value creation.
- Experience with PwC tools such as Data Studio and Workbench or similar platforms.
- Hands-on expertise in Alteryx, Power BI, Excel (financial analysis and modelling), and Python.
- Ability to interpret and challenge financial data in a transaction and valuation context.
- Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ
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- Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals
- Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways
- Wellbeing - $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)
- Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.
- Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture
- Time off - Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave
- Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave
- Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals