Manager - Research Compliance

Job Description

ResponsibilitiesBusiness Unit Support? Serve as the first point of contact for information regarding Practice activity and businessstatus.? Track business pipeline, ensure business activity (prospects, proposals, wins/losses) is fedinto the internal system (i.e. iPower) timely and accurately.? Ensure that all Risk & Quality (R&Q) requirements are met and accurately reported in thesystem (i.e. iPower and MAP) and coordinate with the PwC R&Q counterparts as needed.? Manages projects? financials (track the actual vs. budget time and expenses of eachproject), report status to seniors and forecast time and expenses when needed.? Follow up on invoicing and collection in close coordination with the finance team.? Monitor marketing spend of the practice vs. budget; work with the finance team toidentify/resolve issues.? Track and manage the practice?s performance by preparing a monthly financial scorecard(including revenue, billability, pipeline, receivables, etc.)? Support the finance team and the practice in the annual planning.? Support staffing processes in coordination with the Staffing Team; work closely withStaffing Manager on allocation of team members to new projects and provide updates ondeployment and gaps.? Track people movements for the practice in coordination with HR, e.g. practice alignment,new hires, resignations and leaves.? Maintain repositories on proposals, project deliverables, intellectual capital material andproject qualifications, acting as a facilitator for information on client activities such asproposal, marketing documents, etc.? Track the viewpoint pipeline in coordination with the Marketing Team and follow up withPractice Seniors to make sure deadlines are met.? Interact continuously with Partners on business issues to understand and track businesspriorities: Participate in major target account and content calls.? Plan QBRs and Practice meetings in coordination with assistants (logistics, meetingsupport, agenda creation, content material preparation).? Proactively lead initiatives within the Practice in order to drive continued improvementsof processes and business operations as per the Practice needs.BOA Management? Delegate and allocate tasks to the BOA as per business needs and BOA skill set andknowledge, empowering the BOA on her/his work and publicly acknowledging her/hiswork performance and successes.? Supervise and check the work of the BOA, providing timely and constructive feedback.? Provide continued coaching to the BOA and make sure that the BOA has opportunities ofgrowth within her role.Business Operations Team? Share best practices with other team members and drive implementation in Practice.? Proactively participate in team initiatives aiming to further improve business operations.? Proactively suggest ideas on team initiatives and overall improvement actions ofoperations.? Act as an informal mentor to the Business Operations Assistants and more junior BusinessOperations Managers.? Be an integral part of the team (assume project responsibilities, attend team calls, coachnew hires, provide reciprocal vacation coverage).? Closely team with other parts of the Decision-Making Support team (i.e. FinancialReporting & Planning and Pricing teams) and with other RST teams as well (e.g. Staffing,Recruiting, HR Admin, VCS, etc).

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