Job Description

Line of Service

Advisory
Industry/Sector

Not Applicable
Specialism

Corporate Finance
Management Level

Associate
& Summary

A career within Deals Corporate Finance services, will provide you the opportunity to deliver innovative deal solutions to our clients, providing advice and support, from initiation through to deal completion. In short, we're a part of helping some of the world's leading companies across industries originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.


As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:


• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Activities to be performed:

• Work on and deliver Deals Corporate Finance related requests by using appropriate research sources and searching the identified sources to locate the information required
• Support preparation of marketing materials, management presentations, pitchbook, teaser, confidential information memorandum
• Analyse financials for quantitative research around financial statements, valuation multiples, weighted average cost of capital etc.
• Prepare company profiles, industry and economic overviews
• Screen for target/buyer companies. Identify comparable companies and transactions
• Organize research findings into meaningful deliverables to the requestor
• Obtain training on the relevant databases, acquire knowledge required to use the databases efficiently
• Provide input on best practices and process optimization opportunities
• Churn out varied work requests in short turnaround time.

Requirements

• Ability to analyze and anticipate client requests, interpret asks and act according to expectations
• Good reasoning and analytical ability
• Capable of designing new research approaches which enhance quality and productivity
• Good understanding of databases (CapitalIQ, ThomsonOne etc.) will be an added advantage
• Financial data pack preparation, including Quality of earnings, Net Working Capital (NWC) and Debt and Debt Like (DDL) schedule preparation
• Sales, COGS, SG&A, labour, margin analysis/trending
• Balance sheet summarization and analysis
• Flat file & mapping table production using databases like Power Query, Power Pivot, Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI
• Power Query/Pivot Alteryx model development
• Effective verbal and written communications skills
• Self-motivated and capable of working both independently and in a team
• Proven project and time management skills
• Self-starter with ability to multi-task and constantly reprioritize
• Manages a number of responsibilities in the face of competing priorities. Sets priorities for tasks based on relative importance and urgency.
• Takes responsibility for and ensures that assigned tasks are fulfilled in a timely way to a high standard
• Manages and contributes to the development of junior staff
• Contributes to the effective working of the tea .

Education/qualifications:

CA/CA-Inter/CFA/MBA/Bachelor or master's degree in commerce with 2+ years of experience.


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Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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