Job Description

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals. Those in financial due diligence at PwC will focus on providing strategic advice and business diligence services to clients in their mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. You will be responsible for analysing financial information focusing on quality of earnings and assets, cash flows and other key client deal issues.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Basic Qualifications

Minimum Degree Required (BQ)

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ)

7 year(s)

Certification(s) Required (BQ)

Active CPA in the current work office, Chartered Accountant in good standing, MBA through an accredited university, or CFA credential.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Knowledge/Skills

Demonstrates proven intimate knowledge and success in managerial roles providing financial due diligence and other transaction-related services to large company and private equity fund clients. Demonstrates proven intimate knowledge and success in managerial roles interviewing executive management at target companies, as well as intimate knowledge assessing a target company's quality of earnings, net assets, and cash flows. Demonstrates proven intimate ability and success with managing the resolution of issues in technical accounting areas such as US GAAP and SEC reporting, especially pertaining to business combinations. Demonstrates proven intimate abilities and success as a team leader: supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust and seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; answering questions and providing direction to less-experienced staff; coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.

The Opportunity

As part of the Acquisition Advisory team you are expected to provide financial due diligence and other transaction-related services to large company and private equity fund clients. As a Senior Manager you are expected to lead large projects, innovate processes, and maintain operational excellence while interacting with clients at a senior level to drive project success. You are expected to interview executive management at target companies and assess a target company's quality of earnings, net assets, and cash flows.

Responsibilities
- Providing financial due diligence and transaction-related services
- Leading large projects and driving process innovation
- Maintaining operational excellence in project delivery
- Interacting with clients at a senior level to assure project success
- Interviewing executive management at target companies
- Assessing quality of earnings, net assets, and cash flows
- Delivering thorough financial analysis and reports

What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 7 years
- Active CPA in the current work office, Chartered Accountant in good standing, MBA through an accredited university, or CFA credential.

What Sets You Apart
- Providing financial due diligence and transaction-related services
- Interviewing executive management at target companies
- Assessing a target company's quality of earnings
- Managing resolution of issues in technical accounting areas
- Supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust
- Seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation
- Answering questions and providing direction to staff
- Coaching staff including providing timely meaningful feedback

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