Advisory - Deals - FA & V - Associate 2 - Kolkata

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Financial Due Diligence

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Financial Due Diligence practice, within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the world’s leading companies 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. Our team assist organisations with both buy side and sell side due diligence. As part of our team, you’ll help us provide both corporate and financial buyers with peace of mind by analysing and validating all the financial, commercial, operational and strategic assumptions being made.

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, youll 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 firms code of ethics and business conduct.

Key responsibilities are assigned based on an evaluation of the candidates professional qualification, relevant experience, Excel skills, and a demonstrated working knowledge of financial analysis that impacts the business and economic environment. These could include:

• Reviewing & auditing comprehensive financial models for projects (eg. solar energy, construction, mining, etc.) in areas like, assumption testing, scenario analysis, risk assessment, return analysis, debt structuring etc. Primary task includes checking logical integrity, data consistency & accuracy, among others along with having working knowledge in the domain of Project Finance. Working in the area of model building as well.

• Understand the process workflow related to work requests from initiation through completion, understand how workflow is managed within the firms workflow management tool, understand optimal and required manner in which to document results of work performed.
• Participate in a wide range of projects and collaborate across multiple work streams or teams; consistently demonstrating creative thinking, individual initiative and timely completion of assigned work.
• Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform work and provide related deliverables in accordance with DC User Guide instructions as applied to engagement team work request submissions
• Maintain working knowledge of DC User Guides
• Monitor time and manage deadlines

Requirements
These should include essential & desirable requirements such as:

• MBA/PGDM Finance/CA/CFA
• Experience: 1-4 years
• Completed a professional qualification in accounting or finance and understands financial accounting concepts
• 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 team
• Has Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Is a team player, committed to providing high quality and maintaining timeliness
• Has effective written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrates self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development
• Is committed to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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