Assistant Manager/Manager, M&A Transaction Services- Financial Advisory at Deloitte

About Financial Advisory

• Our Financial Advisory service provides the full range of industry and functional expertise you can expect from a leading practice. Strong and active international ties ensure the ongoing sharing of expertise and access to additional specialist resources as and when required. Our areas of expertise cover three main service lines:

Transaction Services & Restructuring:

• Buy-side dueiligence reviews
• Financial and diligence reviews
• Vendor due d operational restructuring services
• Cost optimization and value creation services

Valuation and Modelling:

• Business valuation services
• Financial modelling and review
• Tangible and intangible asset valuation services

Corporate Finance Advisory:

• Debt capital advisory
• Equity capital advisory
• Sell-side M&A advisory
• Buy-side M&A advisory

Infrastructure & Capital Advisory, Real Estate & Economic Advisory:

• Feasibility studies and business planning
• Infrastructure & Capital Projects (I&CP) advisory
• Economic advisory
• Real Estate advisory

Job Description
Job Descriptions:

• Experienced Assistant Manager/Manager, Transaction Services

Overview

• The successful candidate will be responsible for managing Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) Transaction Services (TS) type projects, providing team leadership to junior and senior team members assigned to him/her, playing key roles on business and industry thought leadership projects and supporting the Senior Manager/Associate Director with various internal and external tasks. Aside Client deliverables, the successful candidate will lead the development and improvement of skills, knowledge, and performance of his/her team members and the resources in the wider FA business unit

The specific responsibilities of the successful candidate will involve one or more of the below tasks amongst others:

• Due Diligence Services: Leading teams to deliver due diligence services to Clients. This includes financial due diligence, vendor due diligence and vendor assistance aimed at identifying key risks and opportunities that drive value in Target businesses and helping clients to maximize value from their transactions.
• Restructuring Services: Assisting corporate Clients with turnaround strategies to help restructure the operations and finances of distressed businesses or helping Clients carry out a comprehensive review of businesses with the view to identifying operational and financial inefficiencies and recommending corrective measures for value creation purposes.
• Assist with Deal Origination and Business Development: Networking, meetings, and proposal preparations to originate businesses.

Qualifications / Experience

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc., BBA, B.Com) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or equivalent with a minimum of second class upper degree
• A Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Financial Risk Management, or related field from a reputable university will be an added advantage
• Candidate must possess certifications in at least one of the following: ICAG, ACCA, ICAEW or CFA Institute
• At least 5 – 7 years’ relevant experience
• Must be very strong in technical delivery of TS-type mandates and professional services type project management
• Must demonstrate ability to support the unit’s business development efforts in adequate measure
• Must demonstrate good understanding of the entire M&A value chain (i.e. how other service offerings within financial advisory feeds into the M&A value chain)
• Must possess excellent writing and oral communication/presentation skills
• Must be of proven integrity, giving attention to confidentiality requirements, ethics and risk management
• Previous experience with a Big 4 Accounting firm will be an added advantage