Advisory - Deals - FDD - 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, 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.

Job Description
Main purpose of the job and key background information

Key responsibilities are assigned based on an evaluation of the candidate’s professional qualification, relevant experience, Excel skills, and a demonstrated working knowledge of financial analysis that impacts the business and economic environment. These could include:
As a Associate, you will work as part of a team of financial diligence problem solvers in performing data driven financial and accounting diligence analysis, and communicating with PwC network offices on project deliverables. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
● Work in a team interpreting data and analyzing results along with transforming source data into a workable format, and visualizing data insights, using tools like Excel and Power Suites;
● Proactively work with team leaders and team members to manage a workload of multiple projects with competing priorities based on relative importance and urgency;
● Communicating with team leaders, and PwC network offices to understand scope and expectations, and present project deliverables once they have been completed;
● Mentor and leverage junior team members on projects to facilitate coaching and development;
● Keep up to date with local and international business and economic issues, as they pertain to assigned PwC network office regions.

● Understand the process workflow related to work requests from initiation through completion, understand how workflow is managed within the firm's 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.

Preferred Qualifications
● You have a strong interest and knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, possess exceptional analytical skills as they relate to identifying financial and strategic business trends, and are able effectively interpret and communicate the implications of those trends on a deal;
● You are a self-starter with strong communication skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, the ability to work in a team, and a confident attitude;
● You can demonstrate the ability to take responsibility for and ensures that assigned tasks are fulfilled in a timely way to a high standard;
● 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;
● Effective written and verbal communication skills in English;
● Are self-motivated and have a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development;
● Are committed to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes.

Requirements
These should include essential & desirable requirements such as:
 

Basic Qualifications
● Working knowledge of analytical tools like Excel, PowerSuite, and PowerPoint;
● Strong written and verbal communication skills;
● Certifications requirement: CA Fresher
● relevant knowledge in accounting, and financial and accounting due diligence;
● Working knowledge of analytical tools like Excel, Power Suite, and PowerPoint;
● Strong written and verbal communication skills;
● Certifications requirement: CA Fresher

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

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Acquisitions, Active Listening, Business Performance Metrics, Business Valuations, Communication, Contractual Agreements, Corporate Finance, Cost Accounting, Deal Management, Earnings Quality, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Finance Industry, Financial Advising, Financial Due Diligence, Financial Economics, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statement Modeling {+ 17 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date