Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate

Job description / Role

About PwC Middle East

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

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At PwC, we value every individual's role in shaping our future. We're looking for candidates who excel in their roles and embody our core behaviors of Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes. Trusted Leadership focuses on building trust, delivering sustained results, and showing courage and honesty. Distinctive Outcomes emphasize excellence, collaboration, and inclusiveness. We seek self-aware, collaborative individuals committed to continuous learning and delivering quality and integrity.

About the role

PwC Middle East Deals, Financial Due Diligence (FDD) team is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a Senior Associate to join our team. The Transaction Diligence team aims to assist clients, both private equity firms and corporate clients, throughout the whole transaction process. Whilst traditional financial due diligence is a key element of the service, transaction support is much broader, incorporating assistance with business plan assessment, including support to the transaction management, negotiation and documentation, and post-completion integration.

Role responsibilities

As a Senior Associate within our FDD team, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy through to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Identifying and understanding key drivers of a business and potential deal breakers (financial and non-financial)
• Writing and reviewing financial due diligence (buy-side, sell-side or refinancing) reports for our corporate, banking and private equity clients
• Building an Excel-based data packs/playbooks consisting of income statement projections, balance sheet, revenue analysis etc.
• Coming up with quality of earning, net debt and net working capital analysis
• Coaching and supervising junior team members

Role requirements

• Minimum 3 years of financial due diligence and transaction advisory experience preferably in a Big 4 professional services firm
• Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Preferred accounting qualifications such as CPA, ACA, ACCA, etc.
• Overall understanding of M&A from an FDD perspective
• Ability to read financial statements, management accounts as well as to challenge assumptions and analysis relating to the key value considerations
• Ability to succinctly write an FDD report qualifying/highlighting issues cogently and good written skills for report writing perspective
• Ability to read a VDD report and assist the team with the expert sessions
• Ability to communicate effectively with the client and counterparty representatives

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life.

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