Senior Associate Transactions Services

Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)

Doha, Qatar

Ref: KP054-808

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

When you work for us, you commit to a career at one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. Looking for a rewarding career? Take a closer look at Deloitte & Touche ME. You'll understand that Deloitte is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region since 2010 (according to the International Tax Review World Tax Rankings). It has received numerous awards in the last few years which include Best Employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

In an international firm like Deloitte, our strong global presence is complemented by our local reach and market knowledge. A career in Financial Advisory Services with Deloitte Corporate Finance Limited will equip you with a deep understanding of the local and regional business landscape, enabling you to identify opportunities and risks to our clients’ businesses. In addition, your breadth of vision will be engaged, as you match our global resources to our clients’ advantage. Our FAS practice encompasses a broad range of specializations and services but whose common goal is to offer strategic services to clients throughout every phase of the economic cycle. With such a wealth of specializations, you will have the opportunity to pick the one most suited to you.

Your role as a Senior in Financial Advisory, will focus on the delivery of client engagements, as well as sales and practice development. In this role, you will develop high-performing people and teams, leading and supporting them to make an impact that matters, and setting the direction to deliver exceptional client service.

During your tenure as a Senior in Financial Advisory, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Build sophisticated analytical models to handle large data sets with Excel, Tableau, or other relevant specialized tools/programs (e.g. IDeal) that can be interpreted convincingly
• Apply rigor to all analytical models and enhances a model’s ability to serve as decision-making tool
• Aware of relevant technology applications for data modelling and analysis, and easily learns new applications
• Maintain a working knowledge of measurement tools, benchmarks, statistics, and metrics needed to quantify and analyze aspects of deal risk
• Understand how assigned areas of responsibility contribute to engagement objectives and desired outcomes
• Manage to deadlines to help team stay on track during a transaction, adapting to changing priorities as they arise
• Outline a quality assurance plan, specifying the standards, tools and techniques to define priorities needed to provide high-quality services
• Mitigate deviations from required quality standards by establishing internal review cycles and monitoring progress
• Begin to specialize in a stage of the M&A transaction lifecycle and understands key dependencies across stages
• Conduct market analysis and develops an initial hypotheses around growth opportunities and upside potential and downside risks
• Maintain a broader, strategic M&A perspective throughout each engagement
• Develop informed recommendations by combining insights from personal experiences and Deloitte subject matter experts (SMEs) with relevant technologies, methods, and/or tools
• Analyze companies from a financial, operational, competitive, and industry perspective
• Value companies based on discounted cash flow, comparable trading, and comparable transactions analyses
• Build complex financial models utilizing Microsoft Excel
• Research and analyze industries and market data
• Perform transaction due diligence
• Manage and develop team analysts
• Write offering memoranda and engagement letters
• Create and deliver presentations to obtain new business engagements

Specialized Technical capabilities:
• Help team determine attractiveness/readiness of a proposed deal by identifying pre-deal transaction benefits/risks
• Drive sound financial decision making throughout the transaction through diligence efforts
• Helps client identify and address integration or separation issues to optimize the transition once the deal is secured

Leadership capabilities:
• Identify and embraces our purpose and values and puts these into practice in their professional life
• Develop self by actively seeking opportunities for growth, shares knowledge and experiences with others, and acts as a strong brand ambassador
• Seek opportunities to challenge self; teams with others across businesses and borders to deliver and takes accountability for own and team results
• Build relationships and communicates effectively in order to positively influence peers and other stakeholders
• Understand objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns own work to objectives and sets personal priorities

Requirements

• 3 + years’ experience in public auditing and accounting, preferably with Big Audit Firms or in Transaction Services.
• Knowledge of best practice reporting and International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Experience in transaction support / due diligence
• Supervise staff, inspect client financial records, compile and analyze data, prepare detailed audit reports and resolve accounting research issues.
• Demonstrate ability to plan and manage engagements and people along with ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.
• Degree in Accounting or related field. Graduate degree is desired.
• International accounting qualification is desired: CPA/ACCA
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing).
• Bilingual would be an advantage (Arabic/English).

About the Company

Deloitte is the world's largest and leading professional services firm, providing audit & assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory and tax and services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries, whether they are in the energy, communications, oil and gas, financial services, family businesses, healthcare, public or education sectors among others.

With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries and territories, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte's more than 250,000 professionals are committed to becoming the standard of excellence.

Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte globally and is the first Arab professional services firm established in the Middle East region Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and is a leading professional services firm established in the Middle East region with uninterrupted presence since 1926 with 26 offices in 15 countries to date. What distinguishes Deloitte member firms in the Middle East is the global and regional expertise and know-how offered through specialized and highly knowledgeable talent. Deloitte aims to offer the best services to its clients through a team with more than 3,300 partners, directors and staff in the Middle East which guarantees effective communication with clients and a deeper understanding of their needs. It is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region since 2010 (according to the International Tax Review World Tax Rankings). It has also received numerous awards in the last few years which include best employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), as well as the best CSR integrated organization.

Deloitte drives progress. Our practices around the Middle East support clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. We invest in outstanding people of diverse talents and backgrounds and empower them to achieve more than they could elsewhere. Our work combines advice with action and integrity. We believe that when our clients and society are stronger, so are we.

Our Purpose

Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most-for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations and supporting our communities.

Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact:

  • Integrity
  • Outstanding value to markets and clients
  • Commitment to each other
  • Strength from cultural diversity

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