Your key responsibilities
- Managing and participating in due diligence engagements and leading engagements
- Analysing financial/operational results of target companies by reviewing their accounting records and conducting interviews with management
- Preparing/evaluating pro forma financial information
- Scoping / tiering of legal entities to be carved out.
- Preparing bridge report for a walkthrough of reported- deal-audit basis
- Preparing the flux Analysis
- Identifying issues for purchase price reductions, deal structuring or deal termination
- Identifying post-acquisition action steps to achieve anticipated earnings/cash flow improvements
- Evaluating effects of seasonality and cyclicality on cash flow requirements
- Performing research on industry and organization
- Reviewing the work of staff employees
Skills and attributes for success
- Relevant external audit experience working with a public accounting firm and/or mergers and acquisitions transactions experience or experience in the field of financial planning and analysis and statutory accounting
- Exposure with US Gaap is an added advantage
- Hands on experience with Altrex, Power Query and Power Pivots
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Strong drive to take new initiatives and ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas
- Advanced knowledge and experience in any of the following sectors will be an added advantage –Oil and Gas, Technology, Consumer Products, Power and Utilities and Life Science
- Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, interpersonal and teaming skills.
- Willingness to travel, when necessary
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Chartered Accountancy degree or MBA in Finance from a premier institute with 5-7 years of experience
- At least 2-3 years of relevant experience in FDD/ external audit working with a public accounting firm and/or mergers and acquisitions transactions experience or experience in the field of financial planning and analysis and statutory accounting
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Project management skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
What you can look for
- A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
- An opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of 1400 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.
- Opportunities to work with EY SaT practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries
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