Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Delivering Deal Value

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

Our Deals Advisory Practice helps businesses realise the potential of their mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and capital markets with a global network of industry experts coupled with data-driven insights. As the largest in Singapore, we provide faster growth, stronger capabilities, a competitive edge across the entire deal continuum, from strategy formulation,  deal origination, transaction support and finance raising, to post deal integration and exit.

We are seeking a Senior Associate level person to join us in our Merger & Acquisition Operation.

A career within Delivering Deal Value services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a transaction, pre and post completion. We conduct pre deal and confirmatory due diligence, execute large scale enterprise wide integrations, and support complex divestitures and separations on a wide range of functional areas such as Information Technology, Operations, Human Capital and other Backoffice functions.

How will you value-add?

As a Senior Associate (M&A Operations), you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above

Establish effective working relationships directly with clients

Work directly with private equity investors & corporate C-suite

Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

Handle roles ranging from pre-deal due diligence, value creation lever assessment to post-deal taking control

Experience in carve-out and post-merger integration, finance and operations process improvement, financial and business due diligence and business plan review.

About you

Bachelor’s degree or above from a reputable university

2 -5 years experience in M&A or Divestitures, including pre-deal due diligence, integration planning, separation planning, synergy and cost savings analysis, post-deal transformation

Strong understanding of operating models, products and services. Experience in business or data migrations is a plus 

Able to quickly assess the performance of a business (or elements of it) and outline improvement opportunities based upon limited information and/or interactions with stakeholders

Able to quickly understand large amounts of information and draw out hypotheses and key messages

Strong project management skills and stakeholder management skills

Strong analytical skills with good understanding of financial results

Good interpersonal skills and able to quickly develop effective working relationships

Good verbal and written communication skills, story teller.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified due to the high number of applicants for this role.

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, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Administration, Carve-Outs, Change Management, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Cost Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enhanced Due Diligence, HR Due Diligence, Inclusion, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, M&A Strategy, Market Research, Operational Advice, Operational Performance Management (OPM) {+ 14 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date