Financial Due Diligence Consultant

athGADLANG; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Diraya Consulting in Dubai seeks a seasoned financial due diligence expert to lead end-to-end buy-side or sell-side engagements in the manufacturing sector, applying rigorous EBITDA normalization and QofE techniques.

Candidates must have 4–8 years in TAS/FDD within a Big 4 network, and hold CPA/CA/ACCA/CFA. Proficiency with Alteryx, Power BI, and advanced Excel is required; immediate onboarding is expected.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years in financial due diligence or advanced transaction advisory.
• Experience in TAS/FDD within a Big 4 network (PwC, EY, KPMG, Deloitte).
• Industrial manufacturing or supply-chain exposure is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end buy-side or sell-side financial due diligence for a manufacturing target.
• Perform normalize EBITDA analysis, identify one-offs, and adjust for liabilities.
• Assess working capital, net debt, CapEx, depreciation, and scrap value allocations.
• Generate executive reports and slide decks linking metrics to strategy.
• Collaborate with leadership to deliver client-ready insights in Dubai.

Skills

Financial due diligence

QofE optimization

Financial modeling

Big 4 TAS experience

Manufacturing sector exposure

Education

CPA/CA/ACCA/CFA (preferred)

Tools

Alteryx

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Immediate Financial Diagnostics: Execute an end-to-end buy-side or sell-side financial due diligence mechanism for a target entity within the manufacturing sector immediately upon deployment.
• Quality of Earnings (QofE) Optimization: Perform detailed normalize EBITDA analysis, identifying one-off items, adjustments for unrecorded liabilities, inventory write-offs, and factory overhead variances.
• Working Capital & Net Debt Assessment: Conceptualize net debt positions and define complex working capital pegs/seasonality profiles standard to industrial production and raw material supply chains.
• Operational Contextualization: Review capital expenditure (CapEx) pipelines, factory utilization records, plant depreciation methods, and scrap value allocations to isolate true earnings capacity.
• Executive Report Generation: Construct presentation-ready FDD reports, visual slide-packs, and analytical bridges linking raw financial metrics to critical strategic advice for Diraya Consulting's leadership and clients.

• Mandatory Background: Explicit, verifiable experience within a Big 4 professional services network (PwC, EY, KPMG, or Deloitte) specifically operating inside their Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), Deals, or Financial Due Diligence (FDD) divisions.
• Industrial Competence: Proven track record auditing or conducting transactional diligence on manufacturing, supply-chain heavy, or large-scale processing companies.
• Years of Experience: 4 to 8 years of dedicated financial due diligence or advanced transaction advisory experience.
• Professional Charters: Possession of a globally recognized professional qualification (CPA, CA, ACCA, or CFA) is highly preferred.
• Analytical Ecosystems: High proficiency in building data-driven financial models, with exposure to modern analytical environments (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI, or advanced Excel models).
• Availability: Absolute immediate availability to onboard and kick off the first assignment in Dubai.