Financial Due Diligence Manager, Transaction Services

PwC - Global; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in Dubai is seeking a Financial Due Diligence Manager. The role involves analyzing financial data and guiding clients in mergers and acquisitions. Candidates should have a degree in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of 6 years of experience in Financial Due Diligence, preferably within GCC transactions. This position offers a competitive compensation package and the opportunity to work with top-tier clients.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Inclusive benefits

Flexibility programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of Financial Due Diligence experience in a big 4 professional services firm.
• FDD experience in GCC-based transactions is preferred.
• Overall understanding of M&A from an FDD perspective.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and understanding key drivers of a business and potential deal breakers.
• Writing and reviewing financial due diligence reports for clients.
• Building data packs and playbooks consisting of financial projections.

Skills

Financial Due Diligence

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Corporate Finance

Coaching and Feedback

Earnings Quality

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Accounting qualification such as CPA, ACA, ACCA, ICAI

Job description

Overview

Line of Service: Advisory

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Specialism: Financial Due Diligence

Management Level: Manager

Job Description & Summary: 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 behaviours 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. A career in our Financial Due Diligence team within Deals Transaction Services offers the chance to help organizations maximize the value of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and capital markets. We support leading companies in executing successful deals by providing data-driven insights that guide them toward the best outcomes. Our team works on both buy-side and sell-side due diligence, helping corporate and financial buyers gain confidence by analyzing and validating key financial, commercial, operational, and strategic assumptions.

What to consider before applying:

• Previous experience conducting Financial Due Diligence (FDD) within the consumer markets sector is required.

Role Responsibilities:

• 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 earnings, net debt and net working capital analysis.
• Coach and supervise junior team members.

Role Requirements:

• Minimum 6 years’ of Financial Due Diligence and transaction advisory experience in a big 4 professional services firm.
• FDD experience in GCC-based transactions is preferred.
• Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Accounting qualification such as CPA, ACA, ACCA, ICAI etc is required.
• Overall understanding on 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. Learn more about us at pwc.com/m1/en/about-us/life-at-pwc.html

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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, Acquisitions, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Performance Metrics, Business Valuations, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Corporate Finance, Deal Management, Earnings Quality, Embracing Change, Financial Due Diligence, Financial Economics, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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