Valuation & Economics Senior Associate, Transaction Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Associate in Valuations to join their team in Dubai. This role involves performing business enterprise and equity valuations, collaborating with peers, and mentoring junior team members. Candidates should possess at least 3 years of relevant experience and a degree. The firm offers a competitive compensation package along with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible programs

Continuous development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience in Valuations or investment banking.
• Exceptional analytical and technical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Support team in performing robust valuations using various methods.
• Deliver high quality work products and present findings internally.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical tools

Communication

Corporate Finance

Creativity

Education

Undergraduate degree

CFA qualified or equivalent designations

Tools

S&P Capital IQ

Alteryx

Job description

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Valuation

Management Level

Senior Associate

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.

Our growing Valuations team is seeking to hire a Senior Associate to help us drive success in the Middle East market while supporting your individual professional goals. As the regional market continues to expand the opportunity for individual and team exposure is tremendous. We are looking for a driven candidate with a passion for Valuations and an ability to be part of a winning team. The Middle East has been witnessing unprecedented growth in the M&A market IPO listings as well as transaction volumes in line with the regional government’s ambitious growth targets. As part of our winning Valuations team you will support in providing independent valuations to help organizations unlock greater deal value and provide transparency in their financial reporting.

Role Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive Advisory and industry experience helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the team in performing robust business enterprise and equity valuations using the Income Approach, Market Approach and Net Assets Approach methods incorporating sector deal and/or investment considerations.
• Interpreting the results from the various valuation methods applied and concluding on an appropriate valuation estimate.
• Delivering high quality work products and presenting valuation findings internally.
• Providing support to junior team members in guiding and reviewing their work outputs.
• Building a network around your peer group internally within PwC and externally.
• Working with colleagues across all lines of services to deliver valuations involving other project teams.
• Assisting with the development of proposals to win new projects.
• Supporting in risk and quality activities and administrative requirements.
• Keeping up to date with valuation technical/market developments and contributing to thought leadership technical forums and other practice development initiatives.
• Complying with all risk and quality and administrative requirements.

Requirements

• 3 years of relevant experience within Valuations from a professional services background is highly preferred or investment banking & private equity experience.
• Minimum Degree Required: Undergraduate degree (bachelors degree) or equivalent as a minimum educational requirement.
• CFA qualified, ACA or ACCA equivalent designations are preferred.
• Prior exposure to and knowledge of external research databases (e.g., S&P Capital IQ) in quantifying assumptions for the use in valuation models and for general market research.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills (prior exposure to or experience in financial modeling).
• Intermediate to advanced skills in analytical tools are preferred.
• Exceptional analytical and technical aptitude; possess both financial and commercial acumen and enjoy problem solving to understand the drivers of a business, analyse their data and use this to provide insight and advice to our clients.
• Passion for innovation, technology and new tools and applying and developing yourself in new areas (e.g., quickly getting up to speed with tools, analytical approaches and business challenges).
• The ability to build collaborative working relationships at all levels, establishing credibility both internally and externally.

Why you'll love PwC

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.

Required Skills

(none provided)

Optional Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Active Listening
• AI Interaction
• Alteryx (Automation Platform)
• Analytical Thinking
• Asset Valuation
• Balance Sheet Analysis
• Business Valuations
• Business Value Analysis
• Capital Modeling
• Communication
• Corporate Finance
• Creativity
• Deal Structures
• Derivative Valuation
• Disputed / Distressed Valuation
• Embracing Change
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Financial Advising
• Financial Literacy
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Need Analysis
• Financial Regulation
• …

Desired Languages

(none specified)

Travel Requirements

(none specified)

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

(none specified)

Government Clearance Required

(none specified)

Job Posting End Date

(none specified)

Required Experience

Senior IC