Senior Associate Transaction Services

Interpath Advisory; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Interpath Advisory France is seeking a Senior Associate to join the Transaction Services team in Paris. You will deliver FDD across buy-side and sell-side deals for private equity and corporate clients, working closely with MDs and managers in a hands-on, entrepreneurial environment.

You will mentor analysts, contribute to building a leading Deal Advisory practice in France, and engage with clients throughout the deal lifecycle within the Interpath network.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Fluent English written and spoken.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and team spirit required.

Responsibilities

• Draft Financial Due Diligence reports including historical performance analysis and earnings quality.
• Assess net working capital drivers and peg benchmarks.
• Identify debt-like items from balance sheet and off-balance arrangements; assess forecasts for risks and upsides.
• Engage in client meetings and day-to-day FDD execution; build and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Fluent English

Education

Top-tier school/Bac+5 in accounting/finance/economics

Job description

We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to form part of the founding team of Interpath Advisory France.

We are looking for a talented Senior Associate to join in our Transaction Services team in Paris and deliver Transaction services projects for an exciting mix of clients including top tier Private Equity and Corporate clients.

You will be working closely with Managing Directors and Managers in a truly entrepreneurial work environment, setting up and developing a leading Deal Advisory practice in France alongside bright and energetic people.

You will work across the entire deal life cycle in a hands-on role, including both buy-side and sell-side work, helping clients to deliver successful transactions working closely alongside our corporate finance and debt advisory colleagues across the Interpath network.

On top of that, you will be encourage to mentor our analysts and associates in accordance with our values.

Key Accountabilities:

Drafting of Financial Due Diligence reports including but not limited to:

• Historical performance analysis
• Quality of Earnings: Helping the client identify one-off income costs which should not be considered within underlying earnings.
• Net Working Capital “NWC”: Identify the drivers of the evolution of NWC over the historical period and establish a NWC benchmark (peg)
• Identification of debt like items from review of balance sheet and off-balance sheet arrangements
• Forecasts: Analytical skills to critically assess a target’s forecast and identify potential risks and upsides, based on historical trends, sales pipeline etc
• Participating in meetings /conference calls with clients/target company management and serve as a secondary point of contact with respect to day-to-day FDD execution matters
• Be actively involved in building and maintaining client relationships as well as promoting Interpath Advisory France.

Requirements

• Top tier business / engineering school or university (Bac +5) with a focus on accounting, business, finance or economics
• A minimum of 2 years of transaction services experience at a top accounting firm (Big4 or equivalent)
• Experience in Audit is a plus
• Entrepreneurial mindset and team spirit required
• Strong work ethic and ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas in a collaborative environment
• Strong analytical, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Fluent English written and spoken