(Senior) Associate, Transaction Advisory Group

Alvarez & Marsal; Jakarta Pusat; Vor Ort; IDR 300.000.000 - 420.000.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking a Senior Associate/Associate to join the Global Transaction Advisory Group in the Asia region. The role involves performing core financial due diligence, analyzing statements, and drafting insightful reports for private equity and corporate clients.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across accounting, tax, and IT to deliver integrated solutions. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in audit at a Big Four and strong skills in Excel, Power BI, and data

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting and/or related major.
• CPA or CA certification preferred.
• Big Four experience required.
• Fluent in English, and Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, Tagalog or Vietnamese is preferred.
• Ability to travel within the region where practical.

Aufgaben

• Assist with core financial due diligence, identifying risks and deal blockers, and assess the target against benchmarks.
• Analyse detailed financial statements and synthesize data to support management discussions.
• Assess quality of earnings, net assets and cash flows of target companies.
• Prepare deal-oriented reports and presentations highlighting key findings for clients.
• Participate in meetings with target management and client personnel; act as a key contact for day-to-day execution.
• Display ability to manage multiple projects and proactively consult with superiors.
• Self-review project databooks and contribute to quality-of-earnings work with guidance from engagement managers.
• Contribute to engagement issues handling, including scope changes and billing updates.

Kenntnisse

English fluency

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analytics

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s in accounting

CPA or CA certification preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Jobbeschreibung

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

The A&M Global Transaction Advisory Group (“GTAG”) is comprised of former Big Four CPAs and CAs who provide private equity and corporate clients buy side and sell side financial accounting due diligence. GTAG professionals actively engage in assessing a target’s quality of earnings, analyzing cash flows, reviewing working capital, identifying key business drivers, reviewing forecasts, and conducting comprehensive discussions with management and their advisors. GTAG professionals routinely team with the firm's operational, tax, commercial, and information technology professionals to deliver a truly integrated solution to clients.

How you will contribute

• Assist with core financial due diligence, helping to identify key risks and potential deal breakers, assess the strengths and weaknesses of the business against industry benchmarks, and assist with the evaluation of the potential transaction in the context of their clients' investment strategy.
• Analyse detailed financial statement information including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and key operational data. Synthesize and convert the data into meaningful information that is used to drive discussions with target management and drive observations and conclusions.
• Assess the quality of the target company's reported earnings, net assets and cash flows.
• After an investigative analysis, assist in the construction of deal-oriented reports and presentations for clients that highlight the key financial, commercial and other findings facing investments and the drivers behind maintainable profits and cash flows. Assist the team in further articulating how such findings should be incorporated into the client's valuation and sale / purchase agreement and provide other negotiating points.
• Participate in meetings and conference calls with target company management and with client personnel and will serve as an additional point of contact for client personnel with respect to day-to-day execution matters.
• Displays the ability to manage and prioritize assigned responsibilities and proactively consults with superiors.
• Ability to assist with multiple chargeable and non-chargeable projects of varying size and complexity.
• Possesses the ability to self-review and critique project databooks.
• Possesses appropriate report writing skills in order to assist the engagement team in writing full DD report.
• Ability to assist the engagement team in Quality of Earnings, P&L and Working Capital analysis with guidancefrom the engagement manager.
• Able to assist the engagement manager with engagement issues (e.g., billing, status updates, scope changes) including preparation of scope of procedures, request lists, etc.
• Can effectively assist engagement managers with day-to-day client interaction on deals.
• Works with engagement manager to develop and propose creative solutions to engagement and transaction risks.
• Consistently displays desire to take on more responsibility.
• Gathers applicable conflict check information and coordinates with Managing Directors to set up engagement codes and other engagement requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting and/or related major
• CPA or CA certification preferred
• Big Four experience required
• Fluent in English, and either one of the following languages is preferred: Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, Tagalog or Vietnamese.
• Ability to travel within the region (where practical and possible)
• Solid hands-on experience working in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, or Vietnam (in country), preferably with one of the Big Four accounting firms.
• Strong excel and power point skills required. Experience with data analytics and visualization software (i.e., Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau) strongly preferred.
• The ideal candidate for the Senior Associate position will have at least 2 years of audit experience at a Big Four accounting firm as well as a preferred minimum of 2 years of experience in a financial accounting due diligence group.
• The ideal candidate for the Associate position will have at least 2 years of audit experience at a Big Four accounting firm.
• The successful candidate will be ranked a Top Performer in his or her peer group and furthermore, driven to success, a self-starter, and have strong interpersonal and communication skills. The individual will be insightful, decisive, a critical thinker, and commercial. Further, the individual will be able to work well on teams however will develop the knowledge and maturity to work with our clients independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to articulate to senior members of target management, client representatives and colleagues
• Highly analytical mind-set
• Strong project management skills
• Deep accounting skills including a working knowledge of IFRS
• Team-oriented personality
• Professional in style and demeanor/exercises good judgment
• Motivated and effective in a fast-paced culture

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.