BDO – Senior Associate/Assistant Manager – Financial Due Diligence

BDO India LLP; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Chennai is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead client services and team execution. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and leadership skills, as well as the ability to build client relationships. Responsibilities include evaluating business plans and delivering quality analysis. This role offers a dynamic environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Capable of leading teams with effective mentoring and coaching.
• Strong understanding of business evaluations and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of client services as Engagement Manager.
• Interpret and analyze business plans and financial information.
• Build and manage strong relationships with clients.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Creative and innovative thinking

Strong technical knowledge

Leadership qualities

Interpersonal relationship skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Developing an understanding of the business, competitive positioning, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges, and other factors of the target business.
• Lead role in execution of client services as Engagement Manager.
• Leading the team during project execution, reviewing the report and providing value-add inputs.
• Interpretation, evaluation and analysis of information memoranda, business plans, and publicly available information on the target business.
• Production of quality deliverables (including Excel and PowerPoint documents) within agreed timescales, briefing Partner/Director/Senior Manager accordingly. On larger deals this may involve responsibility for the production of discrete sections.
• This will include:
  • Review and analysis of historical trading, cash flow and balance sheets.
  • Review and analysis of projections, and underlying assumptions.
  • Evaluate operating trends, quality of earnings, maintainability of EBITDA, working capital and cash flows considerations, net debt, etc.
• Identifying key issues related to the deal, assessing their impact on valuation/price consideration and advising on ways to address the issues.
• Create and manage good independent relationships with clients.
• Ensure compliance with risk management procedures and activities.
• Proactively resolve risk issues in delivering services to clients (with Partner support).
• Contribute to knowledge sharing efforts and continually improve processes so that the team and firm capture and leverage knowledge.
• Ability to build and manage a team effectively and be a strong role model, mentor and coach.
• Work on business development, proposals and cost estimates.

Qualifications

• Analytical capabilities.
• Creative and innovative thinking.
• Strong technical knowledge.
• Leadership qualities.
• Persistent and persuasive.
• Interpersonal relationship and respect.