Senior Associate - Deals Advisory - M&A Ops (Sector: Consumer & Retail)

PwC Acceleration Center India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Acceleration Center India is seeking a strategic advisor to support clients in mergers and acquisitions, enhancing business value through careful analysis and effective project management. Candidates should have an MBA from a premium institution and between 3-6 years of relevant experience in operational management or business transformation, preferably in the consumer goods or retail sectors. The role involves strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on data analytics capabilities such as Alteryx, PowerBI, and Tableau.

Qualifications

• 3 – 6 years of relevant work experience in operational management or business transformation.
• Experience in M&A or management consulting.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational due diligence on transactions.
• Support clients on the integration of acquisitions.
• Assisting with pre-deal value creation advisory.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Quantitative and written skills

Problem-solving

Data analytics capability

Education

MBA in Strategy/ Marketing/ Finance from a premium B-School

Tools

Alteryx

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals. Those in deal strategy at PwC will focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. Your work will involve analysing market trends, assessing business opportunities, and developing strategic frameworks to guide clients in making informed decisions regarding their deals. You will help clients navigate complex transactions, identify potential risks and opportunities, and develop strategies to maximise value and achieve their business objectives. Working in this area, you will play a crucial role in assisting clients in formulating and executing effective strategies to optimise outcomes in their deal‑making processes.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Skills

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Core responsibilities

• Pre‑deal value creation advisory looking for value in a deal on behalf of our clients, and exploring whether full value potential has been both identified and accurately quantified.
• Providing operational due diligence on both the buy and sell side of a transaction.
• Identifying or reviewing synergies available as the result of a transaction and assessing plans for their realisation.
• Supporting divestment of subsidiary businesses and planning to ensure the carved‑out entity can continue to operate on day 1.
• Assisting the purchaser with 100‑day planning, taking control of the new entity and delivering quick wins.
• Supporting our clients on the integration of their acquisition, in order to deliver the value identified pre‑deal, reduce risk and successfully merge the two organisations.

Must‑have skills

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and communicate with senior business leaders.
• Excellent quantitative and written skills, able to build analyses or an evidence base to support a position, often in situations with imperfect or incomplete information.
• A healthy curiosity, coupled with a disciplined approach to understanding and solving problems.
• Able to work from first‑principles and stay focused on the ‘why’ when performing analyses or reviewing documentation.
• Comfortable under pressure and managing through ambiguity to deliver tasks in an environment where there are many unknowns.
• Adaptable, and up for the challenge of mastering new industries and developing experience in a wide variety of product types.
• Capability or willingness to develop skill in data analytics e.g. Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau.

Experience

• Operational management or business transformation experience in a corporate environment across consumer goods (e.g. FMCG), retail sector (e.g. grocery stores, fashion retailers, etc.), or leisure sector (e.g. hotels, restaurant chains, cinemas, etc.).
• Experience providing professional services (either in a Deals or Consulting background) to Retail, Consumer or Leisure team industries.

Eligibility Criteria

• MBA in Strategy/ Marketing/ Finance from a premium B‑School.
• Past Experience: 3 – 6 years of prior relevant work experience.
• Experience in M&A or management consulting domain.