Senior Associate, Deals Advisory

PwC; Kuching; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Senior Associate based in Kuching to join their Deals Services team. This role involves assisting organizations in realizing the potential of mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets. The ideal candidate must have 3-6 years of transaction advisory services experience, with strong capabilities in financial due diligence and external audits, along with excellent communication and presentation skills. A degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics is required.

Qualifications

• At least 3-6 years of relevant transaction advisory services experience post qualification.
• Strong knowledge of M&A activities.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and Malaysian Companies’ Act 1965.

Responsibilities

• Help organizations realize the potential of mergers and acquisitions.
• Encourage team participation and diverse opinions.
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.

Skills

Financial due diligence

External audit

Communications

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Accounting / Economics / Finance

Job description

Line of Service

Line of Service Advisory

Industry/Sector

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism

Specialism Deals

Management Level

Management Level Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Deals Services based in our Kuching office, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the world’s leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Requirements

• At least 3-6 years of relevant transaction advisory services experience post qualification.
• Experience in financial due diligence, strong external audit background and sound knowledge of M&A activities.
• Degree in Accounting / Economics / Finance or any other relevant disciplines and/or a professional accounting qualification.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, Malaysian Companies’ Act 1965 and Code of Mergers and Takeovers.
• Knowledge in corporate finance (e.g. listing rules, financial modelling), preferably from merchant or investment banks is an added advantage.
• Excellent written communications: able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles and get messages across that have the desired effect.
• Excellent presentation skills: is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings and can present to an internal as well as external audience.

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

No

Government Clearance Required

Yes