Senior Associate - Transaction Services

PwC Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking candidates for a role focusing on financial due diligence and support in mergers and acquisitions. The ideal candidate will have 3-4 years of experience in financial due diligence or auditing, possess strong analytical and communication skills, and hold a degree or professional accounting qualification. This role offers no work visa sponsorship and requires possible travel up to 40%.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of working experience in financial due diligence or external audit.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand key business drivers.
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written English.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial due diligence and negotiation support for M&A transactions.
• Analyze information and financial documents related to the target business.
• Identify risks and key issues for clients during the transaction process.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Client servicing

Communication in English

Education

Degree in any discipline

Professional accounting qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, MICPA, CPA Australia)

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial due diligence, vendor assistance, negotiation support and deal structuring for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions within and outside Malaysia for both corporate and private equity clients.
• Quickly develop an understanding of the target business and its drivers.
• Interpret and analyze information memoranda, business plans, publicly available information on the target business.
• Review and analyze historical trading, cash flow and balance sheets.
• Review and analyze projections and underlying assumptions.
• Review adequacy of working capital facilities, including consideration of financing limits, term and covenants.
• Evaluate potential synergies.
• Report potential key issues to the client, including identification of risk or price affecting considerations.
• Review sale and purchase agreements and correlate findings to the due diligence process.
• Review financial structures and associated credit agreements.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of working experience in financial due diligence or external audit.
• Degree in any discipline and/or a professional accounting qualification such as ICAEW, ACCA, MICPA, or CPA Australia.
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to understand key business drivers.
• Strong leadership, teamwork and client servicing skills.
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written English.

Additional Application Instructions

• Certificate and transcripts from SPM onwards.
• A copy of your NRIC or passport.
• Recent passport size picture.

Travel Requirements: Up to 40%.

Work Visa Sponsorship: No.

Government Clearance Required: Yes.