Transaction Services Consultant & Senior Consultant

PwC; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Portugal's Advisory Transactions Services invites you to join a team helping clients unlock value through rigorous financial and operational due diligence for buy- and sell-side transactions.

You will collect and analyze information, build analyses in Excel, Power Pivot/Query, Alteryx, and present findings in PowerPoint and Power BI, collaborating with cross-functional teams in Lisbon or Porto, with hybrid work options.

Qualifications

• Degree and/or master's in Management, Economics, Finance, or related fields.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in financial auditing, due diligence, M&A, or related financial functions.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, synthesis, and attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills, dynamism and team spirit.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced proficiency in English (spoken and written); knowledge of Data Analytics; knowledge of Microsoft Power tools, Alteryx, and Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze financial and operational data to support buy-side or vendor due diligence evaluations and decisions.
• Identify trends in results, working capital, debt, and cash flows to spot risks and opportunities.
• Participate in meetings and presentations.
• Prepare analyses in Excel, Power Pivot, Power Query, and Alteryx; create reports in PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Interact with M&A teams, investment banking, and other due diligence teams, including legal, tax, environmental, and commercial.
• Support the team in business development and in preparing commercial proposals.
• Projects may be carried out in Lisbon and/or Porto offices or at client premises, often in a virtual data room, with hybrid work.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Data Analytics

English communication

Education

Degree in Management/Economics/Finance or related field

Tools

Alteryx

Power BI

Job description

At PwC, a career in our Advisory Transactions Services practice will provide you with the opportunity to help clients to seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities.

We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. The Transaction Services team is an integral part of the Advisory division and focuses on supporting our clients' investment or divestment decisions. If you join our team, you will have the opportunity to work with the pioneering Transaction Services team in Portugal, getting involved in M&A transactions with frequent media exposure.

You will support strategic and financial investors (including private equity firms) in the financial and business due diligence process, aimed at acquiring businesses or preparing for sale transactions.

Your Responsibilities

• Together with your project team, you will gather and analyze financial and operational management information from businesses in different sectors and of varying complexity, aiming to report conclusions that support investment (buy-side due diligence) or divestment (vendor due diligence or vendor assistance) evaluations and decisions;
• Your analyses will focus on understanding trends in the evolution of results, working capital, debt, and cash flows, with the aim of identifying risks and opportunities associated with a particular business;
• You will frequently participate in meetings and/or presentations;
• You will prepare analyses in Excel, Power Pivot, Power Query, and/or Alteryx, as well as reports in PowerPoint and PowerBI;
• You will interact with M&A teams, investment banking, and other due diligence teams, including legal, tax, environmental, and commercial;
• You will support the team in business development processes and in preparing commercial proposals;
• Projects may be carriedout in our offices (Lisbon and/or Porto) or at company premises, often in a virtual dataroom environment, with the possibility of working partially in a hybrid setup (our\\ "flexwork\\").

Profile

• We are looking for candidates with a degree and/or master's in Management, Economics, Finance, or related fields;
• A minimum of 2 years ofexperience in financial auditing, financial due diligence, M&A, management control, or other financial functions;
• Strong analytical skills, critical thinking, synthesis, and attention to detail;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Dynamism and a strong team spirit;
• Ability to learn and evolve quickly;
• Responsibility and resilience;
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint;
• Advanced proficiency inEnglish (spoken and written);
• Knowledge of Data Analytics;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power tools, Alteryx, and Power BI is a plus (optional). We believe that success lies in people and in your willingness to push boundaries.

If this resonates with you, you've found your place. It's time to bring your expertise to the 'Team PwC' and drive impactful change. At PwC, we believe that diverse perspectives lead to stronger thinking and better outcomes. We foster an inclusive and equitable culture where individuals from different backgrounds, identities and experiences feel valued, supported and empowered to grow. Inclusion is embedded in how we work and how we deliver sustained impact for our clients. We spark curiosity so you can do inspiring work.

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