Transaction Services Consultant & Senior Consultant

Pwc; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC in Lisbon/Porto is seeking a Transaction Services Consultant & Senior Consultant to join the Advisory Transactions Services practice. You will gather and analyze financial and operational data, report conclusions supporting buy-side and sell-side evaluations, and prepare analyses using Excel, Power Pivot/Query, Power BI, and PowerPoint.

You will interact with M&A teams, investment banking, and other due diligence groups, contribute to business development, and work in hybrid offices in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Management, Economics, Finance or related field.
• Strong analytical mindset with ability to synthesize data and present findings clearly.
• Experience with due diligence, M&A, or financial advisory is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze financial and operational data from diverse entities to support buy-side or vendor due diligence evaluations.
• Identify risks and opportunities from trends in results, working capital, debt and cash flows.
• Prepare analyses and reports using Excel, Power Pivot/Query, Alteryx and present in PowerPoint/PowerBI.
• Engage with M&A teams, investment banking, and legal/tax/environmental teams; support business development.

Skills

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Team spirit

Attention to detail

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Management, Economics or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Alteryx

Power Query

Job description

Transaction Services Consultant & Senior Consultant Lisbon/Porto

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 carried out 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 of experience 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 in English (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.

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