Corporate Finance Associate / Senior Associate

GRANT THORNTON SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GRANT THORNTON SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED is seeking an ambitious Corporate Finance professional to work directly with senior executives, owners, and investors on multiple transactions. You'll gain hands-on exposure across the full transaction lifecycle, collaborating with regional and global Grant Thornton advisory teams to deliver high-quality work.

Ideal candidates are intellectually curious, analytical, and driven to learn in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong numerical ability and proficiency with valuation techniques.
• Experience in corporate finance, investment banking, or related fields is advantageous.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to present complex financial concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset with a strong work ethic and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Contribute ideas to identify and evaluate M&A and capital raising opportunities.
• Support execution of corporate finance transactions with clients, investors, lenders, and stakeholders.
• Prepare pitch materials, teasers, investment memorandums, and investor presentations.
• Perform financial analysis and build financial models for M&A and capital raising.
• Conduct company valuations using DCF, comps, precedents, and asset-based approaches.
• Coordinate due diligence, manage data rooms, and facilitate Q&A with clients and advisers.
• Conduct company, industry, and market research.

Skills

Numerical ability

Financial modelling

Valuation techniques

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Tools

Bloomberg

CapitalIQ

Factset

Job description

The Corporate Finance Team

Our Corporate Finance team advises corporates, entrepreneurs and private equity clients on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising and other strategic transactions.

We are offering an ambitious and intellectually curious individual the opportunity to work directly with senior executives, business owners, and investors on multiple transactions in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will gain hands-on exposure across the full transaction lifecycle and work closely with other Grant Thornton advisory teams in Singapore, across the region and globally.

What matters most to us is your aptitude and attitude. We are looking for someone who is intellectually curious, analytical, eager to learn and prepared to work hard to deliver high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Contribute ideas and insights to identify and evaluate M&A and capital raising opportunities
• Support the execution of corporate finance transactions, working directly with clients, investors, lenders and other stakeholders
• Prepare pitch materials, teasers, investment memorandums, investor presentations, and other transaction documents for live deals
• Perform financial analysis and build financial models for M&A and capital raising transactions
• Conduct company valuations using various methods, including discounted cash flow (DCF), comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, and asset-based valuation approaches
• Coordinate due diligence processes, including managing data rooms, gathering, reviewing and analysing relevant financial and business information, and coordinating Q&A with clients, investors and other professional advisers
• Conduct company, industry, and market research

Qualifications & requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in corporate finance, investment banking, transaction advisory, private equity, financial modelling, or related fields within professional services or a related industry would be advantageous.
• Strong interest in corporate finance, M&A, and capital raising
• Strong numerical ability, financial modelling skills and proficiency with valuation techniques
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to diverse stakeholders in a concise and structured manner
• Strong work ethic and sense of ownership, with the willingness to go the extra mile when required to deliver for clients and the team
• Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to multi-task
• A collaborative mindset, with the adaptability and resilience to work effectively in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; and familiarity with financial databases and tools such as Bloomberg, CapitalIQ, and Factset