Deals Advisory, Financial Due Diligence Managing Director

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in Singapore is seeking a seasoned professional with at least 15 years of experience in financial due diligence and M&A processes. This role will involve leading the practice, managing client communications, and guiding project teams to deliver exceptional quality. Candidates should possess a degree in accounting or business, strong analytical skills, and the ability to effectively communicate insights. Prior experience in South East Asia is advantageous, and a willingness to travel is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in financial due diligence and M&A processes.
• Demonstrated success in leading financial due diligence for large companies and private equity clients.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the practice and drive new business development.
• Manage day-to-day client communications and deliver high-quality projects.
• Train and coach team members to develop skills and expertise.

Skills

Financial due diligence

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree in accounting or business

Professional accounting qualifications

Job description

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

Our Deals Advisory Practice helps businesses realise the potential of their mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and capital markets with a global network of industry experts coupled with data-driven insights. As the largest in Singapore, we provide faster growth, stronger capabilities, a competitive edge across the entire deal continuum, from strategy formulation, deal origination, transaction support and finance raising, to post deal integration and exit.

you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Proactively lead the practise by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines
• Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalise on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors
• Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities
• Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications
• Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria
• Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
• Responsibility for management of engagement financials
• Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching

About you

• Possess good degree qualifications in accounting or business from recognised Universities, or professional accounting qualifications.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience with detailed knowledge and understanding of financial due diligence and M&A processes
• Demonstrates proven expertise and success in leadership roles providing financial due diligence and other transaction-related services to large company and private equity fund clients.
• Demonstrates proven expertise and success in leadership interviewing executive management at target companies, as well as extensive knowledge assessing a target company's quality of earnings, net assets, and cash flows.
• Prior experience working in South East Asia is highly regarded, but not essential.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret data, generate insights and construct solutions.
• Enthusiasm to work as part of a team based across multiple geographies to meet challenging client deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Willingness to travel