Mergers and Acquisitions Manager

PwC Careers Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Careers Africa is seeking a motivated Manager for its Corporate Finance team in South Africa. You will lead deals in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financing, coordinating with clients, bidders and advisors. Expect to mentor team members and drive high-quality deliverables across timelines.

The role requires strong financial modelling, client management, and leadership to deliver value for our firm and clients in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualifications in finance and accounting.
• Experience in corporate finance environments.
• Strong financial modelling and valuation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage corporate finance transactions.
• Coordinate deal processes with clients and advisors.
• Develop market research and target analysis.
• Prepare transaction documents and due diligence outputs.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Client relations

Financial literacy

Negotiation

Problem solving

Leadership

Project management

Teamwork

Education

BCom Investment Management Honours

BCom Finance Honours

B Business Science Finance

CA(SA)

Job description

Job Description & Summary

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. Those in corporate finance at PwC will provide strategic financial advice and solutions to help clients navigate complex business transactions and optimise their capital structure. You will analyse financial data, conduct due diligence, and assist in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

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. Those in corporate finance at PwC will provide strategic financial advice and solutions to help clients navigate complex business transactions and optimise their capital structure. You will analyse financial data, conduct due diligence, and assist in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

ROLE SUMMARY

PwC Corporate Finance is a leading corporate finance advisory business in South Africa and is currently experiencing strong growth, driven by long term client relationships and a strong senior team. In order to take full advantage of the existing growth opportunities, we are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will have a support role to play in the team across a broad range of transactions including acquisitions, disposals, black economic empowerment transactions and financing for private and public market clients. They will gain exposure to a wide range of clients, including global multinationals, listed companies and entrepreneurial, owner managed businesses, covering both domestic and cross border work. The successful candidate will have a junior dealmaker role within the team and be responsible for the following activities on a day to day basis: Proposal generation and business development including detailed research and market analysis to understand market drivers and identify potential targets; Detailed report writing to support suggested transaction structures and funding mechanisms; Leading the compilation of key transaction documentation including teasers, information memorandums and management presentations for sell-side mandates and investment committee papers and bid documentation for buy-side mandates; Undertaking financial modelling as part of a transaction valuation, merger or acquisition model and for any funding models required; Project management including risk management, driving a transaction in accordance with its timetable, liaising with key parties including clients, bidders, targets, other advisors etc.; and Providing inputs into legal agreements and monitoring of conditions precedent.

• Proposal generation and business development including detailed research and market analysis to understand market drivers and identify potential targets;
• Detailed report writing to support suggested transaction structures and funding mechanisms;
• Leading the compilation of key transaction documentation including teasers, information memorandums and management presentations for sell-side mandates and investment committee papers and bid documentation for buy-side mandates;
• Undertaking financial modelling as part of a transaction valuation, merger or acquisition model and for any funding models required;
• Project management including risk management, driving a transaction in accordance with its timetable, liaising with key parties including clients, bidders, targets, other advisors etc.; and
• Providing inputs into legal agreements and monitoring of conditions precedent.

Applicants must display the following competencies:

• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets;
• Problem solving capabilities;
• Innovation and idea generation;
• A desire to build on commercial and existing industry knowledge;
• Negotiations skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to write succinct, well-structured reports and client communications;
• Excellent financial modelling skills;
• The ability to manage all execution work streams on a transaction;
• A well-organised and self directed individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organisation;
• Proven ability to multitask and ensure effective delivery of the priorities to meet targets and objectives;
• Ability to run independently with projects or tasks when necessary;
• Seek learning opportunities and is prepared for a steep learning curve;
• Thrive in an unstructured environment where each day is different;
• Project and client management skills;
• Conflict management skills;
• A highly motivated, confident individual with presence;
• Highly rated with good academic credentials; and
• Team player, who works effectively under pressure and can deliver quality outputs under tight deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Relevant qualification with Financial Literacy, including, but not limited to:
• B Com Investment Management Honours
• B Com Finance Honours
• B Business Science Finance
• Qualified CA (SA)

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• We prefer candidates with Corporate Finance experience from an investment bank, or boutiques.
• 18 months - 5 years of Corporate Finance Experience

RESPONSIBILITIES OF ROLE:

• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets;
• Problem solving capabilities;
• Innovation and idea generation;
• A desire to build on commercial and existing industry knowledge;
• Negotiations skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to write succinct, well-structured reports and client communications;
• Excellent financial modelling skills;