Job Description

Line of Service Advisory

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism Deals

Management Level Manager

& Summary A career within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the worlds leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The primary aim of our Value Creation (VC) service offering is to provide advice and support to clients on the operational and value creation challenges arising on merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions (acquisitions, disposals, and carve-outs), including legal restructurings.

The PwC VC team is a recognised market leader in South Africa, with a strong client base spanning both the Private Equity and Corporate M&A markets. The VC team is currently experiencing significant growth, which is being driven by long term client relationships, a unique service offering and a strong senior leadership team. We are therefore looking for an ambitious and highly motivated person to join our team who is planning to grow in the team over a number of years.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

CIMA candidate

CFA candidate

CA (SA) - newly qualified

Other professional qualification (finance / engineering / MBA, or similar)

Experience required:

Senior Associate 2 - 3 years working experience

Manager 3
years working experience

Responsibilities of role:

VC focuses on providing advice and support on potential or pre-existing transactions, and assists clients in all operational aspects of the transaction, pre- and post completion.

The below is an overview of the type of work that the team facilitates/supports clients on (however is not limited to):

Pre-deal integration/separation complexity assessments

Developing an integration/separation strategy (including interim and target operating model and related Day 1 readiness/100-day planning)

Compiling financial and operational information on a business to be carved out

Compiling a Value Creation bridge setting out all levers (strategic, operational, balance sheet/ tax and other)

Developing and tailoring implementation (including value creation) work plans per functional area relating to an acquisition or divestment

Developing and rolling out a change management and communication plan

Implementation and programme management support (status reporting, maintain RAID registers, monitor delivery of critical steps / business case)

Integration/separation health checks

Skill sets required:

Comfort around financial analysis and an understanding of key business drivers and performance indicators

Good interpersonal and leadership skills

Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams

Good communication skills (verbal, report writing, presenting, and facilitating meetings)

Ability to develop internal/external networks and identify/drive business development initiatives

Proactive mindset, eagerness to learn and ability to operate on own initiative

Preference will be given to candidates with the following experience:

Exposure to deals environment (merger integrations and/or carve-outs)

Ability to manage various stakeholders and coordinate large teams on change projects

Ability to identify, understand and analyse key drivers of a business

Advantageous: experience working on change or integration projects, carve-out assignments, business improvement engagements and delivering quantifiable benefit to organisations (either in industry or advisory)

Role related attributes:

Excellent attention to detail

Problem solving mindset with a strong focus on value creation

Highly analytical mindset and structured thinking

Good organisational, time management and planning skills

Self-motivated with a high work ethic

Capable of developing innovative approaches to complex situations / challenges

Positive outlook and contributor to a healthy team environment

Ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the organisation (client and internal), rapidly building rapport, establishing credibility, and gaining trust

Able to demonstrate flexibility in adjusting to highly varied projects and rapidly coming up the learning curve in unfamiliar industries and functions

Demonstrate deep knowledge and awareness of current market and M&A trends and activities

Be aware of cultural diversity and be supportive of our unique South African and African contexts; be able to work in an international environment

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? Yes

Job Posting End Date March 19, 2024

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