Overview
Associate/Senior Associate – Financial Due Diligence
Key responsibilities:
– Assist with core financial due diligence, helping to identify key risks and potential deal breakers, assess the strengths and weaknesses of the business
– Preparing project Databook
– Analyze detailed financial statement information including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and key operational data
– Synthesize and convert the data into meaningful information that is used to drive discussions with target management and drive observations and conclusions
– Assess the quality of the target company’s reported earnings, net assets, and cash flows
– After an investigative analysis, assist in the construction of deal-oriented reports and presentations for clients that highlight the key financial, commercial, and other findings facing investments and the drivers behind maintainable profits and cash flows
– Aid the team in further articulating how such findings should be incorporated into the client’s valuation and sale, purchase agreement and provide other negotiating points
– Participate in meetings and conference calls with target company management and with client personnel
– Be actively involved in building and maintaining client relationships and other business development opportunities.
Qualifications/ Ideal Experience:
– A minimum of 1-6 years of financial accounting due diligence experience at preferably a Big4 or a top accounting firm in their India Global Delivery Center
– Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting and/or related major
– Chartered Accountant (CA)/ Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/ Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
– Working knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting
– High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
– Strong project management skills
– Flexibility to work as both a team member in a collaborative setting and as an individual contributor
– Ability to thrive and be effective in fast-paced settings