Deloitte Hiring for M&A Transaction Services Senior Analyst Job at Sydney Full Time

Location:
Sydney, NSW, AU

Department:Description:
This is your opportunity to join Deloitte’s growing M&A Transaction Services (TS) team. Are you in?

About the team

Our TS team assists clients in a wide variety of matters including mergers, acquisitions, investments in listed and private companies, IPOs, equity raisings and business development including new projects and investment decisions.

The role is responsible for co-coordinating due diligence (DD), assess financial, accounting, tax, governance and controls, and provide M&A transaction support services to clients.

What will your typical day look like?

Develop proposals based on briefs received

Develop an understanding of the target business and its drivers

Identify, manage and report on financial risks of potential acquisitions or disposals

Interpret and analyse information memoranda, business plans, publicly available information on the target business

Undertake financial DD, review and analyse historical trading, quality of earnings, cash flow, working capital, net debt, capital expenditure, forecasts and underlying assumptions through an in-depth review of the audited historical accounts, management accounts and business plans. Collect, analyse and interpret information on the financial standing, cost structures and trading effectiveness of organisations

IPO work – perform the role of investigating accountants, advise organisations’ governing boards on matters concerning compliance with stock exchange listing rules, support of issuing a negative assurance opinion in respect of an Investigating Accountants Report

Assess systems and processes and how they relate to the financial and management information of the business

Assess controls and governance environment of the business

Review the adequacy of financing structure, agreements and consideration of limits, terms and covenants

Present findings and observations to senior management

Report potential key issues for clients including identification of risk or price factors impacting investment decisions

Review sale and purchase agreements (SPA’s), financial model to reflect findings of the DD process

Work closely with project-based teams, supervise and review the analysis of junior members, support senior team members with accountability for overall engagement management and quality of deliverable

Involvement in a wide range of transactions including acquisitions, takeovers, mergers, divestments, capital raisings

Liaise with government, corporates and bankers on projects during the DD stage through till financial close

Presentation of findings – arrange, give notice of and attend meetings of directors and shareholders

Manage transactions, liaise with client and target management and other deal stakeholders during the DD process

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You would have:
Undergraduate Accounting/ Finance degree and/or CA or equivalent qualification

Min. 3 years of relevant experience in audit, accounting, and transaction services, financial DD with a clear grasp of the M&A lifecycle

Develop solutions, recommendations on normalized EBITDA, deal price, working capital adjustments, earn-outs, acquisition synergies

Develop recommendations and commentary on SPA’s by leveraging DD findings

Interpret and review financial models and advanced report writing skills