Associate – Deals – Private Equity Value Creation (PEVC) Full Time

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 deal strategy at PwC will focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. Your work will involve analysing market trends, assessing business opportunities, and developing strategic frameworks to guide clients in making informed decisions regarding their deals. You will help clients navigate complex transactions, identify potential risks and opportunities, and develop strategies to maximise value and achieve their business objectives. Working in this area, you will play a crucial role in assisting clients in formulating and executing effective strategies to optimise outcomes in their deal-making processes.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm’s code of conduct and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Deals team you will assist in shaping the M&A landscape by supporting private equity and corporate clients in developing investment perspectives and strategies. As an Associate you will be involved in learning and contributing to client engagements while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. This role presents an exciting opportunity to engage in research and analysis, working with clients managing significant assets and gaining exposure to complex business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the formulation of valuable creation strategies for clients
• Participate in research and analysis to support engagements
• Collaborate with team members to deliver quality work
• Build rapport with clients to understand their objectives
• Analyze financial data to inform strategic insights
• Engage in discussions to clarify project deliverables
• Develop skills in assessing business challenges and solutions
• Contribute to the preparation of client presentations and reports

What You Must Have

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years of experience
• Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

• 2 to 4 years of experience in deals consulting
• Proficiency in data visualization tools preferred
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Excelling in analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrating strategic and creative thinking
• Managing time effectively while multi-tasking
• Conducting thorough research and analysis
• Upholding a proactive work ethic and professional demeanor
• Demonstrates intimate knowledge of operations due diligence or corporate strategy roles
• Conducting quantitative and qualitative analyzes of complex data
• High analytical and quantitative skills
• Comfort with financial statements