AVP - Transaction Support - Due Diligence - CA - Big4

Academic Qualification

CA with a good academic background

Experience Required :

The candidate should have :

- 6-8 years of relevant post qualification work experience

- Understanding of the business, competitive positioning, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges etc. of the target company

- Analyzed historic and current financial information

- Analyzed projections and assumptions used for the same

- Identified of deal issues, assessing their impact on the transaction (valuation etc.) and advising on ways to address the issues

- Conducted analysis of transaction risks and ways to mitigate them

- Understanding transaction structure and basis it advised on structuring issues

- Strong Analytical Skills

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

- Project management/time management

- Client relationship management

- Staff management and development/leadership abilities

- Business development

- High initiative and drive

- Maturity and ability to handle pressure

- High team orientation

- Professional appearance and poise

Preferred : 

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

1. Due diligence experience as part of M&A team in industry or Big 3 CA firms.

2. Been a part of the audit and assurance practice of Big 4 CA firms with some due diligence exposure.

Roles/Responsibilities : 

1. Client Management

- Lead role in execution of client service

2. Networking & Marketing

- Create and manage good independent relationships with clients

- Expand opportunities with existing clients, identify and act on referrals

- Build broad networks within the firm locally and internationally

3. Lead and coordinate the planning and management of assignments, with guidance from the Partner

4. Risk Management : 

- Ensure compliance with risk management strategies, plans and activities

- Handle straightforward risk management issues.

- Take on progressively greater risk management responsibility for high risk issues

- Be able to proactively resolve (with Partner support) risk issues in delivering service to clients

5. Knowledge Management : 

- Strong contribution to knowledge sharing efforts, review and continually improve processes so that the team and firm capture and leverage knowledge

6. People Management : 

- Build a strong team and be a strong role model, mentor and coach

- Assist in resolving people issues

- Assist in recruiting activities for the SBU, including campus hiring