Consultant - Deal Advisory Infrastructure - Big4

Consultant, Deal Advisory Infrastructure

About us :

- BIG4 is a leading professional services firm comprising over 207,000 professionals who work together to deliver value in more than 150 countries through in-depth industry insights in Audit, Tax & Advisory. The firm recorded more than USD 28.9 billion in revenues in 2018.

- The position in discussion is with the Deal Advisory team at BIG4 Global Services (BIG4), which is FBIG4's global delivery center and is an integral part of the firm's strategy to enhance innovation, build scalability, and improve profitability, globally.

- BIG4 Deal Advisory Group is a team of over 800 professionals based in Gurugram and Bengaluru.

- M&A and Valuation Services team within BIG4 Deal Advisory is a 90+ member team and supports BIG4 Valuation, M&A, and Capital Advisory (CAG) teams globally across engagement / deal lifecycle

Roles and responsibilities :

We are recruiting for a Consultant in the team. Working as a member of the team your responsibilities will include:

- Working with the Team Leader to deliver engagements in the field of asset management, fiscal and economic impact analysis, policy and market research

- Preparing research packs such as industry research, company research and market study

- Actively building and managing the relationships and interface with Global Big 4 Infrastructure teams and other deal advisory professionals

- Mentoring junior team members on engagements

- Supporting Big 4 onshore teams or leading business development initiatives, including bid proposal and management

- Contributing to thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development

Essential skills required : Economic data(OECD,WEF), Financial Modeling, NPV,Ratio Analysis

Education / professional Prior Experience

Qualifications :

MBA / PGDBM / Engineers Relevant experience (2-5 years) gained in either research, policy analysis, asset management, project scheduling, quantitative and qualitative analysis in the relevant sector/ propositions (as applicable)

The ideal candidate would have:

- Strategic thinking ability and effective written and oral communication

- Knowledge of Lifecycle costing and a basic understanding of the lifecycle of an asset

- Some specialized knowledge in an area of infrastructure, e.g. water, wastewater, storm water, waste, transportation (roads, structures), facilities, municipal operations

- An understanding of the common indices used for the assessment of the condition of various assets

- Strong market research skills which requires understanding what are the underlying drivers of growth, factors influencing demand and supply, etc.

- Strong secondary research skills

- Strong report and proposal writing skills; ability to effectively synthesize information, bring out the essence of a paragraph, but also more generally to organize information such that there is a clear storyline

- Familiarity with the sources of economic data (OECD, WEF, UNTAD, and many others)

- Good understanding of risk and criticality; likelihood-impact matrix

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint and Project)

- Knowledge of basic finance concepts

- Data auditing for completeness and gaps; familiarity with data analysis tools like Alteryx will be an added advantage

- Creativity with charts, and a good handle on preparing decks for client presentations; familiarity with Tableau software will be an added advantage

- Experience of working with the government bodies