Consultant - Deal Advisory - Infrastructure Project - Big4

Consultant, Deal Advisory, Infrastructure

About us - 

BIG 4 is a leading professional services firm comprising over 174,000 professionals who work together to deliver value in more than 155 countries through in-depth industry insights in Audit, Tax & Advisory. The firm recorded more than USD 24.4 billion in revenues in 2015.

- The position in discussion is with the Deal Advisory team at BIG 4 Global Services (BIG 4), which is BIG 4's global delivery center and is an integral part of the firm's strategy to enhance innovation, build scalability, and improve profitability, globally.

- BIG 4- Deal Advisory Group is a team of over 415 professionals based in Gurgaon.

- BIG 4 DA has been providing solutions to BIG 4 member firms globally. Leveraging insights and applying best practices, the team helps create customized approaches to M&A transactions. The team's capabilities include Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Strategy, Business Modeling, Accounting Advisory Services, Deal Advisory Research and Benchmarking.

Job Description

Within BIG 4, the BIG 4 Infrastructure hub is being developed as a Centre of excellence (CoE) for the firm's Global Infrastructure advisory service line. The team is on a high-growth trajectory, currently consisting of 26 professionals acting as an interface between our Global BIG 4 Infrastructure teams and BIG 4 Global Services. These professionals specialize into financial & economic modelling, financial due diligence & transaction services of large scale infrastructure projects including project finance and regulatory finance, infrastructure insight, business development & proposal support etc. We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager/Manager role in the Infrastructure modelling domain.

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

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