Key Responsibility Areas (KRAs):

Lead and manage global/domestic client engagement teams fulfilling the following responsibilities:

- Developing an understanding of the business, competitive positioning, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges, etc. of the target business

- Execution of client services as an Engagement manager

- Lead the team during project execution, reviewing the report and providing value add inputs

- Interpretation, evaluation, and analysis of information memoranda, business plans, and publicly available information on the target business

- Production of quality deliverables (including Excel and PowerPoint documents) within agreed timescales, briefing Partner/Director/Senior Manager accordingly. This may involve the responsibility to produce discrete sections.

This will include:

- Review and analysis of historical data, cash flow, and balance sheets

- Review and analysis of projections, and underlying assumptions

- Evaluate the operating trends, quality of earnings, maintainability of EBITDA, working capital & cash flow considerations, etc.

- Identifying key issues related to the deal, assessing their impact on valuation/ price consideration, and advising on ways to address the issues.

- Create and manage good independent relationships with clients. Expand opportunities with existing clients, identify and act on referrals.

- Work on a variety of transactions including large cross-border transactions across different industry verticals.

- Work as a part of cross-border teams on engagements lasting from just a few days to several months.

- To assist clients ranging from large multinationals, private equity houses and VC firms to owner-managed businesses.

- Manage business and clients:

- Actively Identify new business opportunities.

- Suggest and drive business development initiatives

- Enhance relationships with key Global counterparts.

- Collaborate closely with other service lines for expanding market footprints;

- Manage and develop people:

- Lead a team of Managers and Assistant Managers ensuring the team delivers high-quality work on time.

- Review the work of team members on a regular basis.

- Mentor, motivate and coach team members and encourage technical learning.

Required Technical competence:

- Highly numerate with strong attention to detail

- Logical and methodical approach to diligence

- Proficiency in Microsoft office suite and other standard daily productivity tools.

Soft/People skills:

- Highly motivated with an exceptional work ethic.

- Ability and desire to work cooperatively with team members and client professionals.

- Possess strong leadership skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication,

- Possess an advisory mindset and strong analytical skills.

- Ability to apply independent and objective professional judgment.

- Qualifications factors for success

- Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA (US), CFA, or ACCA (UK).

- 8+ years of post-qualification experience in Financial Due diligence, preferably with a Big 6 accounting firm.