Senior Manager - Financial Due Diligence - M&A - CA - Management Consulting Firm

Company : French Management Consulting Firm

Responsibilities :

- Managing and participating in due diligence engagements and leading engagements which are complex .

- Analyse financial statements, review of business and financial performance of the target to understand the key drivers of growth and identify the associated risks.

- Identify and understand potential deal breakers, value drivers and other areas of specific interest to the clients.

- Assess and comment on adequacy and effectiveness of target's key financial processes and procedures; comment on adequacy of internal controls; identify opportunities for improvement / efficiencies post deal.

- Review of completion accounts in line with the stipulations set forth under SPA; including identification of provision / adjustments required to the opening balance sheet.

- Presenting key deal issues to the client and consult on deal negotiation.

- Interfacing with internal as well as external teams such as legal, tax, investment bankers etc during the project

- Analyzing financial/operational results of target companies by reviewing their accounting records and conducting interviews with management

- Preparing/evaluating pro forma financial information

- Identifying issues for purchase price reductions, deal structuring or deal termination

- Identifying post-acquisition action steps to achieve anticipated earnings/cash flow improvements

- Evaluating effects of seasonality and cyclicality on cash flow requirements

- Performing research on industry and organization

Education & Experience:

- Qualified CA with at least 8 years post qualification experience in Big 4.

- Strong analytical skills

- Strong communication skills - verbal and written