Senior Associate - Deals Transaction Services SPA - Regions

Job Description

This role will be based in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds, but working as part of a UK wide team About the TeamOur specialist Sales & Purchase Agreement (SPA) deal mechanics advisory team (of around 25 people) provides expert support to clients,partners and deal teams both in the UK and internationally in all financial and tax aspects of SPA work. Our clients come to us to obtain our advice on the key value items in a transaction, including supporting them in their equity price negotiation as wellas the drafting of the accounting and tax elements in the SPA. The role involves the identification and articulation of value issues related to deal completion mechanics to assist clients in their SPA negotiations. Our team based in London and five regionaloffices is uniquely structured to enable us to react quickly to clients demands and deliver a high quality solution to satisfy clients needs. We work with clients across a range of industries with opportunities for people to specialise in any of the following:Technology, Media & Telecom, Health & Pharma, Real Estate, Financial Services, Retail, Consumer & Leisure, and Energy, Utilities, Mining & Infrastructure.PwC globally is one of the leading providers of Transaction Advisory services, encompassing areas suchas due diligence, valuations, post-merger/acquisition planning and deal structuring. We have dedicated specialists throughout our global Transaction Services (TS) business, and our clients include the worlds leading companies and private equity institutions.We advise on deals with values typically ranging from £1 million to over £10 billion. Our specialist teams are uniquely placed to advise at all stages of a deal from strategic inception through to due diligence to post deal.About the roleWere recruiting fora Senior Associate to join our SPA team based in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds . The successful candidate will be part of a highly-regarded, rapidly growing team and will receive extensive one-to-one coaching and support from experienced deal practitioners,enabling them to develop into a trusted advisor at all stages of a transaction.As a Senior Associate within our SPA team, you will gain an understanding of the nature of TS products and how an M&A transaction is executed. The role will enable the individualto:Build up investigation and SPA experience Develop a specialist skill-set in a high value-add area for corporate and private equity clientsImprove analytical and negotiation techniquesGain insight into key value levers for clients in negotiating SPAs Workclosely with due diligence teams to identify and mitigate risk for clientsParticipate in the success of a highly profitable business viewed as a key differentiator to competitorsDevelop a strong internal and external network Work in a highly motivated teamembracing flexible workingWork alongside a wide range of other advisors in the deal including lawyers and corporate finance advisorsGain significant exposure to the "decision maker" in deals providing significant opportunity to influence the outcome of negotiationsat the crunch point on dealsThis is a highly rewarding role as the benefits and value created for clients are clearly visible. Essential Skills & ExperienceACA/ICAS/CPA qualified or equivalentStrong analytical skills and commercial awarenessWork with a highattention to detailCommunicate clearly with both clients and other advisorsDevelop strong internal and external networksAbility to work to deadlines and can juggle multiple projectsA flexible working styleStrong MS Excel skills Desirable skillsExperience withina Transaction Advisory / M&A roleDeals Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in thenews and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business. Not the role for you Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting) Theskills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours makeup our global leadership framework, The PwC Professional and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: uk/careers/experienced/apply Diversity ValuingDifference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversityis what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be.As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture. uk/diversity