Women in Business Penultimate Year Consulting, DDV, London, 2022

Job Description

Our Consulting practice is focused on results, supporting our clients in solving important problems so that they can transform their business. We use our understanding of how business works and a knowledge of how the right technology in the right placecan create competitive advantage. Our clients needs are what lead our thinking and drive our ambition. Our goal is to be our clients first choice on the issues that matter most because we deliver outcomes that matter. Clients might want us to help them managedisruption and transform their business to adapt in an ever changing world, or draw up a sustainability strategy that aligns their commercial objectives with broader environmental and social concerns.We work with clients across the Financial Services, Governmentand Health Industries and the Private Sector and include household names from Government Departments, NHS Trusts, retailers, banks, multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.Youll get to work closely with the best in industry, finance and Governmentin the UK and collaborate with clients and colleagues globally, bringing fresh insights and motivation to the problems they face.Business AreaDelivering Deal Value (DDV) is a market leading team sitting within PwCs Consulting business, assisting both Corporateand Private Equity (PE) clients in a wide range of high impact business situations. Most of our work is in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) space, both pre and post deal, and we regularly go to market with our colleagues in Transaction Services, howeverwe can also deliver non-deal transformation projects. The M&A Deals we work on range in size from £50m to over £5bn and our clients include several of the most well-known brands and businesses in the world.Our DDV team focuses on providing support for transactionsand assists clients in all operational aspects of the transaction, pre and post deal, including:Pre-deal value creation advisory - i.e. where can we see value for our client in this dealBuy and sell side operational due diligence - i.e. what could be improvedto unlock further value for our client.Synergy development and diligence review - i.e. where are the synergies between two businesses and how well has the plan for capturing these synergies been compiled.Carve out due diligence and divestment support.Takingcontrol and 100 day planning.Mergers & Acquisition Integration.Post-acquisition performance improvement using our Rapid Value Creation methodology.We rapidly develop an understanding of the target/client business in order to assimilate the key operationalissues, synergies, risks and upsides around a transaction. We communicate our findings in real time to our clients as well as producing written reports articulating our findings for the buyer or seller. We regularly help our clients with post deal implementationprojects including taking control of the acquired business, tracking synergy delivery plan and implementing cost reduction opportunities. ProgrammeDuring this three-day paid programme youll get an insight into what a career at PwC could look like. Youllvirtually meet mentors and buddies wholl represent the variety of opportunities available across PwC. Youll meet some of our Female colleagues to hear about their own personal career journeys, as well as from some of our networks focussed on Inclusion andDiversity Diversity and Inclusion. Through interactive sessions the programme will help you to develop confidence in a business setting and encourage you to bring your whole self to the workplace. At PwC, we nurture an environment where our people can be thebest they can be.Our Women in Business programme will be a 3-day paid programme which will be run from the 28th to 30th June. You will need to be in the UK to complete this programme.What youll doAs a graduate in DDV you will rotate through our differentsub teams, which are either industry specific or cross-sector (e.g. Retail, Consumer and Leisure, Telecom Media and Technology, Industrial Products and Services, Finance, Technology etc.), and gain a broad range of experiences. At the end of your graduatescheme you will have the opportunity to be promoted into one of these teams.On a typical project work you will work as part of a varied size team of two to twenty people analysing the client data to draw commercial insights and conclusions which will eventuallybe presented to our clients. The project manager will rely on you for effective support throughout the transaction process. Our engagements vary in length, with M&A Deal, you might spend between 2 weeks and 3 months working on a project. Our Post Deal projectsnormally last between 3 months and a year. Across most projects you will have the opportunity to travel, either internationally or within the UK.Your responsibilities might include:Quantitative analysis of the operational aspects of a transaction.Preparationof client presentations or reportsLiaising with multiple stakeholders, both external and internal. To build strong and meaningful relationshipsOutside of project work, you will be involved in business development (BD) activities including industry, or clientspecific research to identify potential clients or areas of opportunity. As part of the BD activities you will create pitch or discussion documents which will be presented or discussed with our potential clients.What youll needYoull need to have, or be oncourse for, a 2.1 degree or above in any subject. We determine whether youre on course for a 2.1 based on the grades you achieved in your last completed year of academic study.Youll need to be in your penultimate year of an undergraduate or postgraduatedegree; orYoull need to be in your final year of an undergraduate degree with a one year postgraduate place confirmedWork permitPlease take some time to confirm your eligibility for the role. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictionsto some areas of our business and some points you should note on our website.Please note that PwC is unable to sponsor any candidates for some roles as the Home Offices eligibility criteria will not be satisfied. For a list of these roles, please review theImportant information section of the work permit page on our website.When to applyThe deadline for applications is 18 March 2022The deadline for online assessments is 8 April 2022Career Focus Days will take place from 25 April 2022 - 31st May 2022Find outmore Our people Training and development Our eventsDo you need a work permitPlease take some time to confirm your eligibility for the role. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictions to some areas of our business and some pointsyou should note on our website.Please note that PwC is unable to sponsor any candidates for some roles as the Home Offices eligibility criteria will not be satisfied. For a list of these roles, please review the Important information section of the workp