Job description
Job Overview:
You will be working with a team of Analysts and Senior Analysts who are responsible for managing the onboarding process of the M&A businesses. They are responsible for: conducting due diligence, producing prospectus and liaising with clients. This is a perfect opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about finance and accounting and has an active interest in technology. The role will involve the execution of tasks such as: collation of financial information from clients, interrogation and evaluation of financial documentation to support the business vetting process, use of various systems to calculate and analyse financial metrics.
Responsibilities:
- Compiling various financial statements;
- Verify profit and loss statements using third party systems;
- Calculate and present critical business metrics using internal business data;
- Work closely with clients to collate and organise business financial data;
- Work with the wider M&A team to clearly present and organize business financials to be shown to investors;
- Perform in-depth interrogation of client business financials and performance; and
- Communicate financial patterns, insights, and discrepancies.
Required Skills:
- Experience in similar roles within the financial services or technology industry;
- Ability to analyse profit & loss statements, balance sheets and communicate insight, patterns and trends;
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal);
- Extensive experience with MS Excel;
- Deadline-driven, and has a sense of urgency;
- Robust analytical skillset and naturally inquisitive; and
- Ability to work independently and multi-task in fast-paced environment.
Experience and Education:
- Strong academics in business administration, accounting, economics, finance or equivalent;
- Preferable experience working within Transaction Services and Financial Due Diligence (desirable);
- Will consider those who come from an audit background, preferably from one of the Big 4;
- A minimum of 1 years relevant work experience; and
- Working towards CPA/CMA/CIA/ACCA/CFA.
