Technology Consulting - Senior Associate - Delivering Deal Value
Recruiter
PwC
Listed on
25th May 2020
Location
London
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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About PwCWe’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
Consulting
In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients’ business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.
The skills 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 make up 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 www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply
Diversity
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, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversityAbout the teamOur Delivering Deal Value team helps private equity firms and large corporations to navigate the challenges of mergers and acquisitions. Within the DDV team we have a highly specialised team of IT people who work only on M&A deals. We help clients to assess the IT implications of an M&A transaction.
We work in a fast-paced environment where IT is just one moving part among many others including financial, people, legal and operational workstreams. We are comfortable working with investment bankers, magic circle lawyers and C suite corporate clients - our typical IT contact is the CIO or CTO. PwC is the largest of the Big Four firms in M&A.
About the roleDDV focuses on providing support for potential/actual transactions and assists clients in all operational aspects of the transaction, pre and post completion, including Buy and sell side operational due diligenceSynergy development and reviewCarve out and divestment supportTaking control and 100 day planningMergers & acquisitions integrationPost acquisition performance improvementAs part of the transaction process, the DDV team develops a rapid understanding of the target/client business in order to quickly assimilate the key operational issues, synergies, risks and upsides around a transaction. We report our findings real time to our clients but, typically, we will also produce clear, written reports articulating our findings for any purchaser or vendor. We may then be involved in helping our clients with the post deal implementation, advising on synergies, cost reduction opportunities, implementation plans and programme management.Essential skills and experienceTo succeed in this role you will have Strong and relevant IT experience;Knowledge of deals, which might included M&A, synergy reviews and carve-outs,A good first degree and potentially an MBA or other relevant qualification;Good interpersonal skills and a demonstrable ability to quickly develop effective working relationships;Experience of developing networks of colleagues and contacts;Good verbal and written communications skills;Comfort and ability around report writing; andAn ambition and ability to move beyond IT into the world of M&A.The successful candidate will be a self-starter, able to work autonomously and operate on their own initiative. You will be required to work across a number of industry sectors on a variety of projects with colleagues at all levels. While primarily based in London, our M&A deal work is global in nature and you must be prepared to travel widely and frequently as and when required.
Who we’re looking forWe are looking for experienced IT people who have mastered their particular area of expertise and are now looking for something more challenging. Your basic IT basics must be solid, and typically will have been developed in a consulting firm or large corporate IT team.
But we are looking for people who can also show something special, which would help them survive and thrive in a challenging and rewarding environment. That something special might be a further degree, or deep experience in one industry sector, or an entrepreneurial business startup, or a proven ability to tackle any project that comes their way.
About PwC
We're one of the world's leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
The skills 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 make up 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 www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply
Diversity
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, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity
