Deals Generalist Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

A career within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the world’s leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Deals Vacancy

Main purpose

• PwC Deals is a leading corporate finance and transaction services advisory business in South Africa, experiencing growth driven by long term client relationships and a strong senior team.  In order to take full advantage of the existing growth opportunities, we are looking for ambitious and highly motivated deals practitioners to join our team.
• The successful candidate will have a support role to play in the Deals team and will be mainly involved in due diligence investigations and the valuation of business enterprises, expert opinions, financial reporting valuations and the valuation of intangible assets such as brands, trademarks, customer relationships, software, proprietary technology and licences.
• The candidate will gain exposure to a wide range of clients, from global multinationals through to entrepreneurial, owner managed businesses, covering both domestic and cross border work.
• The right individual will have an excellent opportunity to develop their skills in a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities/ output
The successful candidate will have a support role to play in the team across a broad range of transactions including:

• Due diligence investigations
• Profit forecast reviews
• Working capital reviews
• Valuations
• Acquisitions and disposals support