M&A Integration / Carve-out Specialist at PwC South Africa

About the job

Job Description & Summary:

• The primary aim of our Delivering Deal Value service offering is to provide advice and support on the operational and value creation challenges arising on Merger and Acquisition (“M&A”) transactions (acquisitions, disposals and carve-outs) and legal restructurings.

Responsibilities of role:

DDV focuses on providing advice and support for potential / actual transactions and assists clients in all operational aspects of the transaction, pre and post completion, including:

• Pre-deal integration / separation complexity assessments
• Compile financial information and operational considerations on a business to be carved out
• Develop an integration / separation strategy (including interim and target operating model and related Day 1 readiness / 100 Day planning)
• Compile a Value Creation bridge setting out all levers (strategic, operational, balance sheet / tax and other)
• Develop and tailor implementation workplans per functional area relating to an acquisition or divestment
• Develop and roll-out a change management and communication plan
• Implementation and programme management support (status reporting, maintain RAID registers, monitor delivery of critical steps / business case)
• Integration / separation health checks

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Around 6 to 8 years of experience in working on change or integration projects, business improvement engagements and delivering quantifiable benefit to organisations (either in industry or advisory)
• Holds a professional qualification (CA(SA), CIMA, MBA or similar)
• Exposure to merger integrations and / or carve-outs
• Comfort around financial analysis and an understanding of the key business drivers
• Experience in running large change projects

Essential skills:

• Good interpersonal and leadership skills
• Good communication skills (verbal, report writing, presenting and facilitating meetings)
• Ability to develop internal / external networks and identify / drive business development initiatives
• Pro-active mindset and ability to operate on own initiative
• Ability to manage various stakeholders and coordinate large teams on change projects
• Ability to identify and understand key drivers of a business