Deals Transaction Services Manager at PwC South Africa

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.
   

JOB PURPOSE

PwC Transaction Services is the recognized leader in the market in South Africa with a strong client base spanning both the Private Equity and Corporate M&A markets. TS is currently 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 people to join our team.


A.  JOB PROFILE

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

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

• buy and sell-side financial due diligence investigations;
• commercial or market due diligence;
• post deal services; and
• JSE reporting.

The candidate will gain exposure to a wide range of clients, from private equity, global multinationals through to entrepreneurial, owner managed businesses, covering both domestic and cross border transactions.

B.  PERSON PROFILE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• CA (SA) (Qualified by December 2020) 

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years

KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Strong financial and analytical skills are critical;
• High level of agility in a demanding environment;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders;
• You will need to be highly motivated and adopt a commercially astute approach.
• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets;
• Problem solving capabilities;
• A desire to build on commercial and industry knowledge;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to write succinct, well-structured reports and client communications;
• A well-organised and self directed individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organisation;
• Proven ability to multitask and ensure effective delivery of the priorities to meet targets and objectives