Deals - M&A Operations Senior Associate (IT)

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Delivering Deal Value

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

Our Deals Advisory Practice helps businesses realise the potential of their mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and capital markets with a global network of industry experts coupled with data-driven insights. As the largest in Singapore, we provide faster growth, stronger capabilities, a competitive edge across the entire deal continuum, from strategy formulation,  deal origination, transaction support and finance raising, to post deal integration and exit.

We are seeking a Senior Associate level person to join us in our Merger & Acquisition Operation.

A career within Delivering Deal Value services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a transaction, pre and post completion. We conduct pre deal and confirmatory due diligence, execute large scale enterprise wide integrations, and support complex divestitures and separations on a wide range of functional areas such as Information Technology, Operations, Human Capital and other Backoffice functions.

As an M&A Operations IT Senior Associate you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution.  

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Support the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Managers/Senior Managers 

• Contribute to the delivery of IT due diligence, IT post-merger integration and IT separation/carve-out assignments from inception to completion including owning defined workstreams, supporting project management and preparing client-ready reports 

• Apply IT industry knowledge on relevant topics such as enterprise IT infrastructure, application migration, cybersecurity and digital and analytics 

• Be involved in business development activities by supporting research, proposal development and credentials/marketing materials for new/existing clients 

• Perform structured analysis and contribute to project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our clients 

• Deliver assigned tasks/workstreams by collaborating with the project team, monitoring engagement risks, escalating issues, driving conclusions and producing high-quality output 

• Execute project activities to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria, managing timelines and dependencies 

• Participate in knowledge-sharing; support onboarding and informal coaching of Associates/Interns 

• Continue to develop internal relationships and contribute to developing your PwC brand 

About you 

• Minimum 3 years of experience M&A, Divestitures including pre-deal due diligence, integration planning, separation planning, synergy and cost savings analysis, post-deal transformation 

• Working knowledge of key IT functions such as Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy and Governance, Systems Integration, Application Development, IT Service Delivery and Infrastructure Management 

• Able to assess aspects of the performance of a business (or elements of it) and outline improvement opportunities based upon limited information and/or interactions with stakeholders 

• Able to quickly understand large amounts of information, structure analysis and draw out hypotheses and key messages 

• Solid project coordination skills and stakeholder management capability 

• Strong analytical skills with good understanding of financial results and basic valuation techniques 

• Effective interpersonal skills and able to quickly develop working relationships 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified due to the high number of applicants for this role.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Administration, Business Process Improvement, Carve-Outs, Change Management, Client Management, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Cost Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enhanced Due Diligence, HR Due Diligence, Inclusion, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, M&A Strategy, Market Research {+ 15 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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