Senior, Transaction Diligence

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior, Transaction Diligence

Requisition ID: 1709709
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

The opportunity

• With so many offerings, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a friendly, collaborative environment through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
• EY has an established industry leading Strategy and Transactions Practice. We help clients determine the right deal to do, and then assist them in doing the deal right. We are a growing practice that has the resources to serve any client, anywhere in the world.
• You'll be part of the Transaction Diligence (TD) team which provides clients with the financial and strategic transaction assistance to ensure the success of their transaction. Our TD teams assist clients throughout the entire transaction process. While traditional financial due diligence is a key element of the service, TD is much broader, incorporating transaction management, negotiation and documentation, and post-completion integration.

Your key responsibilities

• As a Manager, you will be part of the Transaction Diligence team helping our clients determine the right deal to do, and then assist them in doing the deal right. Our team works to understand profit drivers and trends, challenge assumptions of future performance, and assist with purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters. Our TD teams assist clients throughout the entire transaction process.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Experience working with BI tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, Spotifire, or others.
• Minimum 10 years of accounting experience.
• Dedication to teamwork.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong work initiative and the ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting and/or related major.
• CPA or CA, CPA certification.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with each of IFRS, ASPE, and US GAAP.
• Willingness to team and learn.
• Must have 3-4 years of financial due diligence experience

Skills and attributes for success:

• Analyse carve-out issues, as applicable, relating to a buy-side or sell-side project.
• Participate and play a leadership role in due diligence engagements related to acquisitions or divestments by private equity investor groups and strategic corporate players.
• Correlate due diligence findings with client valuations and manage expectations of service.
• Analyse financial/operational results of targets through analysis of operational accounting records and conducting interviews with management.
• Identify post-acquisition/divestiture action steps.
• Perform industry and company research.
• Identify issues for purchase price reductions, deal structuring or deal termination.
• Develop people, including supervising staff effectively, providing constructive feedback/training and conduct performance reviews.
• Evaluate effects of seasonality on cash flow requirements.
• Identify and quantify GAAP issues as they relate to the valuation of the target.
• Prepare/evaluate pro forma financial information.