PwC Acceleration Centers in India
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.
Responsibilities
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 Description: Main purpose of the job and key background information
Activities To Be Performed
Support projects on valuation of businesses for raising capital, purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment etc.
Work on building and reviewing financial models for discounted cash flow and market approach.
Prepare company, industry and economic reviews for valuation reports.
Identify comparable companies and compute various transaction related multiples.
Use comparable companies to compute weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
Obtain training on the relevant databases, acquire knowledge required to use the databases efficiently
Organize research findings into meaningful deliverables
Carry out other ad-hoc research based on instructions provided
Requirements
Ability to analyze and anticipate client requests, interpret asks and act according to expectations
Good reasoning and analytical ability
Good understanding of databases (CapitalIQ, Bloomberg, ThomsonOne etc.)
Sound financial concepts
Provide input on best practices and process optimization opportunities
Churn out varied work requests in short turnaround time.
Capable of designing new research approaches which enhance quality and productivity
Good working knowledge in MS Office tools
Effective verbal and written communications skills
Self-motivated and capable of working both independently and in a team
Self-starter with ability to multi-task and constantly reprioritize
Education/qualifications
CA/CFA/MBA/Bachelor or Masters degree in any discipline with more than 5 years of experience in Valuations and related research.