Financial Due Diligence, Manager

On behalf of one of its client, a leading global professional services firm, the FCCS is looking for a Manager to join their Financial Due Diligence team.

This role offers the opportunity to support clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, providing strategic advice and practical support throughout the deal lifecycle. Working with leading organisations across a variety of industries, you will help clients identify opportunities, navigate complex transactions and maximise value. Through data-driven analysis and commercial insights, the team helps clients make informed decisions and achieve their strategic objectives.

The Role

As a Manager in the team, you are expected to provide financial due diligence and other transaction-related services to large corporate and private equity fund clients. You are expected to analyse complex problems, mentor others, and maintain rigorous standards. You are expected to focus on building client relationships and developing a deeper understanding of the business context, navigating increasingly complex situations to grow your personal brand and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial due diligence and transaction-related services
• Analyse intricate issues and develop solutions
• Analyse financial/ operational results of companies through review of operational accounting records and interviews with management
• Assess quality of earnings, net assets, and cash flows
• Resolve issues in technical accounting areas
• Participate in client discussions and meetings
• Identify issues for purchase price reductions, deal structuring etc.
• Plan, prepare and review deliverables in various forms including Excel databooks, written reports, presentations etc.
• Mentor and guide junior team members
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context
• Utilise various tools and methodologies to solve problems

Requirements:

• Possess good degree qualifications in accounting or business from recognised Universities, or professional accounting qualifications.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in global accounting firms, with detailed knowledge and understanding of financial due diligence and M&A processes
• Demonstrates proven expertise and success in leadership roles providing financial due diligence and other transaction-related services to large company and private equity fund clients.
• Demonstrates proven expertise and success in leadership interviewing executive management at target companies, as well as extensive knowledge assessing a target company's quality of earnings, net assets, and cash flows.
• Prior experience working in South East Asia is highly regarded, but not essential.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret data, generate insights and construct solutions.
• Enthusiasm to work as part of a team based across multiple geographies to meet challenging client deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Willingness to travel