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About the Division

Our Financial Advisory team specialises in taking facts and figures and then adding insight and expertise to maximise value and impact for our clients. Our integrated approach means our clients enjoy ‘one point of call’ that encompasses every aspect of a transaction. 

Together with other Deloitte services such as Tax, Consulting and Legal, we provide a comprehensive solution to clients, using global best practice and our global and local network.

Our professionals need to have the acumen to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, balancing long term projects with the urgency of immediate operational demands. We are committed to establishing and empowering the firm by establishing an environment of continuous learning and enriching career opportunities.

About the Job

As a Senior Manager in the Financial & Business Modelling team, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of engagements across all sectors, with responsibility for leading on-the-ground teams, managing and coaching junior staff and supporting the partners and directors in client-facing delivery.

The nature of work that you will get involved in may include:

·         Building analytical models to handle large data sets with Excel, Tableau, or other relevant specialized tools/programs that can be interpreted convincingly

·         Maintaining a working knowledge of measurement tools, benchmarks, statistics, and metrics needed to quantify and analyze aspects of deal risk

·         Managing deadlines to help team stay on track during a transaction, adapting to changing priorities as they arise

·         Analysing financial and accounting information when evaluating transactions

·         Outlining a quality assurance plan, specifying the standards, tools, and techniques to define priorities needed to provide high-quality services

·         Conducting market analysis and develops an initial hypothesis around growth opportunities and upside potential and downside risks

·         Leverage economic and industry knowledge to assess the validity of the financial models and reports

·         Identifying critical assumptions and facts that underline valuation estimates and provides alternative approaches as required

·         Generating models and analyses as industry requirements dictate and leverages economic and market condition knowledge to assess the validity of models and reports

·         Preparing robust business planning or transaction models by applying detailed understanding of commercial practicalities, accounting and finance knowledge, technical ability, quantitative analysis, and logic

·         Creating progressive financial models that capture the future operating, investing and financing activities, and helps clients determine future profitability, financial position, and risk

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics or related field
• International professional qualification advantageous i.e. CA, CFA, CIMA, ACCA or CPA
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting advantageous
• 4 - 6 years’ experience in similar role.

To qualify, you should have the following skills:

• Strong sense of commerciality in being able to identify and understand the specific needs of a client, and to build a model that addresses these aspects.
• Previous experience of working in a financial modelling team within a professional services firm or large corporate
• Developing and/or reviewing models where a key output was integrated financial statements
• Experience in valuation, feasibility studies/projections, transaction support, due diligence, financial re-structuring and IPO's.
• Have strong academic achievements including excellent degree results
• Ability to review and analyse financial information and write clear, succinct and insightful reports.
• Advanced level of technical proficiency and computer literacy particularly with spreadsheets (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 
• Be client focused with the ability to establish strong working relationships
• Have strong excel and problem solving skills - other relevant technical analytical skills could also be an advantage e.g. VBA, Access, SQL etc.
• Financial data analysis and consolidation
• A knowledge of SQL Server, Tableau (or other visual tools such as Qlikview, PowerBi), Alteryx (or
• other ETL tools)
• Power Query, R and Python knowledge desirable but not essential
• Have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Intellectual curiosity and strong attention to detail
• Have an effective approach to time management and the ability to work to tight deadlines

Leadership Capabilities

Living our Purpose:  Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make

Influence: Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people

Performance drive:  Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders

Strategic direction:  Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction

Talent development:  Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities