Transactions Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understanding of the buy-side and sell-side M&A process, including key steps, timelines, documents etc.
• Building and creating detailed business plans and financial models for M&A, divestiture, and other corporate transactions cases
• Applying Transaction and Corporate Finance expertise when contributing to product/tool development and deployment, taking different client contexts into account
• Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
• Communicating with senior stakeholders, in a credible, structured, and confident way
• Framing, structuring, and sharing intellectual property, with the ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Working creatively and analytically in a time-limited, problem-solving environment
• Flexibility and bring a curious and creative mindset, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas.
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity.

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 1+ years of consulting experience in relevant topics (Transactions/M&A, Corporate Finance, Integrations/PMI, Business Separations/Carve-outs, or similar topics) required; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred.
• In lieu of consulting experience, 2+ years minimum industry experience required.
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment
• Knowledge and experience of new age financial modeling tools (e.g. Anaplan) and advanced excel tools (e.g. Power Pivot) are beneficiary
• Fluency in English; Other languages (e.g. Arabic) are beneficiary