Transaction Services Senior Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's largest professional services organization with over 150,000 people in more than 150 countries. We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best human resource assets possible - one of our 'six forces' shaping the future of business.Relocation Information: YesDescription:
The Transaction Services (“TS”) group in San Francisco / Silicon Valley is seeking Senior Associates who will be fully dedicated to working in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions, performing financial due diligence and other transaction-related services. TS professionals work closely with deal professionals and senior management from some of the largest, most sophisticated Private Equity funds and Corporate M&A departments. TS professionals develop valuable skills working in various industries and across many different facets of the M&A process.TS is a fast-growing business where advancement is based on merit. TS project teams are relatively small which provides TS professionals with significant exposure to the Partner team leader and to client personnel. Assurance/audit experience is a highly valued skillset in TS, and most TS professionals have an assurance/audit background.Financial due diligence consists of interviewing the executive management team of the target company; understanding the key drivers of the business; and assessing the quality of the target company’s reported earnings, net assets and cash flows. TS delivers concise, deal issue-oriented reports and oral presentations to its clients which highlight the key findings from due diligence, suggest how such findings should be incorporated into the client’s valuation and/or purchase and sale agreement, and provide other negotiating points.A Senior Associate is responsible for working with and assisting the Partner, Director, and Manager with all facets of the project, including: analyzing the information provided, preparing analyses based on this information, developing questions for the target management team, interviewing the target company management team, identifying deal issues and other key findings, and writing certain sections of the report. A Senior Associate is also responsible for coaching and working with the Associates who assist with this work. A Senior Associate participates in meetings and conference calls with the target company management team and with client personnel. As a Senior Associate, you will also work with the TS professionals who specialize in the areas of Tax, Employee Benefits, Insurance, Strategy, Market Analysis, Investigative Services, IT and Operations.
REQUIREMENTS
Education Requirement:
BA/B.S. in AccountingEssential Requirements:
CPA candidate or licensee. Three or more years of prior work experience in accounting and auditing/assurance or combination of accounting and auditing/assurance and industry experience. Individuals must have strong interpersonal, writing and oral communication skills, and solid technical skills and detailed working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, particularly in the area of business combinations. Must have good general business sense and be able to analyze complex business and transaction situations to identify and analyze key elements and issues. Must be flexible and willing to travel (approximately 30% - 40%), both domestically and internationally.