Deals Strategy Associate

Whatever their specific business priorities, unlocking new ways to create durable, long-term value is critical for our clients. A career with Value Creation will provide you with the opportunity to help clients enhance their revenue and maximize profitability, especially during mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes.

We help our clients determine the right strategic priorities to grow profitably and maximize value, and offer support and practical solutions to achieve these objectives. We combine strategic insight, rigorous analysis and in-depth industry expertise with access to PwC's global network of industry and functional specialists, local knowledge and resources.

Commercial Due Diligence:

Assist both financial and corporate buyers and sellers in evaluating investments by understanding the dynamics of the deal and the business, including deal hypotheses, industry dynamics, value drivers, synergies and risks

Growth Strategy:

Assist clients assess where and how to grow by identifying organic and inorganic growth opportunities, unlocking growth levers and prioritizing growth programs (e.g., geographies, sectors / industries, customer segments, products / services)

Market Entry Strategy:

Assist clients in assessing the attractiveness of a market by understanding market dynamics, including size (current and future), growth rate, key trends, market segments, profitability and cost structure, customers, distribution channels, key players and disruptors.

Strategic Planning:

Assist clients in setting their business ambitions, generate and evaluate key strategic initiatives to achieve these and deliver against a plan

In addition to working with clients, we regularly engage in new business development initiatives such as white paper discussion documents, client proposals, and practitioner training to increase our team’s overall capabilities

Our Clients

We support clients across a broad range of industries and on a wide range of transaction sizes; our core Deal Strategy clients include:

• Major Canadian private and public corporations;
• Leading Canadian financial buyers (Private Equity and Pension Funds); and
• Inbound financial and strategic acquirers

Meaningful work you’ll be a part of:

The Associate position is the cornerstone of any case team and you will be a key contributor from Day 1. Within the case team, you will be responsible for research, analysis and developing insights that address significant client issues—you will quickly become an expert at strategic analysis, research and interpreting interviews and market dynamics while working on a wide range of sectors and case types. We view consulting as an apprenticeship, and recognize our responsibility to contribute to your development as much as we need you to contribute to the practice.

Successful candidates will be highly motivated, with great intellectual curiosity—individuals who enjoy making contributions to improve the performance of a team and who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve:

• Analytical problem-solving skills (both qualitatively and quantitatively)
• Proactive approach in seeking feedback to enhance the quality we provide to clients
• Background or interest in business strategy and clear leadership potential
• Proven technical and analytical capabilities including financial and business performance analysis skills
• Strong communication, presentation and report writing skills
• Ability to structure a document to tell a story to the client
• Flexibility and adaptability to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Confidence and the desire and ability to learn all aspects of a business and its industry in a short
• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Business Administration, Carve-Outs, Change Management, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Cost Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enhanced Due Diligence, HR Due Diligence, Inclusion, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Intellectual Curiosity, M&A Strategy, Market Research, Operational Advice, Operational Performance Management (OPM), Operations Strategy, Optimism, Post-Merger Integration, Private Equity {+ 9 more}

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.

We’re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

To learn more about inclusion and diversity at PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Be a part of The New Equation.

About Us

Are you ready to make a difference?

Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.