Valuations Senior Associate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Valuation

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in Deals Valuations will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations unlock greater value from existing businesses and assets as well as new acquisitions, investments, and complex corporate arrangements. Our focus is on a series of services, such as valuations to support financial reporting, M&A, tax and corporate reorganizations as well as valuation advice including deal pricing and value consulting to support management decisions related to transactions and corporate planning. In short, upon being a member of our team, you will support clients to make profound strategic decisions on value, better conduct business transactions and decisions, and satisfy regulatory requirements leveraging your professional skills and in-depth industry knowledge.

Meaningful work you’ll be a part of:

As a Valuations Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Business Valuation

• Understand the business/assets being valued, its historical and projected performance as well as key strengths and challenges
• Conduct financial research into industry and general economic conditions, discount rates/cost of capital, valuation multiples for relevant public companies and precedent transactions
• Engage clients in discussions around their business, including operations and financial items to further our valuation analysis
• Prepare complex valuation models to support and arrive at valuation conclusions
• Assist in report preparation
• Perform audit support work including the review of purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment assessments and private equity portfolio company valuations
• As part of the Deals group, you will work with colleagues across all lines of services to deliver valuations alongside other services provided by PwC

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve:

• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work (Strong command of Microsoft Excel, experience with Microsoft Power Platform and Python)
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard
• Successful candidates will have a strong financial background, superior verbal and written communication skills, an investigative mindset with attention to detail with an ability to see the big picture, strong technical/analytical and project management skills, an ability to analyze business situations and a professional and personable demeanour to interact with clients and work effectively in teams
• This role best suits a team player with a CPA/CA designation (other accounting or finance-based designations will be considered)
• Progress towards completion of the Chartered Business Valuator designation would be an asset.

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.

Required Skills

Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, AI Interaction, Alteryx (Automation Platform), Analytical Thinking, Asset Valuation, Balance Sheet Analysis, Business Valuations, Business Value Analysis, Capital Modeling, Communication, Corporate Finance, Creativity, Deal Structures, Derivative Valuation, Disputed / Distressed Valuation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Advising, Financial Literacy, Financial Modeling, Financial Need Analysis, Financial Regulation