Senior Associate - Deals Advisory - IT

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Delivering Deal Value

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Delivering Deal Value - Data Analytics will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and other complex challenges. We focus on Leverage data analytics technologies to help our clients maximise the value of their data by generating actionable insights that provide real business outcomes. Work effectively cross engagement team members in analyzing data into obtaining business insights and research outcome. Manage work streams and project deliverables with other team members. And build strong internal relationships within Advisory services with other services across organization.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and provide evidence-based feedback in a timely and constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Work with existing processes/systems whilst making constructive suggestions for improvements.
• Validate data and analysis for accuracy and relevance.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with technical developments for business area.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in written form.
• Seek opportunities to learn about other cultures and other parts of the business across the Network of PwC firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

Job description

• Support clients in the strategic planning of complex IT carve-outs and/or integrations
• Deliver merger and acquisition programs across industry verticals focusing on the IT function across the deal life cycle - IT Due Diligence, IT integration planning and execution, IT Divestiture planning and IT Synergy Assessments
• Lead functional and technical work streams while setting up the IT IMO and setup for the IT M&A planning and execution
• Facilitate client workshops for synergy realization, solution development and execution
• Manage work streams and project deliverables with other team members.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationship with client personnel.
• Build strong internal relationships within Advisory services with other services across organization.

Preferred skills

• Minimum Bachelors Degree in Business Studies or equivalent (preferably specializing in IT and /or Operations)
• Minimum 3 - 5 years experience in a professional service firm with strong experience in delivering complex M&A IT integration, IT Strategy, IT transformation and implementation projects.
• Functional expertise in finance, human resources, supply chain and IT functions and process areas. Ability to evaluate client IT, Finance and HR client capabilities, understand business strategy and develop respective operating models and structures
• Comfortable with ambiguity and applying creativity to solve complex problems.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills combined with experience in leveraging data analytics to drive insights and business decisions.
• Experience and familiarity with ERP Applications (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards etc), Business Intelligence and Data Analytics platforms along with a working knowlegde of IT infrastructure.
• Experience and familiarity in data visualization tools such as: Tableau, Power BI, Qlik or equivalent.
• Adequate project management skills, including schedule, scope, issue and risk management experience, change management, planning and analysis
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly and manage an environment of rapid change and development, and lead others through this process.
• Readiness to learn and eagerness to grow, not only in technical but also non-technical skills.
• Strong attention to details and ability to multi-task.
• Exceptional communication skills and stakeholder management experiences.

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Additional Skills

• Technically inclined while being business focused and self-driven to keep up-to-date with the latest technologies.
• Ability to articulate analytical findings to less-technical business-savvy audience.
• Good problem solving skills, can work with confidence unsupervised, and able to manage multiple concurrent work streams.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Highly pragmatic, using technology to solve problems expediently.
• Ability to tactfully challenge in discussion without alienating.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor Degree - Project Engineering & Management, Bachelor Degree - Computer and Information Science, Bachelor Degree - Management Information Systems

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date