Mergers and Acquisitions Manager

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals.

Those in corporate finance at PwC will provide strategic financial advice and solutions to help clients navigate complex business transactions and optimise their capital structure. You will analyse financial data, conduct due diligence, and assist in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.

• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.

• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.

• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.

• Effectively mentor others.

• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.

• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.

• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

• Relevant qualification with Financial Literacy, including, but not limited to:
• B Com Investment Management Honours
• B Com Finance Honours
• B Business Science Finance
• Qualified CA (SA)

• We prefer candidates with Corporate Finance experience from an investment bank, or boutiques.
• 18 months - 5 years of Corporate Finance Experience

Applicants must display the following competencies:

• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets;
• Problem solving capabilities;
• Innovation and idea generation;
• A desire to build on commercial and existing industry knowledge;
• Negotiations skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to write succinct, well-structured reports and client communications;
• Excellent financial modelling skills;
• The ability to manage all execution work streams on a transaction;
• A well-organised and self directed individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organisation;
• Proven ability to multitask and ensure effective delivery of the priorities to meet targets and objectives;
• Ability to run independently with projects or tasks when necessary;
• Seek learning opportunities and is prepared for a steep learning curve;
• Thrive in an unstructured environment where each day is different;
• Project and client management skills;
• Conflict management skills;
• A highly motivated, confident individual with presence;
• Highly rated with good academic credentials; and
• Team player, who works effectively under pressure and can deliver quality outputs under tight deadlines.

• The ability to be proactive and take the initiative
• Tact and diplomacy

• Communication skills
• A knowledge of standard software packages and the ability to learn company-specific