Valuations & Economics Manager, Transaction Services

Description

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 8,000 people in 12 countries across the region:
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 328,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance, and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Line of Service:
Advisory

Industry/Sector:
Not Applicable

Specialism:
Valuation

Management Level:
Manager

& Summary

At PwC, we value every individual's role in shaping our future. We're looking for candidates who excel in their roles and embody our core behaviours of Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes. Trusted Leadership focuses on building trust, delivering sustained results, and showing courage and honesty. Distinctive Outcomes emphasize excellence, collaboration, and inclusiveness. We seek self-aware, collaborative individuals committed to continuous learning and delivering quality and integrity.

Our growing Valuations team is seeking to hire a Manager to help us drive success in the Middle East region, while supporting your individual professional goals. As the regional market continues to expand, the opportunity for individual and team exposure is tremendous. We are looking for a driven candidate with a passion for Valuations and an ability to lead and manage a winning team. The Middle East has been witnessing unprecedented growth in the M&A market, IPO listings as well as transaction volumes in line with the regional government's ambitious growth targets.

As part of our winning Valuations team, you will provide independent valuations to help organizations unlock greater deal value and provide transparency in their financial reporting.

Role Responsibilities

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive Advisory and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performing robust business enterprise and equity valuations using the Income Approach, Market Approach, and Net Assets Approach methods incorporating sector, deal and/or investment considerations.
• Interpreting the results from the various valuation methods applied and concluding on an appropriate valuation estimate.
• Performing purchase price allocations and intangible asset valuations in accordance with IFRS 3 and IFRS 13.
• Providing expert opinions of value including fairness opinions and valuation reviews of third party reports.
• Delivering high-quality work products and presenting valuation findings both internally and to C-Suite level clients (where required).
• Leading, managing and motivating a team in carrying out valuation engagements.
• Providing support to junior team members in guiding and reviewing their work outputs.
• Working with colleagues across all lines of services to deliver valuations involving other project teams.
• Assisting with the development of proposals to win new projects.
• Complying with all risk and quality and administrative requirements.
• Keeping up to date with valuation technical/market developments and contributing to technical forums and other practice development initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum 6+ years of professional experience with a focus on Valuations for Deals and Financial Reporting.
• Minimum Degree Required:
  Undergraduate degree (bachelor's degree) or equivalent as a minimum educational requirement.
• CFA, qualified ACA or ACCA equivalent designations are preferred.
• Language Skills:
  Fluent in written and spoken English. Arabic is a plus.
• Prior exposure to and knowledge of external research databases (e.g., S&P Capital IQ) in quantifying assumptions for the use in valuation models and for general market research.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills (prior exposure to or experience in financial modeling).
• Intermediate to advanced skills in analytical tools are preferred.
• Exceptional analytical and technical aptitude, possess both financial and commercial acumen and enjoy problem solving to understand the drivers of a business, analyze their data and use this to provide insight and advice to our clients.
• Passion for innovation, technology, and new tools, and applying and developing yourself to new areas (e.g., quickly getting up to speed with tools, analytical approaches and business challenges).
• The ability to build collaborative working relationships at all levels, establishing credibility both internally and externally.

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 amazing 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 us at ***/m1/en/about-us/life-at-pwc.html

Travel Requirements:
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes

Government Clearance Required? No

Job Posting End Date:

Job ID:
591206WD

Industry:
Not Applicable

Service:
Advisory

Grade:
Manager

Location:
Dubai, Abu Dhabi