Location
Cairo
Financial Advisory | Value Creation Services – Commercial Advisory – Senior Associate
When you work for us, you commit to a career at one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. Looking for a rewarding career? Take a closer look at Deloitte & Touche ME. It has received numerous awards in the last few years which include Best Employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
In an international firm like Deloitte, our strong global presence is complemented by our local reach and market knowledge. A career in Financial Advisory will equip you with a deep understanding of the local and regional business landscape, enabling you to identify opportunities and risks to our clients’ businesses. In addition, your breadth of vision will be engaged, as you match our global resources to our clients’ advantage. Our FA practice encompasses a broad range of specializations and services but whose common goal is to offer strategic services to clients throughout every phase of the economic cycle.
Our Purpose
Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges, and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations, and supporting our communities.
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• Lead the way
• Serve with integrity
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• Foster inclusion
• Collaborate for measurable impact
Our Financial Advisory team provides strategic and financial advisory services to clients throughout all phases of the deal cycle. Financial Advisory in Deloitte comprises several distinct but related global service lines whose shared principal objective is the creation and enhancement of shareholder value.
The Value Creation Services team (based within Financial Advisory) supports our clients in solving commercial questions with strategic importance to their business and are particularly focused on matters spanning the entire M&A lifecycle from growth strategy to target screening and due diligence, through integration and separation execution, and beyond.
We are looking for a high-performing person with expertise in Commercial Advisory services. As a Senior Associate, you will be responsible for working on engagements in M&A strategy, market feasibility study, commercial due diligence, strategy development, business plan review, competition assessment, etc.
Working with professionals in our Value Creation Services team, you will have an opportunity to:
• Prepare, manage, and deliver assignments: typically have day-to-day responsibility for managing small assignments or major modules of larger assignments. This includes liaison with clients and other stakeholders, understanding client issues, defining problem statement, developing hypotheses, structuring the approach and analysis, developing projections & business plans and directing key individuals within the team.
• Develop an approach and conduct the detailed research and analysis to address areas of scope in the engagement, utilising appropriate tools and techniques
• Get involved in business development and marketing activities to initiate and maintain contact with target companies, private equity and other clients.
Leadership Capabilities:
• Build own understanding of our purpose and values; explore opportunities for impact.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to personal learning and development; act as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
• Understand expectations and demonstrate personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
• Actively focus on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Understand how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.
Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in business (or equivalent experience) with a strong academic track-record.
• Strong subject matter expertise and prior experience in strategy and M&A.
• 3-4 years of relevant work experience e.g. strategy consulting or corporate finance.
• Big 4 / consultancy experience is highly advantageous.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Ability and willingness to travel inside and outside of Egypt on a frequent basis with tight deadlines and demanding client requests.
• Curiosity and open mindedness to new ideas, approaches and perspectives
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Strong analytical capability, structured approach to problem solving, with good commercial acumen, business sense and financial knowledge.
• Self-motivated, and willing to solve challenges and work under pressure.
• High professionalism, and a team player with a positive attitude.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines in high pace and dynamic environment.