Analyst / Sr.Analyst - Audit

Job Overview:
You will be working with a team of Analysts and Senior Analysts who are responsible for managing the onboarding process of the M&A businesses. They are responsible for: conducting due diligence, producing prospectus and liaising with clients. This is a perfect opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about finance and accounting and has an active interest in technology. The role will involve the execution of tasks such as: collation of financial information from clients, interrogation and evaluation of financial documentation to support the business vetting process, use of various systems to calculate and analyse financial metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Compiling various financial statements;
• Verify profit and loss statements using third party systems;
• Calculate and present critical business metrics using internal business data;
• Work closely with clients to collate and organise business financial data;
• Work with the wider M&A team to clearly present and organize business financials to be shown to investors;
• Perform in-depth interrogation of client business financials and performance; and
• Communicate financial patterns, insights, and discrepancies.

Required Skills:

• Experience in similar roles within the financial services or technology industry;
• Ability to analyse profit & loss statements, balance sheets and communicate insight, patterns and trends;
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal);
• Extensive experience with MS Excel;
• Deadline-driven, and has a sense of urgency;
• Robust analytical skillset and naturally inquisitive; and
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in fast-paced environment.

Experience and Education:

• Strong academics in business administration, accounting, economics, finance or equivalent;
• Preferable experience working within Transaction Services and Financial Due Diligence (desirable);
• Will consider those who come from an audit background, preferably from one of the Big 4;
• A minimum of 1 years relevant work experience; and
• Working towards CPA/CMA/CIA/ACCA/CFA.